Dairy Free Mexican Hot Chocolate – Skyterra Recipe

A favorite holiday treat gets an update to dairy free.  Skyterra Wellness Retreat created this rich, spicy and delicious version of the holiday classic chocolate treat. Serve as is, or add your own personal flair.

Dairy Free Mexican Hot Chocolate - Skyterra Recipe

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Prep Time: 7 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: Skyterra

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 211kcal

Courtesy Of: Skyterra Wellness Retreat

This hot and comforting beverage is free of dairy, eggs, and gluten, while still providing robust flavor

Ingredients

Ingredients

• ▢ 2.5 cups Almond milk - unsweetened
• ▢ 1 cup Coconut milk - full fat, canned
• ▢ 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
• ▢ 1/4 cup Bittersweet dark chocolate - chips or pieces
• ▢ 1/8 tsp. Smoked chipotle chili powder
• ▢ 1/2 tsp. Ground cinnamon
• ▢ 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt

Instructions

Instructions

• Add almond milk and coconut milk to a medium pot and whisk.
• Bring heat to medium high heat.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients and heat for 2-3 minutes or until everything is well combined and hot.
• Season to taste. Enjoy!

Spa Index Kitchen Notes

Provides small amounts of zinc, magnesium and antioxidants from the chocolate sources. Gluten-free.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 cup | Calories: 211 kcal (11%) | Carbohydrates: 14.5 g (5%) | Protein: 3 g (6%) | Fat: 18 g (28%) | Trans Fat: 2.8 g | Sodium: 158 mg (7%) | Potassium: 278 mg (8%) | Fiber: 2.8 g (12%) | Sugar: 7.6 g (8%) | Vitamin A: 41 IU (1%) | Calcium: 26 mg (3%) | Iron: 3.39 mg (19%)

Skyterra Wellness Retreat near Asheville, surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.  Skyterra offers an all-inclusive weight loss and fitness program in this beautiful mountain and lake setting. Guests explore sustainable foundations of good health, sound nutrition, and mindful well-being, and enjoy daily fitness, outdoor adventures, water sports, farm-to-fork cuisine, massage, educational classes, and more.

Executive Chef  Erica Lee Reynolds, in partnership with Lindsay Ford, RD, MS, ACSM, and the rest of the Skyterra culinary team deliver visually stunning, flavorful meals that offer optimum and complete nutrition – regardless of the type of diet a guest may be following. Vegan? Paleo? Vegetarian? Low-salt? Kosher? In the Skyterra culinary center, you won’t just be appeased. Your special diet will be embraced and celebrated, and you will walk away inspired to explore it further.   All meals are crafted from the best organic ingredients, with most of the items coming from local farms and purveyors. When it comes to sourcing meat and produce, the team builds on relationships with nearby farmers that have been doing things the right way for a long time.