The hot cocoa

Warm up with this winner from Susan Jane White

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The hot cocoa

The cacao bean grows from a tree. And trees are plants. So chocolate is basically salad, right?

Serves 2โ€“6

Ingredients:

2 cups (500ml) unsweetened plant-based milk

2 tbsp cacao or cocoa powder

2 tbsp hazelnut butter

1 tbsp coconut sugar or 2 teaspoons date syrup

Method:

1. Using a high-powered blender, whizz all the ingredients until foamy. Sounds like a pain, but itโ€™s the key step. Transfer to a mini saucepan and gently warm to your preferred temperature.

2. Run the blender jug under water to clean it, because if you forget, itโ€™s much harder to scrub later.

3. Pour into two mugs, four dainty cups or six espresso glasses. Kick back with your favourite friends and Fats Waller โ€“ or whatever makes your tail wag.

The Virtuous Tart by Susan Jane White is published by Gill & Macmillan and costs ยฃ21.99.

Photograph: Joanne Murphy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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