Take your hot chocolate up a notch with chili powder and Medjool dates! Enjoy this Mexican Hot Chocolate with your favorite cookie any time of year!
Ingredients
- 2 Cups of Milk or Dairy Free Beverage of Choice
- 6 Natural Delights Pitted Medjool Dates
- 1 Tbsp. Cacao Powder
- ¼ tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. of Chili Powder (we used Arbol Chili Powder)
- Whipped Cream and sprinkled cocoa powder and cinnamon stick or your favorite toppings!
*While Medjool dates are high in natural sugars, they are low on the glycemic index thanks to a balanced amount of soluble fiber.
The complex carbohydrates found in Medjool dates are digested at a slower rate, making them a source of dietary fiber and releasing energy
to the body over a longer period of time.