Creamy Winter Cocoa
Diet Recipe for Low Calorie Cocoa
Cold weather got you down? Relax and unwind with a good book and a cup of our cream winter cocoa - so chocolately rich and delicious that you won't believe it's low in calories.
This low calorie recipe for cocoa is so simple to make - in less than three minutes you can be holding a steamy mug in your hands. And you can do such without having to worry about high calories generally associated with hot chocolate beverages.
We used Hershey's Cocoa which is also available in dark chocolate. For this recipe, we used the original variety which contains a tiny 20 calories per Tablespoon - which is all the chocolate that you'll need to create this double-chocolately cocoa.
 Creamy Winter Cocoa - a low calorie recipe for hot chocolate
1 Tablespoon of Hershey's Cocoa
Splenda (or your favorite sugar substitute)
1 cup of skim milk (if you use whole or 2% milk, simply use 1/2 cup of milk + 1/2 cup of water)
Put cocoa powder in large cup. Add Splenda - as much or as little as you desire depending upon personal taste.
Next, add just a spoon or two of the milk and stir until smooth. Slowly add remaining milk. Heat in microwave until piping hot.
Serve topped with mini-marshmallows OR a dollop of light whipped topping.
Calories: Without the whipped topping and marshmallows, this low calorie recipe for diet wise cocoa contains a tiny 100 calories per cup.
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