Tonight was a little cool and The Hub was watching a ballgame ( I really mean sleeping) and I was really bored, so I started flipping through my Pinterest pins just to see if there was something I could do to amuse myself. ( Other than the much needed house cleaning I should do, of course!)
I thought about doing a project but everything seemed to require stuff I just don't have readily available. Naturally the next step was to start flipping through the pinned recipes. I found this one and thought why not? I like an occasional Almond Joy as much as the next guy. A quick look through the kitchen confirmed I had everything needed on hand so I began the very quick process of making....
Almond Joy Hot Chocolate
1 Cup almond milk
1/4 Cup coconut milk
1/3 cup chocolate chips ( milk or semi sweet both work)
a drop or two of pure almond extract ( if desired)
agave syrup as needed for additional sweetness
Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. WIth a wire whisk stir until the chocolate is melted and the drink is hot, but do not boil. Remove from heat and test for sweetness, adding a little agave if needed. Makes 1 large or 2 small servings. Serve hot!
This is supposed to taste like a molten Almond Joy. I just didn't get that while drinking it. You can taste the different components of almond, chocolate and coconut but not in the good way an Almond Joy delivers it. I poured it into 2 demitasse cups because it looked a little rich. Mistake number 1: The cups were in the china cabinet and were cool. I should have run hot water in over them to warm them. After a couple of quick sips the chocolate cooled quickly. Mistake number 2: I did not make fresh almond milk. According to all the food blogs I should have, but I had a quart of Silk Almond Milk in the fridge so I used it. If you are interested in making it fresh look here: http://vegetarian.about.com/od/rawfoodsrecipes/r/almondmilk.htm Mistake number 3: Drink this as quickly as possible. To say it thickens fast is an understatement. I left for about 2 minutes to change over a load of clothes. When I got back the hot chocolate consistency was more like a thin pudding than a beverage. That is when I just tossed the whole thing. The only thing that really worked in the whole process was the demitasse cup, saucer and spoon. I guess I will have to try some other after dinner hot drink another day just to enjoy using them.
If anyone tries this and likes it please let me know what I did wrong. I really did want to love it. Fortunately I can use the almond milk in cereal and the leftover coconut milk will become Thai coconut soup for tomorrow's lunch.
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