Who can believe that 2017 is almost over? Not me– I’ve never been good at adjusting to the end of the year. Now that everyone is in a Christmas countdown mode, Thanksgiving seems like a distant memory even though it happened less than two weeks ago. I’ve always found it hard to transition into the new year, especially when there are so many hopes pinned to the future. Maybe next year I will stick to my resolutions, or maybe it’s the year that we actually enact effective climate change legislation. While the first is something I am fully in control of, the latter desire feels mostly out of my control. When things feel too overwhelming, I’ve been making this chocolate milk to calm down. I always have these three ingredients on hand, and the act of making myself a simple drink soothes me. I just put everything into the cup I want to use, so I make even less of a mess. If you make your own almond milk or prefer a different kind, just make sure it’s unsweetened.
Prep: 3 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tbsp honey
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
Instructions
- Add the cocoa powder and honey into the cup you’re going to drink from, and stir to combine. The cocoa powder and honey will not be fully combined, but this helps to get rid of the cocoa powder lumps.
- Add one tablespoon of the milk and milk until a cocoa-honey paste is formed.
- Pour in the rest of the milk and mix well.