Traditionally, cocoa is prepared with milk. And so that the taste is not too bitter, it is customary to add sugar to the drink. However, you can replace the sweet ingredient with natural honey. Besides, cocoa with honey is a very healthy drink.
Cocoa with honey can be consumed at any time of the day. In the morning, such a drink will invigorate and energize. In the afternoon - will replenish strength, cheer up. In the evening, it will warm you up and help you relax. Combining cocoa and natural honey, a very healthy drink is obtained.
The main useful properties of the drink
- The combination of ingredients helps to strengthen the nervous system, relieves stress. Cocoa and honey are great stress relievers.
- With bronchitis, coughing during a cold, you can drink cocoa with honey in small quantities during the day. In this case, the drink will be curative: it will help the sputum discharge and make the cough not so debilitating and heavy.
- Such a drink, even if consumed only once a day, will saturate the body with the necessary elements and vitamins. So, for example, cocoa with honey contains a lot of magnesium, which nourishes the heart and helps reduce the risk of developing heart pathologies.
- This drink has a positive effect on the immune system, which is especially important in the cold season.
- People who are prone to apathy, bad mood, or depression should include cocoa with honey in their diet. This drink is considered a natural antidepressant, as it contains a special substance - phenylephylamine.
How to cook cocoa with honey: a classic recipe
Ingredients per cup:
- 250 ml of milk (it can be replaced with water to make the drink less high in calories);
- 2 tablespoons of liquid honey;
- 1, 5-2 tablespoons of cocoa powder.
How to make cocoa with honey? Pour cocoa into a suitable container, pour milk or water. Put on the stove and cook until boiling. Cool the finished drink a little and add honey, stir well.
Cocoa recipe with honey and condensed milk
This drink is best consumed cold (or so that it is at room temperature). In this case, the cooking process is excluded.
You will need:
- a spoonful of cocoa;
- dessert spoon of condensed milk;
- water (cup / glass);
- 2 tablespoons of natural honey;
- 2-3 ice cubes.
Pour cocoa into a mug and pour boiled hot water (at least 95 degrees). Stir. Add condensed milk, mix everything well again. Now leave to cool to room temperature. After that, mix honey into the drink, it should completely dissolve, and throw ice into a cup.
Cocoa and honey cocktail
In the case of this recipe, you also do not have to cook cocoa, because milk (or water) must be used hot.
Cocktail Ingredients:
- 250-300 ml of water or milk;
- 2-3 tablespoons of cocoa powder;
- 1-2 tablespoons of honey;
- cinnamon to taste.
How to make a honey and cocoa cocktail? Pour cocoa powder into a suitable glass / mug. Pour in half of the available milk and stir. Now pour the drink into a blender and beat well. Then mix the rest of the milk with the prepared honey. Pour the cocktail into a suitable container, add honey milk, stir. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
