Hot Chili Chocolate with Almonds

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Ingredients

25 almonds (~1 oz)

1 ¾ tbsp honey or agave syrup (~1 ¼ oz)

1 fresh chili pepper

1 ¾ cups non-dairy milk alternative (almond, cashew, soy, ...) (~15 oz)

1 tbsp raw cocoa powder (~⅓ oz)

optional: a tiny bit of salt

optional: ½ tsp vanilla extract

optional: 1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

In a saucepan on medium heat, whisk the milk together with the cacao powder, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, and the salt.

Add the whole chili pepper to the saucepan and bring it almost to a boil. Remove it from the heat and let it sit for 10 mins. Take the chili pepper out and discard it.

Serve the chili hot chocolate in your favorite mug and enjoy with almonds.