There’s nothing better than a hot cup of cocoa on a chilly fall day! Give this Healthy Honey Lavender Hot Chocolate recipe a try; you’ll love every sip.
One of the things that Linley and I didn’t do nearly enough this past summer/fall was spend time at the river house. What river house? Read this post. It’s such a serene place surrounded by nature, plus the St. Croix River Valley is one of the most beautiful places when the leaves change! I think one of my favorites parts about the river house is THE BEES (even though I’m petrified of them). Linley’s family harvests honey every year from 2 hives on the property – – Oh, do I love The St. Croix Queens. I just ordered a quart and am still savoring some from last year!
Okay- so this honey is amazing and one of the things Lin and I have been obsessed with is making our own honey simple syrup! It’s super simple to do and you can just keep it in a jar in your fridge. Honey > cane sugar (nutrition and flavor) and I haven’t ever seen honey simple syrup at the grocery store. Hence- we got all Martha and made our own– lavender infused (also used in our honey lavender lemonade recipe).
So for this recipe in particular– you will need to make your own honey lavender simple syrup, but don’t worry it’s super simple and we explain how to do it in the recipe. The good news is- you can keep that stuff for like a month in the fridge. All you really need to do is boil honey + filtered water + dried lavender and you’ve got yourself a sweetener that can be used in coffee, lattes, lemonade, hot chocolate, etc!
The dried lavender
I used almond milk in this recipe, but you can really use any kind of milk you want – coconut, cow’s, soy…whatever you desire!
Honey Lavender Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
For the Lavender-Infused Honey Simple Syrup
- ½ cup filtered water
- ½ cup all-natural honey
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender
For the Honey Lavender Hot Chocolate
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 ounce 60% dark chocolate
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons honey lavender simple syrup
For the Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 1 teaspoon honey or more if desired
Instructions
For the Lavender-Infused Honey Simple Syrup
- Place all ingredients in a small saucepan and turn to medium/high heat.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to low and let simmer for 5 minutes. Stirring consistently until honey dissolves into water.
- Place into a container and into the fridge. Let sit overnight or for at least 8 hours to let the lavender infuse even more. Strain lavender before serving.
For the Honey Lavender Hot Chocolate
- Place 2 cups of almond milk and 1 ounce of dark chocolate in a small sauce pan and turn to medium/high heat. Whisk until dissolved.
- Add in cocoa powder and honey lavender simple syrup and whisk until dissolved. Continue whisking until hot cocoa comes to a simmer.
For the Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
- Place 1 cup of heavy whipping cream and 1 teaspoon of honey in a medium size bowl.
- Slice your vanilla bean in half (hot dog way) and scrape out the vanilla bean paste from the inside. Add to bowl.
- Use a hand mixer to whip until heavy peaks are created (about 3-5 minutes).
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I fell in love with lavender hot cocoa that’s available for purchase in germany. I couldnt find anything even remotely close to it in north America until I found this recipe! Thank you, thank you, thank you! It’s such a calming wonderful drink to help unwind at the end of a super busy day. I have made this recipe including the lavender honey simple syrup too many times to count. This is the best recipe out there!
We are SO GLAD you love this recipe! It’s one of our favs!
I love lavender and chocolate. This reminds me of the Dagoba lavender chocolate bars. Def going to try this this weekend.
I didn’t know Dagoba had a lavender flavor! NEED.
Wow, it’s a perfect recipe for the chocolate lover who wants to intake chocolate in a health way. I’m gonna try this and taste it very soon for sure. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.
Wow, this recipe sounds delicious. Very off the beat. I can’t wait to try it. Nice post.
🙂 Awwwww Momma, you da best! I will make you some homemade HoCho in 2 weeks!
Oooo talk about a soothing mug of hot chocolate! This looks fantastic Lee!