"Healthified" Decadent Hot Chocolate
Recipe from Betty Crocker

When it's cool out, warm up with a cup of hot chocolaty goodness. It has 50% fewer calories, 77% less fat, and 20% more calcium than the original recipe.


Healthified Decadent Hot Chocolate

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Servings: 4 servings (about 3/4 cup each)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Related Categories: Chocolate Drinks, Christmas Drinks, Christmas Party, Drinks, Hot Chocolate, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Non Alcoholic Drinks, Quick and Easy
 
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Ingredients
  • 2  tablespoons
    sugar
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  • 2  tablespoons
    unsweetened baking cocoa
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  • 2 1/2   cups
    fat-free (skim) milk
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  • 1/2   cup
    fat-free half-and-half
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  • 1/4   cup
    semisweet chocolate chips (1 1/2 oz)
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  • 1/2   teaspoon
    vanilla
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Directions
1.
In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cocoa. Stir in milk and half-and-half until blended. Cook and stir over medium heat until thoroughly heated (do not boil). Remove from heat.
2.
Add chocolate chips; stir constantly with wire whisk until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla. To serve, pour hot chocolate into 4 cups.
Nutrition information
Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 35); Total Fat 4g (Saturated Fat 2.5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 130mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 22g); Protein 6g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 25%; Iron 2%. Exchanges: 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Skim Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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