Healthy Cold Coco
Healthy Cold Coco
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup gond katira, for soaking overnight
- 2 cups water, for soaking gond katira
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/2 tablespoon monk fruit sweetener
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate, 90%, roughly chopped, plus more for garnish
- as needed ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Place the gond katira into a medium-sized bowl. Pour 2 cups of water over the gond katira, ensuring it is completely submerged. Cover the bowl and let it soak overnight (at least 8 hours). The gond katira will expand significantly and become gel-like.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Once the gond katira has soaked, scoop approximately 1/4 cup of the expanded, gel-like gond katira into a blender cup. Discard any remaining soaking water or store the extra soaked gond katira in the refrigerator for other uses.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Add the milk, cocoa powder, monk fruit sweetener, and 1/4 cup of chopped 90% dark chocolate to the blender cup with the gond katira.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Secure the blending lid onto the blender cup and blend the mixture until it is smooth and well combined, forming a uniform dark brown liquid. Ensure there are no lumps of gond katira or chocolate.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Prepare four serving glasses by filling each with ice cubes.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Pour the blended Healthy Cold Coco into the prepared glasses.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Garnish the top of each drink with additional shavings or small pieces of 90% dark chocolate, as desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Healthy Cold Coco
- 1/4 cup gond katira, for soaking overnight
- 2 cups water, for soaking gond katira
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/2 tablespoon monk fruit sweetener
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate, 90%, roughly chopped, plus more for garnish
- as needed ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Place the gond katira into a medium-sized bowl. Pour 2 cups of water over the gond katira, ensuring it is completely submerged. Cover the bowl and let it soak overnight (at least 8 hours). The gond katira will expand significantly and become gel-like.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Once the gond katira has soaked, scoop approximately 1/4 cup of the expanded, gel-like gond katira into a blender cup. Discard any remaining soaking water or store the extra soaked gond katira in the refrigerator for other uses.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Add the milk, cocoa powder, monk fruit sweetener, and 1/4 cup of chopped 90% dark chocolate to the blender cup with the gond katira.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Secure the blending lid onto the blender cup and blend the mixture until it is smooth and well combined, forming a uniform dark brown liquid. Ensure there are no lumps of gond katira or chocolate.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Prepare four serving glasses by filling each with ice cubes.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Pour the blended Healthy Cold Coco into the prepared glasses.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Garnish the top of each drink with additional shavings or small pieces of 90% dark chocolate, as desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min