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Cacao Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Recipe

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Your liver is an incredible powerhouse for detoxification and helps keep your body feeling rejuvenated and energized.

"Your liver is an incredible powerhouse for detoxification and helps keep your body feeling rejuvenated and energized."

Caffeine on the other hand, is one of the biggest liver loaders, so for optimal energy and vitality, cutting back on coffee could work some wonders.

This is because, when your liver is busy trying to detoxify caffeine, it leaves you with little nutrients to detoxify other substances. 

If your body isn’t able to detoxify toxins, they will continue to recirculate in the body or get stored as body fat.

For many of us, our love for coffee stems from an emotional attachment.   

"For many of us, our love for coffee stems from an emotional attachment."

I'll be the first to admit that I love coffee, however, it also increases the stress load on our body which I saw when measuring my blood sugar levels.

The liver plays an important role in stabilising energy levels within our blood. When the liver is working overtime, it’s ability to stabilise energy slows down, leading to elevated blood sugar levels.

Instead of going cold-turkey on coffee, it's great to find some alternatives to replace that warm hug in a mug. We've put together this deliciously tasty Cacao Hot Chocolate recipe to keep you warm this Winter, plus is full of nurturing antioxidants. 

 

BePure Cacao Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Essential Oil Recipe

Serves 2 | GF, DF, RSF

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp raw cacao powder
  • Cacao butter (about the size of a small pea)
  • Sweetener of your choice
  • A dash of cinnamon
  • 2 cups of water

Optional:

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients into a pot
  2. Heat on medium without bringing to the boil for 5 minutes
  3. Stir until the cacao butter is melted and the cacao reaches a smooth consistency
  4. Pour into a mug with a single drop of peppermint essential oil and decorate with gut loving marshmallows
  5. Add heated almond milk if you wish! 

If you have a go let us know. Tag us in your Instagram images @bepurebenwarren or use #bepurebenwarren for your chance to be featured on our account.



 

 

Disclaimer: This blog post is for educational purposes only. It is not designed to diagnose, treat or cure. We are all unique, for your individual health concerns it is important to discuss these with a BePure Holistic Health Consultant or relevant health professional.

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