Cinnamon Cocoa Tea
A hot chocolate you can drink every night.
Time
about 5 min
2 min prep
Serves
1
Makes 1 mug
Autoimmunity
10/10
Meets elimination criteria
Steady Energy
10/10
Rock steady
Gentle heat. Contains: Coconut, Histamine, Oxalate, Phytate, Salicylate, Tannin
- Cocoa flavanols
- Glucose buffering
Ready when you are
Letās get cooking
Gather your ingredients, then follow one step at a time with built-in timers.
Ingredients
- 8 oz unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 tbsp raw cacao powder
- 1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of stevia or monk fruit (optional)
- 1 scoop collagen peptides (optional)
Steps
- 1
Warm the coconut milk
Warm the coconut milk in a small pot until steaming, not boiling.
- 2
Whisk in cacao and spices
Whisk in the cacao, cinnamon and vanilla (a frother makes it foamy).
- 3
Serve warm
Enjoy warm.
Swaps
- A scoop of collagen for glycine and protein.
Why it works
Cocoa flavanols
Cocoa flavanols improve endothelial function in a dose-dependent way.
Cocoa flavanols improve endothelial function (flow-mediated dilation) in a dose-dependent way.Cinnamon and glucose
Cinnamon modestly lowers fasting glucose.
Cinnamon modestly lowers fasting glucose across meta-analyses of randomized trials.Gentle warming
Warming the milk without boiling it protects the flavanols.
Caffeine and theobromine
Cocoa contains a little caffeine and theobromine, so sensitive sleepers should have it before late afternoon.
GlycoProfile
- O
- Good
- A
- Good
- B
- Good
- AB
- Good
- Non-secretor
- Good
From the pantry
- Glycine powder: Stirs into broths and drinks and supports collagen and sleep
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