With the new year rolling in, it’s time to get one of my resolutions started which is to post a health recipe every Sunday in the new “The Sunday Chef” column. Today’s feature is a raw milk warmer from the Nourishing Traditions cookbook by Sally Fallon, and it has a rich chocolate flavor, to get you through the cold weather months.
Unlike normal hot chocolate (which is full of corn syrup solids and artificial flavors), this drink calls for only a few basic ingredients that you may already have in your kitchen:
- 1 1/2 Cups raw milk
- 2 Tbsp carob powder
- 3-4 Tbsp maple syrup or 1/4 Tsp stevia powder
- 1 Tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tsp chocolate extract
- 1-2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes (I omitted these as I did not have any on hand)
All you need to do is mix all of the ingredients in a glass container (I used a measuring cup) with a wire whisk. Then place in a pan of simmering water (stirring once in a while) until the drink is warm. I tried my drink first with the stevia and my second with the syrup and found that the syrup made for a more rich, flavorful drink.
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Hi there Michelle.
This sounds so delicious! I love maple syrup & carob!
So do you place the whole glass jar with the raw milk etc. into the simmering water?
Does this still make the raw milk ‘raw’?
Hi Michelle!
When I made this, I made just one small serving and set the glass measuring cup pictured above in the small pan of simmering water (I think that doing the same thing with a jar should work, too). I kept a close eye on it to make sure it didn’t get too hot.
According to realmilk.com, pasteurization is generally done at temperatures of 145-150 degrees F for at least 1/2 hour. I think that this recipe probably only took me about 10 minutes to warm up (and you can heat to any temperature you prefer) so I personally still view it as raw milk.
Also, according to rawmilk.org, raw milk means that the the milk is not heated over the animal’s body temperature of 101-105 degrees F so that is also something to keep in mind.
I hope you really enjoy this recipe if you try it! By the way your blog looks really interesting- I think I’m definitely going to need to try the Zesty Lime & Herb Mayo! :)