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Irish Cream Hot Chocolate

I love this hot chocolate when I’m hanging out with girlfriends watching movies or playing board games on cold winter nights. For a more natural alternative, this recipe can be made with an all-natural cocoa (though it will be a bit higher in calories). Just add 1 tablespoon of Bailey’s Irish Cream for every 5 ounces of prepared hot cocoa.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    1 (5-ounce) serving

Ingredients

1 (8 g) packet fat-free, sugar-free hot cocoa mix (I use Swiss Miss Sensible Sweets Diet—25 calories)
1 tablespoon Bailey’s Irish Cream or other Irish cream liqueur
1 tablespoon fat-free aerosol whipped topping

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Prepare the cocoa according to package directions, but omit 1 tablespoon of water. Stir in the Irish cream. Top with whipped topping. Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Calories: 76

    Step 3

    Protein: 2g

    Step 4

    Carbohydrates: 8g

    Step 5

    Fat: 3g

    Step 6

    Saturated Fat: 2g

    Step 7

    Cholesterol: 68mg

    Step 8

    Fiber: 1g

    Step 9

    Sodium: 178mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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