Spicy hot cocoa

3 cups of unsweetened almond milk
1/4 cup of cocoa powder
1/4 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of chocolate chips
1/8 of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1/2 of a teaspoon of cinnamon
Small amount of shaved peanuts, almonds, and orange zest for garnish

Heat the almond milk and chocolate chips on high in a saucepan for several minutes. Whisk and turn down the heat to medium when the chocolate melts. Add in the cocoa powder and sugar and whisk well until mixed. Add the cayenne pepper and cinnamon and mix well. Turn off the heat and pour into two mugs. Add the garnishes and serve!

This had just a little bit of spice that we both enjoyed. The orange zest really complimented the spicy cocoa well.

Banana Puffed Quinoa "Truffle"

Craving something sweet but knowing that we shouldn't just eat a whole bunch of chocolate, I decided to use some puffed quinoa that I had made earler (that recipe may come later) and bananas. This little "truffle" is just sweet enough with a little bit of bitterness.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup dates pitted
• 1 cup puffed quinoa
• 1 banana
• 1 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spices
• 12 chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

Add all ingrediets (except chocolate and cocoa powder) to a food processor and pulse until all ingredients have been combined. For the mixture into balls one tablespoon at a time. Take the chocolate chips and push into the center of the balls. Put the cocoa powder in a smal bowl or wide bottomed mug.One ball at a time, put the balls into the cocoa mixture and swirtl until fully covered. Refrigerate in anairtight container or enjoy immediately.