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Best Fall Drinks & Cocktails

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Hey everyone, hope your week is going as well as mine.  First off, FALL IS HERE!!!  I used to hate fall when I lived in Chicago because that only meant that winter was just around the corner.  Now that I live in the South, I welcome fall with open arms.  I absolutely love warm weather but a brisk fall night where I can just wear a hoodie and sit around a bonfire sounds pretty heavenly to me right about now.

Seriously..what's better than hoodie weather, bonfires and FOOTBALL!?  That's what I thought..not much...

Fall weather is also very exciting to me because I play soccer on Thursday nights (Remember how we WON the league last season?).  Since I'm not in the cardio shape I used to be in high-school, anything sub 90 degrees outside is where it's at.  Those are the days I feel like I'm not dying a slow death on the soccer field.

Now that it's getting cooler, I wanted to list a few of my favorite fall drinks (No, I'm not going to be a total "basic" girl here and list everything pumpkin spice flavored..don't worry).

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The Best Fall Drinks

Healthy Hot Chocolate

Healthy Hot Chocolate [Recipe by The Chic Life]

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Ditch the packets of hot chocolate that come out of a box! Clean eats hot chocolate is just as easy and a thousand times better. Here’s a simple recipe that uses only four primary ingredients.
*Vegetarian, Vegan*
Author: Diana of thechiclife.com
Serves: 1
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup, plus 1-2 tablespoons milk of choice (I used rice milk, vegan)
  • 2 rounded teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon raw sugar (or sweetener of choice)
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cinnamon, optional
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Place milk in a small pot over medium low heat.
  2. Meanwhile, place cocoa powder, sugar, and extra tablespoon of rice milk in a small bowl. Whisk until a paste/thick mixture forms and powder is absorbed. Add additional tablespoon of rice milk, if needed.
  3. Whisk cocoa mixture into milk mixture. Heat till hot but not boiling. Stir in vanilla extract.
  4. Pour into a mug and sprinkle with cinnamon, if using.
  5. Serve and enjoy once the drink is cool enough to safely drink.
NOTES
The directions above are for a stovetop preparation, but you can just as easily make this in the microwave.
Multiplies easily if you need more than a single serving.

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What is your favorite fall drink? Is there anything you love that gets you in the mood for some cuddling by fireplace (besides wine of course..thats an affect it has on us all year round haha).  

Leave a comment below, I'd love to hear your favorite fall drink!

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