Cooking With TLC: Oma's Hot Cocoa

Here is a recipe that is sure to make some happy, especially when it gets cold outside. This recipe comes from a simple hot cocoa recipe with some yummy additions.

Oma's Hot Cocoa


1 cup milk, preferably raw and grass-fed

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

1 tablespoon Stevia or a few drops liquid Stevia

Dash each cinnamon, curry powder*, nutmeg, and pink salt*

1 drop peppermint essential oil (optional)


    Place all ingredients except peppermint oil in pot. Stir really well (you could even blend the ingredients before putting them into a pot). Let the mixture heat up, but do not boil. Place drop of peppermint essential oil on bottom of a glass cup. Pour heated mixture into cup. Stir.

Lately, I have been putting a drop or two of cinnamon bark essential oil on the bottom of my cup. It gives me a really warm feeling inside.


*Suggestions for adding curry powder and pink salt came from my friend, Patte.

A word on essential oils: I used to think that the companies that specialize in essential oils were just making it up when they would say to not use easily accessible essential oils in your food, but now I do understand what they are saying. Some of the essential oils you get at a health food store or online could contain ingredients that are not good to ingest, even if the product says that it is organic. Many of these oils that should be able to be used in food are not recommended for internal use. Be very careful when you use essential oils in your cooking. If you are interested in more of this, or where the safe to ingest oils are obtainable, send me an email at: awestruck@bellsouth.net