Preparation time: 5 minutes (includes heating time)

1/4 cup cocoa
5 tablespoons sugar
Dash salt
1/2 cup hot water
3 cups skim milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Combine cocoa, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Gradually add hot water and boil over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add skim milk and heat thoroughly, stirring frequently. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Serve hot.

Yield: about 3 3/4 cups
Serving Size: 3/4 cup

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
Calories: 116
Carbohydrate: 21 g
Protein: 6 g
Fat: <1 g
Saturated fat: <1 g
Sodium: 136 mg
Fiber: <1 g
Exchanges per serving: 1 starch, 1 1/2 skim milk
Carbohydrate choices: 1 1/2

This recipe was developed by Nancy Cooper, a Contributing Editor of Diabetes Self-Management. Nancy is a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist at the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Source: http://diabetesselfmanagement.com