Pumpkin hot chocolate with coconut milk whipped cream. A decadent hot dessert drink.

Want to know what pretty much single-handedly got me through the 31 days of the paleo challenge?

This.

I don’t think it ever made it’s way into a post because it was always consumed at about 9pm after the day’s eats went up when the nightly tea + chocolate cravings would pretty much consume every ounce of my being and drive me to the brink of insanity unless I did something about it. It’s the only thing I hid from you, promise. And it’s paleo, so I didn’t cheat.

I might have a chocolate addiction. I’m aware.

I saw this on Ashley’s blog the day she posted it and considering the ever present half empty can of pumpkin in my fridge, I knew this was a must.

If you live in the northeast, this is perfect to make while we’re getting buried by Nemo today & tomorrow. Which, by the way, I find very difficult to take seriously considering this  “crippling, historical storm” (as weather.com put it) is named after a striped kid fish from a Disney movie.

The recipe can be found here. And don’t skip the almond extract like she says. It totally brings the whole thing together.

I added some whipped coconut milk cream to make it even more decadent which I highly suggest you do too because when is whipped cream ever a bad idea? Recipe for that below.

Happy weekend! If I’m not back on Monday, I’ve most likely been buried and/or the generator has run out of gas. #winterblows

Previous Bookmark to Blog series posts:

cauliflower couscous

nectarine sage & brie pizza

java almond butter

roasted smashed sweet potatoes

chocolate dipped stuffed peaches

trapanese pesto pasta

roasted cherry bacon ice cream