Recipe courtesy of James Wong
Valerian Hot Chocolate for Anxiety
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 3 cups
- Total: 15 min
- Active: 5 min
Ingredients
3 tablespoons fresh valerian root
3 3/4 cups full-fat milk
3 tablespoons fresh lemon balm leaves
3 teaspoons fresh lavender flowers
6 leaves and 3 heads from fresh passion flowers
Peel of 1 1/2 oranges
1 3/4 ounces dark chocolate (minimum 50-percent cocoa solids)
Dash vanilla extract
Directions
- Chop the top and bottom from the fresh valerian root, and then place in a saucepan with the milk, lemon balm, lavender, passion flowers and orange peel and gently heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Strain. Pour the infused milk back into the pan, and then add the dark chocolate and vanilla extract and stir until melted. Drink at once.