How is the holiday season treating you so far? Hopefully great. I honestly can’t believe it’s December 11th. What a whirlwind season. I just finished another round of book edits and now I’m currently in the midst of planning next week’s photoshoot for my next cookbook. Some of you might remember in The Oh She Glows Cookbook, we had various lifestyle photos throughout the book. Well, the second cookbook is going to have all new photos so I’ve been planning around 15 unique shots, all the recipes that will be featured (and what I have to prep in advance, what needs to be made the day of, etc), and everything in between (such as, what the heck am I going to wear). It’s been a bit of a hot mess around here, but I’m so excited for next week’s shoot! Hopefully it’ll all come together. My dear cousin Alannah is coming to help on the shoot days, and I couldn’t be more grateful to have her help.
In other news, you can now find me on Snapchat! I used to think Snapchat was just an app for sharing questionable content among teens, but apparently it can be used for other things too. New techy things intimidate me and “for dummies” tutorials confuse me so the fact that I’m currently using Snapchat (and loving the heck out of it) probably means it’s not even cool anymore. But, I love how easy-breezy it feels. (After I finally figured it out, that is.) Want to write all over the picture and make a hot mess? Sure. Want to snap some random, poor lit shot? Go for it. It feels fairly real as far as social media goes, and it’s fun to get snaps throughout the day of someone’s day to day life. Oh, and I somehow got my mom to follow me. She’s hip, I tell ya! I think she’s just holding out for more Adriana pics though…
So, if you are down for some “riveting” behind the scenes footage over at casa OSG, then follow along. My username is angelaliddon. I’ll be sharing day to day things, cooking videos (so fun – yesterday I did my homemade nutella), behind the scenes blog stuff, travel, as well as some blog/book/life sneak peeks. Odds are you will probably see it on Snapchat first because it’s just so fast to share things.
Here are a few random things I posted over the past week:
Like I said, hot mess.
Also, let me know if you are on it too!? I’m only following like 6 people right now which definitely makes me look a bit like a stalker. Ok, a lot like a stalker.
The second piece of news I have to share is to tell you that I’m back to shooting the photography on Oh She Glows! I know some of you have noticed this over the past month. The change is due to a couple reasons, one of which is that I miss shooting the photography greatly. I didn’t realize just how much I would miss this aspect of blogging after 8 years of doing the photography day in and day out. I still don’t have a proper photography set up and I rush through all my shoots since Adriana was born, but I hope to find a better system in the future. I will be bringing on a team member to OSG in the near future, and I hope that this will help me find a better balance with everything.
If you saw my snaps yesterday you probably spotted this hot cocoa in the making. It was all I could do not to bathe in this stuff, and it features my Homemade Mocha Nutella for a nutty twist on traditional hot cocoa! If you’re looking for a warming treat on a cold night, look no further.
Homemade Nutella Hot Chocolate
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4 (1/2 cup) servings
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A nutty, plant-based twist on traditional hot cocoa. This recipe features my homemade nutella nut butter which makes this drink so creamy and decadent! I also love adding 55-60% dark chocolate into the mix for even more chocolate flavour. For a luxurious twist, try stirring in a bit of full-fat coconut cream into the hot cocoa, or serve it topped with some vegan marshmallows.
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk (homemade or store-bought)
- 50 grams 55-60% non-dairy dark chocolate
- 1-2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, to taste
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup Homemade Mocha Nutella (recipe linked below)
- Dash fine grain sea salt, to taste
Directions
- Prepare the Homemade Mocha Nutella.
- Break up the chocolate into chunks. In a medium pot, add the almond milk and chocolate pieces. Increase heat to medium-low. Whisk occasionally until all of the chocolate is melted.
- Whisk in the maple syrup, cocoa powder, nutella, and salt until super smooth. Heat over medium-low and remove from heat just before it simmers. If you can't get the hot cocoa smooth enough by whisking (this will depend in large part by how smooth your homemade nutella is) you can transfer it into a blender (with lid ajar) and blend until smooth.
- Adjust the sweetness to taste, if necessary. Serve and enjoy! Leftovers will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for 2 days or longer.
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Oh, and if you are interested in a impromptu video on me making my homemade nutella, check out this video I uploaded to Instagram.
If you are looking for all my holiday recipes, see this link!
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Hold on…did you roll out cookie dough on a Silpat (looking at your Snapchat photos)? I never thought to do that! Do you need to flour it or does it work as it is? I feel like you’ve just changed my life…
Hold the phone, you added Nutella to hot chocolate!!!! Yum!!!! Looks like dessert is already planned for tonight ;)
I have NO clue about Snapchat, I thought it was for questionable teens too!!! Lol.
Adriana looks so tall!
I would have never thought to add nutella to hot chocolate. Even better is making my own!!! Wow. Great idea. I wanted to make hot cocoa gifts for so many people on list, to go with all the teachers gifts (my kindergartner has 8 teachers), and her bus driver, the 2 newspaper delivery people, the woman who cuts my hair…..the list goes on. Need to do! Thanks. I’m sure they will all love this.
nutella and hot chocolate together sounds so much better than regular hot chocolate!!! i just made healthier ferrero rocher and pairing them together would be awesome!!!
Mmm that looks so yummy!
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This looks great! I just went to a fancy hot chocolate place here in Chicago over the weekend and it was literally like they melted a chocolate bar into a cup. It was waaaay too rich for me to drink the whole thing and even splitting it was difficult!
Maybe I’m just destined for cocoa packets with tiny freeze dried marshmallows :)
I love this idea (peanut butter hot chocolate is a thing that’s going to happen). I’m super happy to see that you’re doing your own photos again, too. I was missing them!
Vegan Nutella hot chocolate?!? WOO HOO!!! This looks wonderful. And that Nutella is so great for gifts!
Literally perfect! I could do with a warming cup of this right now.
Nourishing Amelia | Food, Health & Lifestyle Blogger
Nutella hot chocolate? YUM!
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WOW! This looks incredible. And I’m so happy you’re doing your photography again. Aside from being just stunning shots – there is such a warmth that comes across in your photos (much like in your writing) that I am so happy to see again. :-)
ohh nice! What a fun twist on hot cocoa!! I haven’t had a chocolate hazelnut spread in a long time…and think making some homemade is in my near future for sure, which means I’ll be trying this when I make hot cocoa next! I did miss your photography, too!! It seems so honest, colorful, genuine, and well…like you! It doesn’t always have to be perfect, and quite honestly, is kind of nice when it isn’t…I mean, we are all human! And when all else fails? Put some chocolate on it! Cheers!!
Oh my goodness – this looks divine!
x Sarah
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Hi Angela!
Believe it or not, I was at the dentist last week and the dental assistant and I were trading healthy food ideas…she confessed that she and her boyfriend inhale a container of Nutella every week. I expressed my horror at the ingredients and promised her I would find a healthy Nutella recipe option, make it and bring it to her this Wednesday, my next appointment. Now, I know that I can make your nutella recipe and use a little of it myself to try this homemade nutella hot chocolate! Is it un-Christmassy of me to take some of it myself?! :)
I am happy to see your warm and welcoming photography again. I actually bought your book before I knew about your blog and it was the photography on the cover that first caught my eye!
What a long comment, I’ve written a novel!
Okay…just made this recipe! Sooooo worth the few extra minutes to make the homemade mocha nutella! Luxurios, creamy and dreamy hot chocolate. Now we just have to hope it gets cold here, soon, so we can have more excuses to make it again!
Oh allll the yum happening right here! I didn’t grow up on Nutella, but these days am finding myself loving all sorts of chocolate + nut combos. (I think the lack of it in my childhood was due to my mum’s allergies to nuts and chocolate, which somehow got taken out on my sister and I!) As far as Snapchat goes, I haven’t ventured over there yet but am beginning to think I’m going to have to see what all the fuss is about. You will soon have another follower! :)
This hot chocolate looks amazing, Nutella as this time of year always reminds me of the holidays and because it is vegan, I can’t wait to make it! Pinned xo
Wow Angela! This looks absolutely heavenly! I both love Nutella and hot chocolate so I’m just going to love this drink! It would be perfect for a cold afternoon after a walk in the forest! And I can’t wait for your next cook book to come out! :)
Can you make the nutella in a Vitamix?
Looks delicious.
Good to hear that you are doing your photos again! I directly see when you use your own ones. They just look warmer and not that staged. Beautiful but real, like you realy am going to eat this and not just take a photo ;)
Yessss what’s better than hot chocolate and a gingerbread cookie on a winter night?? Of course your picture are as gorgeous as always; glad to hear you’re back behind the camera! :)