Ah, the holidays. When the days get shorter, the weather gets chillier, and the festivities get merrier. We always look forward to this time of year, and try to savor every moment until the new year!

With all the upcoming parties and engagements, we're firm believers in being armed with an array of recipe options to be the hostess with the mostest, or the best guest.

Enter our once-in-a-year seasonal Ginger Spice & Everything Nice (formerly Holiday Cheers) flavor. The festive probiotic tea is a mix of unique flavors like ginger, allspice, vanilla and chocolate and makes for the perfect detox from all the typical holiday treats.

Here we're mixing up a non-alcoholic mocktail that combines delicious flavor of cold brew coffee, hazelnut milk and our Ginger Spice & Everything Nice kombucha. Trust us- it's delicious AND refreshing.

Read on for the full Iced Cocoa Mocktail recipe.

ICED COCOA MOCKTAIL

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

12 oz Ginger Spice & Everything Nice kombucha, chilled
8 oz cold brew coffee, chilled
20 oz hazelnut milk, chilled
6 oz crushed ice
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp cocoa powder
6 drops chocolate bitters
2 tsp honey plus more for coating rim
2 oz finely shaved chocolate, for coating rim
4 dark chocolate squares, cut into triangles, for garnish

Directions

In a high-powered blender, combine kombucha, coffee, hazelnut milk, crushed ice, cinnamon, cocoa powder, bitters and honey. Blend on high speed for 1 minute, until well combined and frosty.
Take a dab of honey and gently coat rims of chilled glasses. Dip into shaved chocolate and swirl to evenly coat.
Divide drink evenly between glasses and garnish with chocolate triangle and a dash of cinnamon. Cheers!

Note: kombucha and coffee/hazelnut milk will naturally separate. Keep a spoon handy to stir while enjoyed.

Plan on mixing up this tasty libation? #SpreadTheCheers by tagging us on social media and showing us your yummy creations! 

Today's blog is written by our very own Daina Trout, MS, MPH

Daina is not just our Co-Founder, she is also a nutritionist that has spent her adult life dedicated to finding and sharing health and wellness through food. With 2 masters' degrees in nutritional biochemistry and public health, Daina has called upon her education often while leading the way at Health-Ade - from how we make every batch of kombucha, to how we talk about gut health to consumers, to even how healthy our employee workplace is! She even writes a few blogs here and there. Happy reading! :)