Coconut Hot Chocolate: A Recipe

This year’s summer season has been a mixture of extreme heat and heavy storms, and I’ve found what I hope is the perfect summer hot chocolate, but with an extra surprise: this weekend, my good friend Dahlia and I combined our knowledge of baking and hot chocolate to create different flavour pairings, so I bring you not only hot chocolate, but hot chocolate with a side of baking.

I can sing nothing but praise for Dahlia’s baking (check out her instagram for more pictures!), and I was really excited to work with her. Not only is she one of my closest friends, but she’s also a genius both inside the kitchen and out. Using her recipe, we made lemon and poppyseed muffins with a lemon curd filling, as well as my dairy free coconut hot chocolate.

The muffins were absolutely gorgeous – they were light and moist, with just enough lemon to strike…