Not only children love this popular milk drink with a rich chocolate flavor. It is preferred by adults. Everyone knows that manufacturers, in order to increase the shelf life of the finished product, add stabilizers and preservatives to it. For those who monitor their nutrition and want to make it as healthy and healthy as possible, it is better to learn how to cook “Miracle” - chocolate milk - on their own.
Taste of childhood
Chocolate milk is a drink beloved by many people, which is obtained by mixing two ingredients: cocoa and milk. Cocoa in its composition makes the taste rich chocolate.
And even if the child does not like milk, then as part of a “wonderful” drink he can hardly recognize it, but at the same time he will receive a portion of goodies that are beneficial for the body.
Chocolate flavored milk can be bought at the store or prepared on your own. In the home version, fewer ingredients are presented, while the benefits of the cocktail will be more. Some manufacturers, trying to complement the taste of the drink, deviate from the traditional recipe and include additional ingredients in its composition.
The Miracle trademark is the leader in the production of dairy desserts in Russia. For almost 20 years, the company produces chocolate milk of the same name. On the shelves you can find "Miracle" - chocolate milk - with the taste of strawberries, banana, caramel or vanilla. Many people like these experiments with a classic drink. But still, the most delicious is the traditional version, with a pronounced chocolate flavor.
Drink a milk drink cold. It is then that the taste of the cocktail is fully revealed.
The composition of chocolate milk "Miracle"
As a rule, the “wonderful” drink of 3% fat, presented in the store, contains normalized milk, sugar, cocoa powder, starch, sucrose, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2. But most of all, in a chocolate drink is potassium, which makes the cardiovascular system more stable. The simultaneous use of calcium and phosphorus favorably affects the regeneration of bones and their strengthening.
That is why milk drinks are recommended for children.
Chocolate milk contains more carbohydrates than protein or fat. They quickly increase insulin levels in the blood, thereby saturating the body with energy. This is taken into account by athletes after training, when you need to restore strength as soon as possible. At the same time, children who use Miracle are always alert and active.
Such a useful miracle milk!
Almost from the very time when the milk-chocolate drink was made for the first time, a debate between its nutritionists and manufacturers has not ceased about its benefits to the body. The first ones prove that due to the amount of sugar in its composition with regular use, it is likely to get obesity. The second are of the opposite opinion.
Everyone knows that milk is good for your health. Children especially need to drink it so that their bones are strong. But for an adult organism, it is no less valuable. As numerous studies show, one pack of “Miracle” (chocolate milk) is able to restore strength as much as possible after an exhausting sports training. This is a real energy cocktail for the body.
A glass of Miracle drink will help schoolchildren relieve mental and emotional stress. Chocolate milk, the price of which depends on the volume of the pack and ranges from 20 to 70 rubles (for 200 ml and 1 liter, respectively) is an excellent snack for the child during the school day. And adults will not refuse it.
“Miracle” - chocolate milk: is it harmful to the body?
In addition to nutritionists expressing concern over the excessive uncontrolled consumption of sugary drinks by children, there are a number of other factors that can make chocolate milk harmful.
First of all, this cocktail is not suitable for people with individual lactose intolerance. It is a natural sugar found in milk and dairy products. The calorie content of the drink does not allow you to use it when losing weight. The addition of sugar makes it impossible to use chocolate milk for patients with diabetes.
How to make chocolate milk yourself?
It is not necessary to enjoy your favorite drink familiar from childhood, to buy it in a store. And at home, you can quickly and easily cook "Miracle" - chocolate milk. How to make it yourself? First you need to prepare the necessary ingredients:
- milk - 500 ml;
- cream 10-20% - 500 ml;
- cocoa - 4 tablespoons;
- sugar - 3 tablespoons.
Homemade “Miracle” - chocolate milk - the recipe for cooking is simple. It is presented below in the following form:
- Dilute cocoa in a small amount of cold milk.
- Bring the remaining milk to a boil, add mixed cocoa to it. Let it boil.
- Add sugar to hot milk. Cool.
- Combine the resulting drink with cream.
- Homemade "Miracle" (chocolate milk) is ready. Served well chilled.
Homemade Bailey cocktail based on Miracle chocolate milk
Miracle chocolate milk is not only an independent drink. Based on it, you can make a popular alcoholic drink "Bailey's". In fact, this is not even a cocktail, but a real liquor, the taste of which is delicate and delicate, with a pleasant combination of coffee and chocolate.
To prepare the Baileys alcoholic beverage, you will need several ingredients:
- "Miracle", chocolate milk - 400 ml;
- vodka - 180 ml;
- condensed milk - 380 ml;
- instant coffee - 2 tablespoons;
- vanillin - 1 sachet.
The sequence of actions is as follows:
- In a bowl for beating, send a can of condensed milk.
- Then add chocolate milk in full to it.
- Pour vodka, add instant coffee and vanillin.
- Beat all ingredients in a blender or using a mixer.
- The drink is ready. Now it needs to be poured into a bottle and sent to the refrigerator.
The shelf life of Baileys home-made liquor should not exceed three weeks. The cocktail is served well chilled, preferably with ice cubes. Thanks to the Miracle chocolate milk, the favorite Baileys adult drink has become easy and simple to prepare.