Protein Hot Chocolate is a healthy way to satisfy your sweet tooth in the colder months! It's made with only 4 simple ingredients and has a rich chocolatey flavor. Plus, there's about 20 grams of protein per cup!

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• Why You'll Love This Recipe
• 🍴Ingredient Notes
• How to Achieve the Perfect Temperature
• 🍴Step by Step Instructions
• Expert Tips
• Serving Suggetions
• How to store leftovers
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

Compared to traditional hot chocolate, this recipe is high in protein, low in sugar, and completely dairy-free. Plus, it's easy to make and there's no cooking required!

• Made with simple and healthy ingredients.
• There's about 20 grams of protein per serving.
• It's dairy-free & gluten-free.
• Takes less than 10 minutes to make.
• It's low in sugar.
• Made with only 4 ingredients!
• Easy to customize for dietary restrictions.

🍴Ingredient Notes

• Boiling Water - The water should be boiling so it's ready to serve immediately without needing to heat it up.
• Full Fat Coconut Milk - I love using full fat coconut milk because it's rich, creamy, and it's made with just coconut! You can also swap for any non-dairy milk like unsweetened almond milk, cashew milk, or oat milk.
• Chocolate Protein Powder - My favorite protein powder is Amy Meyers Double Chocolate Paleo Protein Powder. Any chocolate protein powder will work with this recipe.
• Cacao Powder - For a rich, dark chocolate flavor, I like adding in raw cacao powder! It's also loaded with vitamins and minerals like magnesium. Cocoa powder will work too.

How to Achieve the Perfect Temperature

When I use chilled milk with this recipe, it usually comes out the perfect temperature for drinking right away.

If you would like it to be a little hotter, you can either microwave the hot chocolate in a mug in the microwave or pour into a small pot on the stovetop and cook on medium heat until you reach your desired temperature.

Another option is to heat the milk before adding it into the blender.

🍴Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Add Ingredients into Blender

Start by adding hot water, full fat coconut milk, cacao powder, and chocolate protein powder into a blender. Cover and blend on high for about 60 seconds.

Step 2: Blend & Pour

Pour into your favorite mug and enjoy hot!

Expert Tips

• For best results, use filtered water with this recipe. My favorite water filter is the Aquasana under counter water filter system.
• Store leftover full fat coconut milk in an airtight container in the refrigerator for coffee creamer. You can also freeze it in ice cube trays for smoothies!
• If you find it's not sweet enough, try blending in 1 medjool date or add in a tablespoon of your sweetener of choice. (Maple syrup, coconut sugar, or Lakanto Goldmen Monkfruit are all great options!)
• To get the perfect consistency, blend the hot chocolate on high for 30-45 seconds.
• A great way to add extra protein is by using a scoop of unflavored collagen protein. Ancient Nutrition Unflavored Multi-Collagen Protein is my favorite! There's about 10 grams of protein per scoop.
• Full fat coconut milk tends to separate in the can, so give it a good shake or stir well before pouring.

Serving Suggetions

Because this is a hot drink, I suggest serving it in a ceramic or glass mug.

Top with shaved dark chocolate, coconut whipped cream, or marshmallows!

You can also use a milk frother to add a layer of frothy milk on the top of your high protein drink!

How to store leftovers

If you make a double batch, you can store leftovers in a mason jar in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days. To freeze, I suggest pouring into an ice cube tray to add to a chocolate smoothie!

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