That warm feeling your body is engulfed in when you take a long draw of that sweet hot cocoa during winter. That warm feeling is indescribable, comforting, and just a treat in itself.
Today we’re going to make a simple, quick hot cocoa that is creamy, delicious, and will force you to sit back and relax on a cold winter night.
Yields 2 servings.
The Preparation
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened carton coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon stevia/erythritol blend, such as Swerve
The Execution
1. Gather all your supplies together, this one will be pretty quick.
2. Put 1 1/2 Cup of coconut milk and 2 Tbsp. of heavy cream in a saucepan and turn it to medium heat.
3. Measure out your cinnamon and instant coffee.
4. Wait until your milk mixture starts to steam.
5. Add your cinnamon and coffee, and stir it in well.
6. Add your 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder.
7. Add your vanilla and Splenda and stir everything together to ensure no lumps.
8. Turn the heat to high, consistently stirring, and wait until it comes to a rolling boil.
9. Once it hits a boil, turn your heat to low and continue to stir your hot chocolate.
10. Once the hot chocolate cools down, you should see a shiny, rich consistency to it. It’s finished!
11. This makes 2 servings, so grab 2 mugs and serve it out. Or, save a cup for yourself for later 🙂
This makes a total of 2 servings of Creamy Keto Hot Cocoa. Each serving comes out to be 116 calories, 8.9g fats, 2.8g net carbs, and 1.8g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 1 1/2 cup unsweetened carton coconut milk | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream | 101 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 1 teaspoon instant coffee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 tablespoon unsweetened dark cocoa powder | 40 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract | 6 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1 tablespoon stevia/erythritol blend | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 221 | 17.8 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Per Serving (/2) | 110 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
Creamy Keto Hot Cocoa
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup unsweetened carton coconut milk
- 2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon stevia/erythritol blend such as Swerve
Instructions
- Gather all of the ingredients together.
- Pour coconut milk and heavy cream into a saucepan over medium heat.
- Measure out the cinnamon and instant coffee. Once the milk mixture is steaming, add in the cinnamon and coffee and stir to combine. Add the cocoa powder.
- Add the vanilla and sweetener and stir everything together, taking care to break up any lumps. Turn the heat up to high, stirring constantly, and wait until the liquid comes to a rolling boil.
- Once boiling, turn the heat to low and continue stirring. Once the hot chocolate has cooled down, it should have a shiny, rich consistency. It's finished!
- Pour into mugs and serve!
This is fantastic, thank you!! I used to have a big cup of hot chocolate every morning so it was hard for me to cut that out completely. I tried a couple “low carb hot chocolate” recipes before this one, but none were very good. But this is actually fantastic!!!
Thanks so much Ashley – glad to hear your morning routine can go back to normal 🙂
My husband and I LOVE this Hot Cocoa!
I made this with swerve sweetener tonight and it was terribly bitter and just plain awful. Not sure why?
Possibly the type of cocoa powder used?
I tried this with the same coconut milk and coco powder. other ingredients are the same except different brand, but it came out really bitter , any suggestions?
Did you add sweetener to it? Maybe a few drops of stevia on top will help mellow the bitterness out?
I think the sweetener is what made it bitter. I’ve tried both liquid and swerve on different occasions but both weren’t what I expected.
Generally too much Stevia can give some people a bitter aftertaste. That’s why I usually use 2 types of sweeteners (they each counter-balance each other). Let me know if you try it again with less sweetener and how it comes out.
Can I use this hot chocolate in place of the keto proof coffee
Sure!
Not sure where you got the calorie info for the coconut milk because I use that exact same kind and it’s only 50cal per cup
If there are more calories in our coconut milk, it usually means it’s from a can. The carton coconut milk is much more watery, and comes in at 45 calories per cup.
Yes I understand that but per her picture of the ingredients she is using it can be misleading. She’s using the So Delicious brand which comes in at 45 cal per cup not any can brand.
I’ll get the table fixed today – when I went through to update it I think I selected canned milk vs. boxed milk. Most of the recipes specify boxed milk in the ingredient list itself. (Usually I’m working on 10+ tables at a time.)
These aren’t actually my pictures, this was posted a long time before I started working here. 🙂
Will this hold up sitting on the stove with a little heat under it to stay hot for a whole evening? I’m having a holiday party and want to serve this so I can enjoy a little keto indulgence 😊 I’ll also be tripling the recipe….do you think that it will hold up until these circumstances?
You may need to re-mix it after it’s been sitting, but it should hold up. It may just be easier to heat-on-demand, though.
slow cooker on low is good for that, no burnt milk tastes
As someone who loves hot chocolate and does not like coffee, why must coffee be added? Are there any alterations needed to this recipe to leave the coffee out?!
It’s simply cause we like the flavor. You can leave it out! 🙂