I truly don't know why it took me so long to make this a regular thing!  I love hot cocoa, but I don't love the high sugar content of most mixes; i want it to taste like a treat, but i don't actually want it to BE a treat, you know?

This is super easy, but here's the thing; it only works with a great tasting chocolate protein powder.  (i'm biased obviously, but the organic cocoa in Niyama's rich, creamy-smooth plant protein is totally perfect here.  And there is no stevia so you don't get that aftertaste that seems to intensify when you heat stevia.  This is not the way to use up that protein powder you bought that you didn't really like - use that one in smoothies with loads of bananas and nut butter to mask it, but use ours for this.

This is delicious on its own, but feel free to add coconut whip/cream or even a few little natural marshmallows.  You can also add a drop of peppermint extract if you want to make it chocolate mint, or a shot of espresso to make it a mocha.  

It's going to be a long winter loves, so put this in heavy rotation!

Plant Protein Hot Cocoa

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Category

Hot drink

Servings

1

Prep Time

5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened plant milk of your choice (all will work but if you use a barista one you will get foam which is pretty lovely)

• 1 TBSP organic unsweetened cocoa

• 1 TBSP Niyama Chocolate Plant Protein

• Sweetener is optional  - you could add a teaspoon of monk fruit or coconut sugar or a splash of maple syrup if you like it a bit sweeter

Directions

1. Warm the plant milk 

2. Add cocoa and protein powder to your favourite mug 

3. Pour about 2 inches of the warm milk into the mug and use a hand milk frother to whip together fully, until there are no lumps. While frothing, pour in the rest of the warm milk. Top with coconut cream or enjoy as is.

Recipe Note

If you don't have a frother (you should get one) you can also do this with a whisk, but i would just put it in the blender so you still get it nice and frothy.