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Guess what today is?? It’s my bloggiversary! Today I’m celebrating 3 years of rambling, eating, taking pictures of yummy stuff, and working from home in my pajamas. (That last one rarely happens except for outside of normal office hours.)
In keeping with what has become tradition around here, I’m celebrating with another hot chocolate recipe. It just so happened that my very first blog recipe was a hot chocolate recipe, and on my first bloggiversary, I happened to have another hot chocolate recipe to post. Thus, hot chocolate become a tradition.
My blog progression in hot chocolate recipes:
- November 22, 2013 (originally posted on my old BlogSpot blog) >> Better-Than-Starbucks Hot Chocolate
- November 21, 2014 >> Briana’s Hot Chocolate
- November 17, 2015 >> Stovetop Hot Chocolate
- November 22, 2016 >> Velvety Hot Chocolate – today’s recipe!
Each of these hot chocolate recipes has its own unique perks, and I love each and every one. However, I’ve gotta say – today’s hot chocolate recipe is the closest thing to packaged Nestle that I’ve made in my history of healthy hot chocolate. I highly recommend that you try it. Trim Healthy Mamas, it’s a Deep S! Made in the Bulletproof style with lots of healthy fats, it’s super rich and creamy.
As always, feel free to add more sweetener if that’s what you like. People say I undersweeten things. I say everyone else oversweetens. 😉 Just make it how you like it and we’ll all be happy. Here’s to another year of healthy recipes (and other good stuff)!
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You can find this recipe in my cookbook, Necessary Food!
- 1 c. unsweetened almond milk*
- 1 c. water
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- 2 T. whey protein powder
- 2-3 tsp. cocoa powder
- ½ T. coconut oil (rounded)**
- ½ T. butter
- 1 tsp. THM Super Sweet Blend (or more, to taste)
- 1/16 tsp. (2 doonks) THM Pure Stevia Extract Powder
- Dash salt
- Dash vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp. glucomannan (for a thicker mouth feel)(optional)
- Heat the liquid to the desired temperature (I microwave mine for 2-3 minutes in a mug). Blend all ingredients together. (Be careful when blending hot liquids - they may expand and create a pressure build up! Vent the blender as needed.) Enjoy!
**Use refined coconut oil to omit coconut flavor
Feel free to add more sweetener as I tend to undersweeten compared to most people.
You can add a full tablespoon of coconut oil to this to make it even more velvety if you like.
To make a peppermint hot chocolate, you could add a peppermint tea bag to the hot liquid for this drink and/or add a dash of peppermint extract.
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Just the ticket for a cold winter’s day down-under, I placed the ingredients into my munger type blender which has no venting feature and slightly warmed in the microwave so the butter would incorporate in the blending. I used mct oil so that was nice and liquid-y. I poured blended mix into a mug and heated in microwave to a nice drinkable temp… such a great mouth feel!
Thanks for sharing how you did that, Anne!
My daughter and I were just talking about how we wished we had a healthier alternative to rich creamy hot cocoa….this is it! It’s so delicious and hits the spot perfect when I want an indulgent hot drink. Yum!!
Yum! I just got back from vacation, a vacation during which I jumped off the THM wagon here and there. I also ate a lot of XO meals, which I have found my body doesn’t handle well. Anyway, deep S detox works beautifully for me & I remembered your email about these hot drinks! Thanks for the creamy hot chocolate recipe! I swapped out the whey protein for collagen since I don’t seem to digest whey very well, did a sprinkle rather than a dash of salt, (more like 4 dashes) omitted the stevia & increased the Super Sweet to 1 1/2 tsp. It’s perfect! I can always count on your blog to have something I like when I have a specific need. I appreciate that your recipes are usually simple too. I don’t have time to do things that are overly involved. I can’t wait to try the other deep S hot drinks while doing this fuel cycle!
I’m so glad it was what you needed, Aimee! Thanks for sharing your tweaks!
I’ve tried a million different thm hot chocolate and none of them made me happy. But this one… so good! Thank you for rescuing me from the store bought sugar frou-frou hot cocoa mix!
This is very tasty. Thanks!
I am on the last day of a Fuel Cycle and my kids were making hot chocolate, so I needed to find something that fit a Deep S meal.
This hit the spot. Thanks again.
Can MCT oil be used in place of coconut oil?
I’ve never used MCT oil so I’m not sure, but I think that would probably be OK. Worth a try!
This is such a soothing recipe and easy to make. I wasn’t feeling well today and was looking for a warm, soothing drink. This was it! Thank you so much for the time you put into creating lovely recipes!
I’m so glad you like it, Deanna!
I can’t get any of your recipes to print from any of my devices. Yours is the only blog that does this.
I’m sorry you’re having trouble, Natalie! I’ve tried to replicate the issue but can’t make it happen for me! Maybe try using a different browser?
I love be all of your recipes! BUT…. I LOVE ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️ your mug! Where can we find it?
Thank you, Abigail! It was a gift from a friend a few years ago. I believe she found it at a Hallmark store.
Delish!!! One problem I have had with adding protein powder to Bulletproof-style drinks is that it instead of blending up smoothly, it makes chunky pieces that float around in my drink. Any idea how to avoid that problem?
If you run into issues with that, it’s probably because the liquid you added was really hot. If you wait to add the protein powder until last, right before blending, and let the hot liquid cool just a bit before pouring it in with the other ingredients, that will probably solve your issue.
Needed to fill my void of Hot Chocolate during the season and this recipe has done it. I used some salted Carmel Quest protein powder instead and it was perfect. Just going to add whipped cream the next time, which will be……tomorrow. Yum!
Absolutely terrific!!! 🙂 Thank you so much for all you do to get us these great THM recipes. I am especially enjoying the hot drinks this winter. Blessings.
Omgoodness I love this hot cocoa soooo much!!! It’s helped me alot on my fuel cycle!!! Sooooo gooooodddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ms. Thomas, you are the best! I’ve tried others but never really liked them. Now I don’t have to miss out when my children ask for hot cocoa.
Happy blog anniversary! I let my kids taste this hot chocolate when I made it this morning and my son said, “Mom, this one is the best THM hot chocolate recipe yet!” I have to agree.
Wow! That’s great! I’m so glad you all liked it.
Very delicious! Many happy years of blogging, I enjoy your recipes
Yummy! I’m enjoying this for my pre-workout breakfast! So easy to whip together too! Can’t WAIT to get my hands on your cookbook!
Just made this! so delicious, creamy, and foamy! And super easy to whip up! Now to curl up with a book and blanket =) Thanks for all the amazing recipes – I can’t wait for my cookbook to arrive!
Hi Briana,
Could this be made in a larger batch & reheated? I’m planning to do a fuel cycle after Thanksgiving & this would be great for my deep S mornings, I just don’t have time every day.
PS Love your blog & cant wait to get your cookbook!
Hi Holly! I’ve never tried that, so I’m not sure. I’m guessing the fats in it would solidify if refrigerated.
I love drinking hot chocolate in the evenings in the winter time and your version is similar to the one I came up with. I blend mine in quart jar with an immersion blender. Very easy and quick clean up too!
The hot chocolate sounds delicious but something caught my eye more than the recipe…..that mug is beautiful; I love something with meaning. Do you mind telling me where you found it?
It was actually a gift from a friend quite awhile ago. I think she may have bought it at Hallmark.
I located the mug on page 24 of a catalog for a company called Friendly Sales http://www.friendlysales.net The catalog is older, and it seems to be a wholesale business, but their phone number worked (I got the answering machine because it was after hours). I have emailed them to see if the mug is available and if they will sell to individuals. As you can tell, it caught my eye as well. 🙂
Briana I love your recipes and can’t wait to receive my recipe book orders. I am still relatively new to THM and I have a coconut oil question. I have solid and liquid forms of coconut oil. Can these be used interchangeably or is there a rule of thumb for which instance one should use solid verses liquid?
I have never used liquid coconut oil, so I’m afraid I can’t give you a definitive answer on that. Google may be able to help. 🙂
I’m drinking this as I type…..:):):) It is wonderful!!!! I haven’t been in the “mood” for hot chocolate because we’ve had such an awesome fall, but winter has come and I may just have to try all of your recipes for hot chocolate today 😉
So glad you enjoyed it, Jennifer!
Hi Briana, Happy 4th Blogaversary!!!!….I can’t wait to try this hot chocolate recipe, I think tonight after work. I’ve been searching everywhere for a good hot chocolate recipe so I don’t have to buy the overpriced, oversugared packets, lol…thank you, thank you, thank you….
Any up dates on when we will be getting our cookbook? Can’t wait, got family one for Christmas.
Thanks have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
Hi Diane! Thanks so much for ordering! The books will be shipped out during the first part of December.