Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe - Don't Mess with Mama (2024)

Ditch the hot cocoa packets from the grocery store. They’re filled with processed ingredients. Learn how to make a Homemade Hot Chocolate – made with real food ingredients.>

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Why Not to Buy Store-Bought Hot Chocolate

Kids love to drink hot cocoa, but have you ever checked out the ingredients on a packet of store-bought, pre-packaged hot chocolate? It’s full of artificial ingredients, sugar substitute and other harmful chemicals.

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Here’s the ingredient list for a packet of Nestle hot chocolate:>

organic sugar, corn syrup solids, dairy product solids (from milk) cocoa processed with alkali, vegetable oil (partially hydrogenated coconut or palm kernel and hydrogenated soybean), and less than 2% of sodium caseinate, cellulose gum, salt, sodium citrate, guar gum, artificial flavor, mono- and diglycerides, sucralose.>

Plus, why drink a chemically-laden hot chocolate when you can make your own with just FOUR INGREDIENTS. Really.>

How to Make This Homemade Hot Chocolate – Step by Step

2. Open can of coconut cream. Drain coconut water. Transfer coconut cream to a large bowl and add vanilla extract and honey. Use a hand mixer to whip coconut cream to desired consistency.>

3. Serve in mugs and top with coconut whipped cream. You’ll likely have some left over. You can double the hot chocolate recipe to make more and use the leftover coconut cream.>

4. OPTIONAL: Drizzle with homemade chocolate syrup or melt chocolate chips in a double boiler and drizzle on the whipped cream.>

Homemade Hot Chocolate is So Easy to Make

Hot cocoa is SO easy to make yourself. And, you can add grass-fedgelatin collagen hydrolysateto get a boost of protein, amino acids and other nutrients. There’s no taste, so the kids won’t even know it’s in the hot cocoa.Unlike regular gelatin, this version does not congeal and mixes well in drinks.>

I even have an optional recipe for a coconut whipped cream you can add to make it even more delicious.>

And this recipe is for 3 servings but if you like to serve it in big mugs like me – it might be closer to 2 big servings.>

A Delicious Homemade Hot Chocolate

The flavors in this homemade hot chocolate are so much more robust and deeper than the pre-packaged hot chocolate powders you. The creaminess and sweetness are perfectly balanced! Making this yourself will make you never want to buy store bought again.>

Variations

You can get creative with twists on this homemade hot chocolate here are some ideas:>

• Peanut butter hot chocolate:Swirl in 1 tablespoon peanut butter per cup. (Almond butter works, too, but I didn’t love it.)
• Mexican hot chocolate:Stir a pinch of ground cinnamon into your cup. Cinnamon stick garnish optional.
• Peppermint hot chocolate:Add a drop (really, just one drop) ofpeppermint essenceinto your cup.
• Spike it:A splash of bourbon or spiced rum would be quite nice.

Top Tips for This Homemade Hot Chocolate

• This is a total kid-friendly recipe.
• You can add grass-fedgelatin collagen hydrolysateto get a boost of protein, amino acids and other nutrients.
• Drizzle with homemade chocolate syrup or melt chocolate chips in a double boiler and drizzle on the whipped cream.

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Check Out These Other Great Drink Recipes

• Homemade Peppermint Hot Cocoa Recipe
• How to Make Coconut Whipped Cream with Fresh Berries
• Gluten-Free Shortbread Cookies
• Super Easy Turmeric Latte Recipe (Golden Milk Drink) + Make Ahead Instant Latte Mix

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