Just 5 nourishing ingredients in this easy Instant Keto Hot Chocolate Mix! Single serve and bulk mix directions included. Add the mix to a mug, add just-boiled water, and you’ve got a steaming cup of liquid chocolate. Dairy-free, paleo, erythritol-free, xylitol-free, and nut-free!

We made it through the dumpster fire that was 2020.

Well, almost. I know it ain’t over til it’s over, but I’m aligning with positivity here. We WILL make it through 2020.

And, we’re gonna coast out drunk on hot chocolate! Who’s with me??

This recipe is actually on here, courtesy of my husband David. He’s the genius behind our Instant Keto Hot Chocolate Mix! (He’s also the brain child behind our favorite Season Anything Spice Mix. Yeah, I know. I won the husband lottery.)

Anyway, David’s been making this 5-ingredient dairy-free keto hot chocolate as a nighttime drink for, gosh, over a year? Around 8:30 every evening (even during the summer), I hear our electric tea kettle turn on and know he’s mixing up a cozy drink for himself. (I don’t drink hot chocolate before bed… because peeing at 3a.m.)

I’ve been wanting to share his easy recipe for instant keto hot chocolate for months and months, and it’s finally the season to curl up with a book or a movie and enjoy a steaming cup of liquid chocolate!

What’s in Instant Keto Hot Chocolate Mix?

Wait, “instant” is bad, right? Doesn’t that mean it’s processed and stuff?

Typically, yes. But, I’m an efficiency expert (enneagram 6/Myers-Briggs ENTJ), so I’m always looking for ways to make nourishing foods more convenient without sacrificing quality. 

So yeah, this just as easy and convenient as opening a packet of Swiss Miss, but it’s also better because better ingredients.

These are the nourishing dry ingredients you need for Instant Keto Hot Chocolate Mix:

• coconut milk powder <– Save 10% with my discount code NOURISHING
• raw cacao powder <– Save 10% with my discount code NOURISHING
• quality, mineral-rich salt <– Save 10% with my discount code NOURISHING
• powdered stevia

Combine these 4 ingredients, add water, and mix! Instant Keto Hot Chocolate free from dairy, erythritol, xylitol, and monk fruit!

Whip up a large batch to give as holiday gifts, make up a big batch to keep the kids stocked in hot chocolate all winter, or make a keto instant hot chocolate for one below.

Instant Keto Hot Chocolate… for 1

So, full disclosure… we haven’t had a “mix” of this sitting in our pantry until recently. In fact, David has pulled every ingredient out and measured them one at a time into his mug.

Being an efficient enneagram 6/Myers-Briggs ENTJ, I am all about streamlining and ease, so I suggested we make a larger batch of his recipe so he didn’t have to pull out bags and jars every night. (Brilliant, right?)

The “bulk” Instant Keto Hot Chocolate Mix recipe is posted below, but, I still want to give you the single-serve version.

To make Instant Dairy-Free Keto Hot Chocolate for 1 you need:

• 3 tablespoons coconut milk powder
• 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder
• a pinch of salt
• 1/32 to 1/16 teaspoon powdered stevia, to taste
• 1 scoop Perfect Collagen <– Save 10% with my code ALLTHETHINGS

Add the dry ingredients to a 12 to 16-ounce mug. Fill the mug half-way with just-boiled water. Whisk. (We love our hand-held milk frother for the frothiest hot chocolate with no clumps.)

Then, fill up the mug with more just-boiled water. Enjoy!

Now, here’s where we get REALLY nourishing…

Maybe, you want instant keto hot chocolate with benefits…

Maybe, you want to have it for breakfast or as a little bedtime snack-a-roo. Just maybe, your instant hot chocolate needs more oomph.

In that case, add a scoop of Perfect Collagen!

We don’t add collagen to the bulk hot chocolate mix.

Why?

Well, because, sometimes we have vegans and vegetarians over and they wouldn’t appreciate us sneaking in grass-fed collagen. And, because we don’t always need the extra protein and stuff. 

David and I use at least 1 scoop of Perfect Collagen every, single day, so it’s always a “heck yes!” for us. But, we recognize that it’s not for everyone.

So, if you want to up the ante with your Instant Keto Hot Chocolate, I suggest leaving the collagen out of the master mix and add it in, one scoop per mug, when making your drink.

Save 10% on our favorite grass-fed, glyphosate residue-free collagen with discount code ALLTHETHINGS.

Just tell me how to make the Instant Keto Hot Chocolate Mix already…

Ok, ok. That was a lot of housekeeping for a 4-ingredient healthy hot chocolate mix, huh?

Before I post the recipe, I’ll answer some questions about this recipe because I ALWAYS get questions.

Does coconut milk powder taste like coconut?

Yeah, a little. It’s not piña colada-level coconut flavor, but it’s there.

What’s the alternative to coconut milk powder?

Powdered milk? (But, ew. Gross.) I’d never recommend using powdered milk. It’s way more processed and denatured than coconut milk powder. We LOVE Wildly Organic’s Coconut Milk Powder. It’s a wonder!

I don’t like/can’t have stevia. What else can I use?

If you leave the stevia out, you can use whatever dry sweetener you prefer. Keep in mind that using sugar, coconut sugar, maple sugar, etc. will result in a tasty, but not low-carb hot chocolate mix.

If you have a keto blend that you like, use that, but you will have to figure out the measurement on your own.

Any optional flavor add-ins?

I thought you’d never ask!

• Keto Peppermint Hot Chocolate: 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract or 1 drop peppermint essential oil 
• Low-Carb Mexican Hot Chocolate: 1 pinch cinnamon, 1 very small pinch cayenne pepper
• Rich Keto Hot Chocolate: 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

How much instant hot chocolate mix does this make?

The recipe for 5 servings is below. Scale up or down depending on your needs.

1/4 cup mix + 12 to 16 ounces just-boiled water = 1 serving

Make a bunch and give it away as gifts in little jars tied with cute ribbon.

Or, hoard it all for yourself. Hey, it’s been a dumpster fire year. No judgment here.

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Instant Keto Hot Chocolate Mix (dairy-free, xylitol-free, erythritol-free)

Just 5 nourishing ingredients in this easy Instant Keto Hot Chocolate Mix! Single serve and bulk mix directions included. Add the mix to a mug, add just-boiled water, and you've got a steaming cup of liquid chocolate. Dairy-free, paleo, erythritol-free, xylitol-free, and nut-free!

CourseDrinks

Prep Time 5 minutes

Servings 5 servings

Author Rebecca Hansen

Ingredients

• 1cupcoconut milk powderUse code NOURISHING for 10% off
• 1/4cupraw cacao powderUse code NOURISHING for 10% off
• 5/32teaspoonpowdered stevia
• 5pinchessalt

Instructions

1. Combine in a bowl or jar. Mix thoroughly.

2. Store in an airtight container, jar, or bag.

3. Add 1/4 cup mix to 12 to 16 ounces just-boiled water and whisk until combined.

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