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 ½ cups unsweetened coconut milk, from a carton

unsweetened coconut milk, from a carton 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon instant coffee

instant coffee ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

vanilla extract ½ teaspoon cinnamon

cinnamon 1 tablespoon Splenda

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 104 Calories, 9.55g Fats, 3.02g Net Carbs, and 1.51g Protein.

Creamy Keto Hot

Cocoa Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Net Carbs(g) Protein(g) 1 ½ cups unsweetened coconut milk

(from carton) 68 6.77 2.99 1.4 1.59 0 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream 102 10.82 0.82 0 0.82 0.85 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

powder 25 1.48 6.25 4 2.25 2.12 1 teaspoon instant coffee 4 0.01 0.75 0 0.75 0 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 6 0 0.27 0 0.27 0 ½ teaspoon cinnamon 3 0.02 1.05 0.7 0.35 0.05 1 tablespoon Splenda 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 208 19.1 12.13 6.1 6.03 3.02 Per Serving(/2) 104 9.55 6.07 3.05 3.02 1.51