Paleo Hot Chocolate Mix
on Nov 21, 2019, Updated Sep 01, 2025
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Warm up with rich, creamy Paleo Hot Chocolate—dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and made with wholesome ingredients.
I DID IT!!! I freakin love hot chocolate. I have the fondest memories of getting home from water polo practice or swimming growing up and being freezing so my mom would make me a piping mug of hot cocoa. It is so comforting and the perfect dessert on a cold night. I love having a mix on hand so when you are tired at the end of the day you can just add some hot water and voila! This combo is so easy but an essential part is some coconut milk powder – which luckily is easy to find on amazon HERE. Matt and I have been enjoying a mug of these for the past few nights and we either top them with coconut milk whipped cream or smashmallows! I also recommend adding a dash of peppermint schnapps to your hot cocoa because its DELISH.
If you look at a standard store bought hot cocoa the first two ingredients are sugar and corn syrup solids, followed by a list of vegetable oils and a bunch of words you can’t pronounce. It is insane!!! Especially when you see how easy it is to make this recipe. Using coconut sugar sweetens it beautifully and is not refined like typical white sugar and coconut milk powder keeps it dairy free while still super creamy and delish!
Doesn’t that just look so incredible??
Topped with dairy free whipped cream! Reddi Whip now makes both an almond milk and coconut milk option and they are both delicious.
This powder will get me through the colder months and I hope it does for you too!
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Paleo Hot Chocolate Mix
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup cacao powder
- ⅔ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup coconut milk powder
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Mix together ingredients and store in a glass jar or tupperware.
- To serve, scoop 3 tablespoons of the mix into a mug and top with boiling water (about 1- 1.5 cups).
Notes
- If you don’t have or don’t want to get coconut milk powder, you can just do the cacao powder, coconut sugar & salt and mix it with hot non-dairy milk.
Oh my gosh this is so good! Easy to make and nice dairy free option. I made with a combo of water and oat milk. Mini marshmallows for the win.
So so glad!!
I love this hot chocolate mix!!
So glad!!
So good made it tonight! Couldn’t tel you the last time I had hot cocoa and a dairy free version! Thanks Kelsey!
Awesome!!
So yummy! Not too sweet so it’s almost savory! A really great healthy alternative to those packets or tins of hot chocolate mix!!
Yeah!! Enjoy!
I made this recipe tonight and it was amazing. My 4yo daughter’s been wanting hot cocoa to go see Christmas lights but all the store-bought stuff is full of junk so I decided to make it at home. She’s a tough crowd but she absolutely loved it. I also love that it’s dairy free. Side note: I actually sifted it before putting it in the mason jar and it was clump free and mixed super easy. I also used a handheld electric frother to mix it into the hot water. Delish!
Love it!!
I am very impressed about how good this tasted. I’m not sure if the cocoa powder I used was extra rich, but mine turned out very chocolatey – I think I would half the amount to add to the water. I am excited to have hot chocolate that is dairy free this season!
That’s great!!
Love this!! I’ve made it for gifts through quarantine. I also add a bit of cinnamon and top with coconut whipped cream.
Great Idea!
This hot chocolate is my favorite, the bite from the cocoa powder makes it extra delicious. I feel like I just ordered hot chocolate from a very fancy place or the hotel hot chocolate in France!
I need to get a bigger container to make it in because I go through it so quickly, some might say I have a problem with the rate at which I consume it!
It’s perfect with whipped cream and sprinkles. I’ve recently discovered it’s absolutely delicious in coffee-I’m trying to become a real life grown up who likes coffee haha
What a complement, thank you!!
I don’t drink coffee and love hot chocolate so was really excited to try this. I have made it a few times and discovered (for my taste) the type of cocoa powder matters. My coconut milk powder is also chunky and found it doesn’t completely dissolve in the warm milk with just a spoon. Using an immersion blender or milk frother fixes that though! I also add more coconut sugar as the plain cocoa powder is bitter for my tastebuds.
I recently made the chocolate syrup from LBO and it is so delicious. I used that in my hot chocolate and it hit the spot.
Great adaptions!
We’re loving this recipe! Thanks so much for posting it.
Yessss!