This Buttery Keto Hot Chocolate is a breeze to make and is packed with valuable electrolytes (yes, really!)… which means it’s basically a health drink. 😉 Whip up a warming cup today!
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Keto Hot Chocolate
Imagine having a cup of THAT up there as an electrolyte drink. Believe it or not, a single cup of this Buttery Keto Hot Chocolate packs in 290mg of potassium, 330mg of sodium, and ~80mg magnesium — all valuable electrolytes that you need if you’re on the keto diet.
Other than the electrolyte content, let’s talk about the fact that this is a Buttery Keto Hot Chocolate. Everything is better with butter, right? (If you’re dairy-free, see below for modifications!) The butter adds such a yummy element of flavor to the hot chocolate, plus the use of salted butter bumps up the sodium content.
Basically, this is a totally guilt-free keto hot chocolate that you can actually feel good about drinking. How often can you say that about hot chocolate?!
Ingredients You’ll Need to Make Keto Hot Chocolate Recipe
You will need unsweetened almond milk (I used vanilla, but you can also use plain) and salted butter, plus:
Lakanto Drinking Chocolate
This keto hot chocolate mix is the star of this drink, and it is SO good! (No joke, it’s better than the Swiss Miss I used to drink growing up!) Sweetened with monkfruit (a natural sugar alcohol), you can use it to make hot or cold chocolate drinks. It’s packed with potassium and is fortified with probiotics, plus it’s dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan.
How to Make Keto Hot Chocolate
In a saucepan over medium heat, add the almond milk and butter. Heat until the butter is fully melted, stirring occasionally.
Add the drinking chocolate…
… quickly stir, and remove from heat. Then, use a milk frother or immersion blender to fully incorporate the drinking chocolate.
Add to a cup and serve immediately! (Keto whipped cream optional; see below.)
[convertkit]How to Add Keto Whipped Cream (Optional)
Buttery Keto Hot Chocolate is great as-is, but you can add some whipped cream for an extra-special treat. To do this, you can use:
- Make your own. Here is an easy Keto Whipped Cream recipe to use.
- A small amount of canned whipped cream. Although you probably won’t find entirely sugar-free canned whipped cream, some brands have less sugar than others. Check the labels!
How to Make Dairy-Free Low Carb Hot Chocolate
You can still enjoy this keto hot chocolate drink if you’re dairy-free! Instead of butter, use 1 tbsp coconut oil plus a tiny pinch of salt. (And I do mean tiny; 1 tbsp salted butter contains 91mg sodium. That’s about the amount of sodium in 1/25th of a tsp of salt.)
Alternatively, if you’re only sensitive to the casein in dairy, you can use ghee. Although it’s not dairy-free, it’s lactose-free. 4th & Heart’s Himalayan Pink Sea Salt Ghee is a great choice because it contains 102mg sodium.
How to Make Caffeinated Hot Chocolate
If you want to turn Buttery Keto Hot Chocolate into a coffee drink, go for it! Just add a heaping tsp of instant coffee granules at the same time you add the keto hot chocolate mix. (I suggest using instant coffee granules rather than adding liquid coffee because adding more liquid will dilute the flavor.)
Electrolyte Content in Buttery Hot Chocolate
Buttery Keto Hot Chocolate contains:
- 290mg potassium
- 330mg sodium
- ~80mg magnesium
While the exact value isn’t shown on the label, I am certain that Lakanto Drinking Chocolate contains some magnesium because cocoa powder is a high-magnesium food (about 80mg per 1 tbsp).
[convertkit]Make Yourself a Cup of Keto Friendly Hot Chocolate!
Now that we have all of that out of the way… what are you waiting for?! Go make yourself a yummy and warming cup of Buttery Keto Hot Chocolate. It is going to become your fall and winter keto drink staple!
More Keto Drinks
People who enjoy our Keto Hot Chocolate also enjoyed some of these keto coffee and keto smoothie recipes!
What to Serve with your Sugar Free Hot Chocolate
Try our keto hot chocolate with some delicious keto desserts including some of our Keto Cookies and Keto Cheesecake:
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Keto Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 4 1/4 tsp Lakanto Drinking Chocolate
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (vanilla or plain; I used vanilla)
- 1 tbsp salted butter
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add the almond milk and butter. Heat until the butter is fully melted, stirring occasionally.
- Add the drinking chocolate, quickly stir, and remove from heat. Use a milk frother or immersion blender to fully incorporate the drinking chocolate.
- Add to a cup and serve immediately. Keto whipped cream optional!
Notes
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutrition facts are included as a courtesy only. They are accurate to the best of our knowledge based on the ingredients and brands used, but their accuracy is not guaranteed. If applicable, sugar alcohols have already been removed from the total carb count.
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