We’ve been making this White Hot Chocolate for months now and it is still our newest obsession. We had cacao butter in our fridge for about 5 months before we realized we could use it for more than just delicious fat bombs. We stopped eating fat bombs, but found our new love with this hot chocolate recipe. It’s perfect for everyone in the family and warms you right up on a cold winter night! Once you make it your usual dessert night cap will be replaced with this low carb liquid gold!
The Best Hot Chocolate Recipe!
What makes this the best recipe is the use of cacao butter instead of cocoa butter or chocolate! The use of cacao butter makes this recipe completely caffeine free and perfect for a post dinner, pre-bedtime night cap! Although I am not as sensitive to caffeine, Matt finds it difficult to drink anything caffeinated past 1 pm and have it not impact his sleep that night. So if you’re anything like Matt or just want to get in a good dose of fat and deliciousness before bed, this hot chocolate recipe is made for you!
We Always Prefer Homemade Hot Chocolate
This may not be your traditional hot chocolate using chocolate or cocoa powder, but it still has that homemade feel. And, in our opinion it tastes a whole lot better! It’s much higher in fat and has a buttery, and subtly sweet mouth feel. However, one thing to note is that you will want to add some sweetener since cacao butter is just a creamier fat. We like to go hard on the liquid stevia and even jazz it up with some nutmeg or cinnamon!
White Hot Chocolate
Winter or summer hot drinks are always on the menu. If you’re not a fan of hot chocolate, then you might enjoy our turmeric tea recipe! It’s another great option for upping your fat in a flavorful, healthy way. We like to drink it in the afternoon before dinner to curb our appetite if we have a lot of work to get done that day. Additionally, if you’re above the age of 21 and looking for a stronger night cap our keto irish coffee will do the trick. You can make yourself one of those and make some white hot chocolate for the kids!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – White Hot Chocolate”
White Hot Chocolate
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp cacao butter
- 1 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 20 drops Liquid Stevia
- 2 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 scoop Collagen Peptides
Instructions:
- Add all the ingredients to a saucepan and heat on medium-high heat until the cacao butter has melted.
- Pour the mixture into a blender and add collagen peptides. Blend until fully incorporated. Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately!
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
Sorry! We had plugged into MyCarb Manager and its calculating incorrectly! 2tbsp is package info but when you enter 2 in MCM it doubled it! Please disregard my previous comment or edit as I do LOVE all recipes and excited about DSK!,
Love the recipe! Quick macro question-I plugged it into MyFitnessPal using your exact ingredients. Macros equaled yours with ONE tbsp cacao butter. When I put in 2 the recipe calls for I got 420 cal and 42g fat. Which is correct? Your macros or the recipe? Either way, I love all your recipes and effort. Starting DSK now!
I don’t usually leave comments… but my word, after trying this I had to at least say something to show my appreciation for this recipe. It is so SIMPLE but yet has been the BEST tasting keto food/drink I have eaten!!! BY FAR!!! And yet, the macros are phenomenal. Honestly recommend!!! Also, play around with other ingredients because they will only further enhance how good this already tastes!
This is, by far, my FAVORITE drink recipe you guys have come up with. I love white chocolate, and missed it so much when I started keto so thank you so much!
Could gelatin be used, refrigerate and get white chocolate pudding?
Can I use beef gelatin instead of collagen? Just simply because I don’t have collagen. 🙂
Hmm, not in this case, gelatin and collagen do different things, though in this quantity it might not be such a bad replacement
Hi,
This looks good but is the Collagen Peptides necessary or is there an alternative?
Thanks.
You can omit the coolagen peptides altogether and still get a great drink! We like to add it for the added froth it provides after blending 🙂
Just made this tonight and it is fantastic!
I think next time I’ll try using the perfect Keto chocolate flavor collagen peptides instead of unflavored. Just to make it a little more chocolatey.
Will definitely be making again. Also thought about adding some homemade chai spice. So warming and yummy…so many ideas!
We think that’s a great idea! Chai is our fave!
This is my new “BPC”. I’ve enjoyed this for breakfast/dessert with a slice of gingerbread 3 times this week. Awesome recipes guys!
Would coconut milk make a good substitute for almond milk? Everyone in my family (except me) is deathly allergic to almonds.
Thanks!
Sure!
Is there any reason I can’t use all cream and skip the nut milk?
calories and carbs? Cream has carbs in it as well, despite what labels say
You mentioned you stopped eating fat bombs. Is there any particular reason?thanks for all the help. Nice to have someone experimenting so I can go straight to the finished product
No worries, we just wanted to gain al of our fat from whole foods, and these are great if you want something sweet.
Just made this with unsweetened vanilla almond milk and a dash of allspice. Reminds me of the “Tom & Jerry” my aunt makes on Christmas Eve (minus the brandy and rum of course!).
I added rum to mine last night, yum!
Hey Guys
I’ve been dreaming up a similar recipe to try with unflavoured collagen as I am transitioning away from eating so much chocolate …
Would you recommend the collagen peptides you linked to this post or the Perfect Keto unflavoured collagen with MCT? As I am in Australia, I would need to wait until my next perfect keto order to try that one as the postage is quite expensive – actually looks like I may not be able to try the one you recommended as Amazon won’t send it to Aus. So I’ll just have to wait to try perfect keto or find another one on iherb that will ship.
I guess I was just looking for one that tasted good and getting a recommendation!
with love
Emma
Hey emma! Both are comparable, we’d say!
Just made this with cashew milk and I added some peppermint. No collagens. It is delicious!
Made this last night, was awesome! I dont have any collegen but it works without.
What are the collagen peptides for? Are they important for the texture ot can I skip them?
They provide health benefits but also provide a really great texture/froth.
AMAZING! This is delicious! Put in peppermint extract and it’s a really a fantastic treat. Love you guys and I’m so happy you do what you do
PEPPERMINT! YESSS!
Made this just now for my hubby and I, one word, AMAZING!!!!!! Thank you for your hard work, every single recipe I have made of yours has not failed nor disappointed!
Just had this tonight. It’s sort of like an Keto horlicks. Subtle but warming. I used just cream and water instead of nut milk and it turned out fine. Might try with some Ceylon Cinnamon next time.
Thanks for giving me a way to use this cacao butter I had left over from my chocolate making experiments 🙂
Oh yum! Cinnamon would be SO good!