Drinks

High-Protein Hot Chocolate

Dark chocolate chips and cocoa make a rich mug of hot chocolate with a scoop of chocolate protein powder.

Yield
1 mug
Cuisine
American

Serving ideas

Top with marshmallows or whipped cream.

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup whole or nondairy milk
  • 1 tbsp dark chocolate chips
  • 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
  • 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • kosher salt, a pinch
  • marshmallows or whipped cream

Before you cook

Add the powders while whisking to prevent clumps.

How to make High-Protein Hot Chocolate

  1. Heat the water and milk over medium heat until steaming. Whisk in the chocolate chips until melted.

  2. Whisk in the protein powder, cocoa and salt until smooth. Pour into a mug.

The full recipe

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High-Protein Hot Chocolate

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Dark chocolate chips and cocoa make a rich mug of hot chocolate with a scoop of chocolate protein powder.
Servings: 1 mug
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

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Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup water
  •  
    ½ cup whole or nondairy milk
  •  
    1 tbsp dark chocolate chips
  •  
    1 scoop chocolate protein powder
  •  
    2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • kosher salt a pinch
  •  
    marshmallows or whipped cream

Instructions
 

  1. Heat the water and milk over medium heat until steaming. Whisk in the chocolate chips until melted.
  2. Whisk in the protein powder, cocoa and salt until smooth. Pour into a mug.

Notes

Add the powders while whisking to prevent clumps.
Adapted from Brooke Caison, Delish.

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