I know just what you are thinking because I'm thinking it too. It's freezing, and it's the perfect time for some Hot Cocoa! So I decided to share my awesomely delicious and Paleo Hot Cocoa recipe! It beats all the non-paleo versions (because of the coconut milk flavor) and it takes less than 2 minutes to make!
Difference between Chocolate vs. Cocoa
By the way, do you know the difference between chocolate and cocoa? As it turns out, cocoa is a purer form of chocolate. Chocolate is made up of cocoa solids and cocoa butter, and cocoa powder basically has very tiny amount of cocoa butter in it and is mainly cocoa solids! Today you learned! Just kidding, you might've already known that... anyway, on to the recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup of full fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon of honey or maple syrup (or to taste!)
Instructions
1. Pour 1 cup of coconut milk in to a microwaveable mug, and heat coconut milk in microwave for 1 minute.

2. Add in cocoa powder and honey. Here's the deal with the honey. If you don't care for sweetness much or if you are using sweetened cocoa powder, you can skip it all together. If you're not sure how sweet you want it, start small (½ teaspoon of honey) and then increase amount until your desired sweetness!

3. Stir well! The heated coconut milk should help do the trick of getting it well blended. If you were to do this in cold coconut milk it would be hard.


By the way, do you like it frothy? If so, try a Milk Frother! Here’s one I have and use: Zulay Original Milk Frother Handheld Foam Maker for Lattes Read my review about it here.
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Ridiculously Delicious Paleo Hot Cocoa

Ingredients
- 1 cup of full fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon of honey or maple syrup (or to taste!)
Instructions
Pour 1 cup of coconut milk in to a microwaveable mug, and heat coconut milk in microwave for 1 minute.
Add in cocoa powder and honey. Here’s the deal with the honey. If you don’t care for sweetness much or if you are using sweetened cocoa powder, you can skip it all together. If you’re not sure how sweet you want it, start small (½ teaspoon of honey) and then increase amount until your desired sweetness!
Stir well! The heated coconut milk should help do the trick of getting it well blended. If you were to do this in cold coconut milk it would be hard.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 274Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 16mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 7gProtein: 3g
The nutrition information for this recipe is an approximate total per serving. Please double check the nutrition information for your exact ingredients and brands for more precise nutrition information.
Looking for more delicious paleo hot beverages to warm your belly like this Paleo Hot Cocoa? Check out my Paleo Pumpkin Spice Latte here!
Olga
Monday 28th of March 2016
I'm not a big fan of coconut milk, not as a base for a drink anyway, so I make it with water and a spoonful of coconut oil instead. Of course I load everything into my Nutribullet and give it a good swirl, otherwise oil would not blend. The rest is the same (raw cocoa, raw honey). And it's the best hot chocolate I've tried (of course I make it to my taste - really chocolaty and not too sweet). Sometimes I add cinnamon, cardamom, anise, hot chili or other spices or spice blends (apple pie blend works great), or mint or vanilla extract - the possibilities are endless. Paleo rocks! :) P.S. You can also use tea instead of water - Earl Grey, Mint, Lavender - anything that goes well with chocolate.
Debbie
Friday 25th of December 2015
Love this recipe! A great chocolate fix!
Paleovirtus
Saturday 24th of January 2015
My daughter stumbled across your recipe the other day when she was looking for a nice and easy recipe for Paleo hot chocolate. What can I say - it was a tremendous success! Thanks Tina! We did up raising the amount of honey to suit our tastes in the end, as well as using a slightly smaller amount of coconut milk. I've blogged about it here.... https://paleovirtus.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/paleo-hot-chocolate/ :)
tsaitina
Saturday 24th of January 2015
Woooooot! Awesome! Super glad you enjoyed it :)
Lorraine Taylor
Wednesday 14th of January 2015
What about using stevia? I don't really like honey in hot drinks...
tsaitina
Thursday 15th of January 2015
That should work!
Lori
Monday 24th of November 2014
You will want to be careful that this is not too hot when you add the raw honey as the honey will lose many of it's benefits when heated, but I may use sucanat so I can have it HOT, and make it with a thick homemade coconut milk, I love homemade since I can determine the richness.