# Indulgent Protein-Packed Tahini Hot Chocolate
If you’re in search of a luxurious, refined hot chocolate made with nutritious components, this recipe is for you! We’ve been indulging in this creamy, tahini-enhanced, fantastical hot chocolate, which has even won over cocoa enthusiasts.
Even though it’s sweetened naturally and combined with water, it boasts the perfect sweetness, a rich chocolate flavor, and a smooth finish. It cleverly incorporates healthy fats, fiber, protein, and cinnamon to help regulate blood sugar levels. Savor it as is or top it with your preferred whipped cream for the ultimate comforting delight.
## Protein-Packed Tahini Hot Chocolate Ingredients
This is not your standard hot chocolate! It’s exceedingly creamy, lavish, and packed with healthy ingredients. Here’s what you will need to whip it up:
– **Cocoa powder** – a plentiful amount of cocoa powder ensures this beverage is extremely chocolaty, almost akin to a drinking chocolate!
– **Tahini** – tahini is one of our favorite ingredients for its health advantages (hello vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats), and it contributes a beautiful thickness, richness, and nutty taste to this hot chocolate.
– **Sweetener** – we enjoy a mix of maple syrup (or honey) and a medjool date, but you can substitute almost any sweetener here. The date imparts a caramel-like taste and enhances the creaminess!
– **Sea salt** – a small pinch is all it takes to elevate the flavors. Furthermore, salt + tahini + maple = MAGIC!
– **Cinnamon** – provides a hint of additional sweetness and benefits for blood sugar balance.
– **Collagen** – if you’re into protein-rich hot chocolate, do include the collagen! Together with the tahini, it gives one serving of hot chocolate a substantial 15 grams of protein and adds more creaminess. If you’re vegan, your hot chocolate will still be wonderful without it!
– **Coconut milk powder + water // milk of choice** – there are plenty of options when it comes to selecting your milk. We like a combination of coconut milk powder and hot water to create a super creamy, rich dairy-free “milk,” but you can easily use coconut milk for both or opt for another milk you favor (almond, oat, and cashew would all be fantastic).
## How to Prepare Tahini Hot Chocolate
When it’s time for hot chocolate, mix everything (including the hot water) in a heat-safe blender (one that has a lid with a vent to allow steam to escape). Blending makes it extra frothy and helps break down the date. Avoid sealing the container tightly, as hot liquids can cause pressure to build, potentially leading to an explosion.
What if you lack a heat-safe blender? Or any blender at all? You could make this beverage in a saucepan on the stovetop and use coconut sugar (or another sweetener) in place of a date. Optionally, you could then use a handheld frother to achieve creaminess and frothiness!
We can’t wait for you to test this hot chocolate! It’s:
– Luxurious
– Creamy
– Chocolaty
– Perfectly sweet
– Frothy
– Fantastical
– Fiber- & Protein-packed
– Nourishing
– SO scrumptious!
This is the ideal cozy drink for the holiday season, for recharging after frolicking in the snow, or any moment you crave something indulgent yet nourishing. It pairs beautifully with holiday cookies, particularly anything chocolatey.
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### Recipe
**Prep Time:** 5 minutes
**Total Time:** 5 minutes
**Servings:** 1 (12-ounce) serving
### Ingredients
– 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
– 1 Tbsp tahini
– 1 pitted medjool date (or 2 tsp coconut sugar, or other preferred sweetener)
– 1/2 tsp maple syrup or honey (if not vegan)
– 1 pinch sea salt
– 1 pinch ground cinnamon
– 2 Tbsp collagen peptides (omit if vegan)
– 2 Tbsp coconut milk powder (or leave out and substitute the hot water with warmed milk of choice)
– 1 ¼ cup very hot water (or milk of choice)
### Instructions
1. For optimal results, combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender with a vented lid to allow steam to escape. If you don’t possess a blender, heat on the stovetop, skip the date, and replace it with additional sweetener of choice (or blend ingredients with cold