How to Make a Smooth and Creamy Protein Hot Chocolate?

Hot chocolate has always been seen as a luxury and with all that creamy texture, chocolatey flavour and warm mug on offer, it stands in a queue of simple drinks that go hand-in-hand with a dropping thermostat. Adding in protein powder doesn’t always just offer an improvement, it can transform your hot chocolate from an occasional luxury treat into an additional staple drink.

The Secret to a Smooth Protein Hot Chocolate

There is a trick, however, to getting the temperature and mixing just right as adding a powder directly into boiled water will usually cause it to clump, develop a chalky texture or result in less appealing chocolate overall. 

Making a perfectly smooth protein rich hot chocolate is more straightforward than you might expect if temperature and technique are kept front-of-mind.

Choose the Right Protein Hot Chocolate Powder

The basic ingredient in any good protein hot chocolate powder is, quite literally, the powder. Proteins, when subjected to the heat of liquid, can behave quite differently, so selecting a product designed to be a protein hot chocolate will simplify your journey a lot.

The Danny Protein Hot Chocolate from MYOBand is designed to be exactly that, a ready-to-go, high-protein drink that offers hot chocolate flavour. Opting for such a specific hot cocoa protein powder will prevent you from having to experiment with how your usual blend will mix with chocolate. 

Before deciding on which protein is the right fit for you, make sure you take a look at the nutritional information such as the protein, carbs and sugar that product may offer.

Step 1: Choose and Heat Your Liquid

Pour your chosen liquid into your mug. This could be anything from milk, giving it that traditionally creamy texture, to water if calories is a consideration. It is important that your chosen liquid is not yet boiled. 

Higher temperatures can adversely affect the powder and your desired smooth texture. Heat the liquid enough so that it’s hot to drink but it won’t be boiling – this is key.

Step 2: Create a Smooth Protein Paste

The next step is taking one-third of your liquid at room or cold temperature and pouring that into a small dish. Slowly add in your protein hot chocolate powder mixture into this smaller portion and mix to create a thick, smooth paste. You don’t want any clumps or streaks left.
This paste will, much like a traditional cocoa slurry be more evenly spread throughout the whole drink without lumping or gritty texture. Hydrating the powder first by allowing it to come into contact with a smaller portion of liquid prior to mixing it into higher temperatures will aid you greatly.

Step 3: Combine and Whisk

Take your paste and add the larger portion of your hot (but not boiled) drink slowly whilst whisking. You may benefit from a whisk or, if you have one, an immersion blender to create an airy, frothy, smooth drink. 

Keep whisking until the powder is fully mixed and the drink has a consistently smooth texture throughout. Add extra liquid if too thick and adjust flavours if not rich enough but start with small measures at a time.

Customise Your Protein Hot Chocolate

One of the benefits to creating your drink at home in this fashion is how much you can customise. A touch of cinnamon can work beautifully for extra heat, while vanilla can slightly smooth the chocolate. Of course, sweeteners can also be added in to fit your desired profile!

Why Add Protein To Hot Chocolate?

Proteins help with the formation and preservation of muscle. It is essential to all of our bodies and can also be a very convenient part of our nutrition, whether for maintenance or muscle gain. 

For lovers of classic hot chocolate, it’s simply a way of upgrading and benefiting the same great drink. Just remember that adding protein isn’t a replacement for a hearty meal!

Three Keys to the Perfect Protein Hot Chocolate

The fundamental three points for a great protein hot chocolate are selecting a product that can handle and provide that flavour when added to liquid, never letting it come to a full boiling point in its liquid element, and consistently mixing the powder until a perfect smooth texture. 

It is that simple and you can create just about the richest hot chocolate protein as you please this way. Start indulging was the decadence of hot chocolate with the power of a protein powder with MYOBand’s Danny Roberts Protein Hot Chocolate.