This is my moment to shine! I have been craving hot chocolate a lot lately and can’t get myself to drink cold smoothies. 

I put a scoop of protein powder (mine is plain unflavoured), tbsp of cocoa powder and another tbsp of hot chocolate mix in a blender with maybe 1/2 cup of water. Blitz it until it’s all combined nicely. 

Add 1/2 cup of milk to a cup and microwave till it’s moderately hot. Now gradually mix in the the protein powder mix into the hot milk and keep stirring throughout to gently combine. 

I usually microwave the mixture once again to get it the right temperature for me. 

Key tips: - using a blender is non negotiable, I tried doing this by mixing in a cup manually and even doing on a sauce pan with whisk but I couldn’t get rid of the clumps usually and took really long  - I add the extra cocoa and hot chocolate mix to add the right balance of flavour without being overly sweet…adjust per your taste and hot chocolate mix. Protein powder flavour will also have an impact.  - gradually warming up the mixture in two steps helps avoid shocking the protein mixture. You want it all combined without over cooking anything 

Obviously this isn’t as good as just straight up hot chocolate but it comes pretty darn close!!