Lakanto Sugar Free Drinking Chocolate - Cold or Hot Cocoa Powder Mix, Shelf Stable Probiotics, Monk Fruit Sweetener, Keto Diet Friendly, Vegan, Dutch Cocoa, Gourmet Taste (Original - 10 oz)

Very chocolatey not sweet

Love it!! For my keto diet, I use unsweetened almond milk warmed up with a splash of heavy cream in the microwave and extra monkfruit. I add the cocoa mix afterwards and it dissolves easily. It is so yummy! My husband uses regular whole milk, a splash of heavy cream, and he adds extra monkfruit, too. It's delicious. I don't know how many Tbsp is a serving but I usually use 2 giant heaping Tbsp for a mug. We want to order a case we love it so much!

This is a much healthier alternative to hot chocolate. The only drawback to me is the sugar substitute they use does leave a little bit of a weird aftertaste in your mouth so I usually mix it with a little coffee.

While I'm super excited to be cleaning up my lifestyle and improving my health, I've been super bummed about missing out on some of the sugary sweet indulgences I associate with the holidays and winter season. What's winter without hot chocolate? I am not doing keto per se, but definitely am reducing my carbs and avoiding excessive sugar. I happened to search a forum for ideas on lower carb hot chocolate and saw this product mentioned. I ordered and ,frankly, I'm flabbergasted. I still can't believe there's an option that tastes this great! A few of things to note: 1. When you're super conditioned to super-sweet drinks and snacks (and most of us are), your first sip may taste a little "less sweet". Get through your first cup and your taste buds will adapt and say "Oh, that's actually plenty sweet!" It literally took a few sips for my brain to adapt to the slightly less sweet (but totally sweet enough) taste. My next cup, there were no adaption sips necessary. Brain 100% satisfied. 2. Someone complained about the zip-bag. I don't understand this. It's extremely simple, and there's no reason you should have drinking chocolate powder exploding out of the bag unless you've done something silly. Tap your bag, like you would any powdery product to be sure it isn't at the top, open, make your drink. Super simple, folks. 3. I'm used to just adding water to instant hot cocoa mixes, so I'm fine with doing the same with this product. However, I can definitely see that a dollop of whip cream or using warmed almond milk would give it a thicker/richer texture some people may want. I'm totally fine without that. 4. Stir it well and get to the bottom of the cup with that stirring. It'll dissolve well if you just stir! I am so happy with this product, and I just find "drinking chocolate" such a snazzy name too. "I'm going to have a cup of drinking chocolate" is my new favorite line at home. Say it with your preferred accent!

This Lakanto Peppermint Drinking Chocolate is hands down my favorite monk fruit-based cocoa mix! The peppermint flavor is perfectly balanced—not too strong, just enough to give it that refreshing, cozy twist. I love that it’s sweetened with monk fruit, so I can enjoy a rich, chocolatey treat without the sugar spike. It dissolves well in both hot and cold milk—perfect for a warm winter cocoa or a refreshing iced chocolate milk in the summer. If you’re looking for a healthier, low-carb alternative to traditional hot chocolate with a festive peppermint twist, this one is a must-try. Clean ingredients, great flavor, and zero guilt. I always keep a pouch in my pantry! ✅ Monk fruit sweetened ✅ Smooth peppermint-chocolate flavor ✅ Great hot or iced ✅ Celiac and keto-friendly Highly recommend for anyone avoiding sugar but still wanting a cozy, indulgent treat!

The cocoa is bitter and made the coffee I added it to taste worse. The plastic bag as a container is a bad idea: I don't see how the zip-like seal on any of the bags could work because after I had opened the container bag and poured out a couple spoonfuls, I found that the groves meant to fit and lock together to form the zip-lock were coated in the dry, powdered cocoa, and could not engage together in order for the bag to be sealed. When I tried to shake the cocoa off the grooves it did no good and more cocoa became airborne. I think that even if one uses a spoon and is careful that eventually the fine, airborne cocoa powder would soon accumulate and coat the plastic groves that form the zip lock closure (making it useless). Instead of cutting open the top of the cocoa bag that is above the zip seal, I had torn the plastic strip off beginning from the designated tab (slit), and the slight motion had caused the very fine cocoa powder to become air born and spill upwards out of the package (the zip lock mechanism either had not been sealed from the time of manufacture or had come apart as I pulled the tab above it), and cocoa powder settled on the front of my laptop and in the groves of the touchpad (I vacuumed it but it feels like there is some still there). This product would have been better packaged in a firm container with an easy to open lid such as a jar or the old fashioned cocoa containers so that powdered cocoa will not become airborne every time the soft package is opened, plus the zip lock mechanism clogged. As the powder was so fine and volatile (and somewhat bitter), I did not want to bother transfering it to another container; I tried folding the top of the opened, unsealable cocoa bag over, putting a clip on it and then putting the whole package in a clear, zip lock baggie, but without the cocoa's zip closure functional, the powder had started to work its way out into the clear baggie. Originally I had looked for a natural chocolate syrup (in place of popular commercial brands which have preservatives), to add to coffee, and/or milk, and being sugar free was not a requirement: not finding something, I looked for a powdered form and had ordered this product. As this cocoa was bitter anyway, I threw the whole package in the trash and do not recommend this item. Have ordered some syrup sweetened w/agave but am not sure how that will work out.

But the package I ordered arrived heavily damaged, even though the bag is fairly thick. It looks like the seam burst. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice this, nor did I see all the powder in the shipping carton until I had picked up the bag, which spilled the powder all over our kitchen counter and floor. I can tell you it smells great and has good color and the price seems very reasonable. If it tastes as good as it smells it should be quite good.

I like it. 2 tbsp is 15 calories (I guess I didn't do my research, I thought it'd be 0 cal). The chocolate flavor is mild and the consistency is very thin. I really wanted to like this -- and I do like it -- but it's not as amazing as I thought it would be, brutally honest. Note that I mix 2 tbsp of this powder with a cup of water, so your mileage may vary if you have a different mixture/ratio. For my use, 2 tbsp isn't enough flavor with water, so I add something extra (artificial sweetener, unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 or 2 tbsp of low cal CoffeeMate creamer, or 0 cal syrup flavoring). Then it's quite piquant! It dissolves pretty easily and the texture is that of its solvent liquid -- it's been dissolving fully. I use chopsticks to stir it or I use a stirring cup (the magnetically-spun-pill design). Having a cup a day in the morning would probably last 2-3 weeks using 2 tbsp/day. To be honest, $10 feels a little expensive; may or may not buy again. Not to say that it's not good! I will enjoy it while it lasts.