Snack

Spiced Hot Cocoa with Pea Protein

Name: Spiced Hot Cocoa with Pea Protein
Prep time: 6 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 scoop, about 30 g Pea protein powder; 3 tsp, about 9 g Cocoa powder; 250 ml Oat milk; 1 tsp, about 7 g Maple syrup; Half a teaspoon Ground cinnamon; A small pinch Cayenne pepper; A tiny pinch Salt

Cocoa, cinnamon and a pinch of cayenne warmed on oat milk with pea protein whisked through. No milk and no nuts. 270 kcal.

Calories: 270kcal
Protein: 27g
Fat: 7g
Carbs: 25g

Per serving, makes 1. 6 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten

Oat drinks count as a gluten cereal under UK labelling unless made from certified gluten-free oats.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Pea protein powder1 scoop, about 30 g
Cocoa powder3 tsp, about 9 g
Oat milk250 ml
Maple syrup1 tsp, about 7 g
Ground cinnamonHalf a teaspoon
Cayenne pepperA small pinch
SaltA tiny pinch

Method

Whisk the cocoa, cinnamon, cayenne and salt into a paste with a splash of the oat milk in the bottom of a pan.
Add the rest of the oat milk and the maple syrup and warm gently, whisking, until steaming. Do not boil.
Take the pan off the heat, add the pea protein and whisk for a good thirty seconds until there are no lumps. Pour into a mug.

Worth knowing

Pea protein is more forgiving of heat than whey and does not curdle, but it does clump. Whisking it into a paste before topping up is the fix if it fights you.
Oat milk is the sweetest of the plant milks and carries most of the carbohydrate here. Made on soya milk it is lower and higher in protein, and less sweet.

Other snack recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every snack under 300 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.