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Top 5 hot cocoa

Everyday mountain magic · Park City, UT

Original Spice
Cocoa

Rich chocolate, cinnamon, a little heat.

4.9 · 200+ reviews

★ Food & Wine Top 5 5g sugar Vegan Dairy-free <5mg caffeine

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The world doesn't need another supplement. It needs better magic.

Sugar per serving

Swiss Miss has 28g. Nestlé has 16g. LOCOCO has 5g — from monk fruit and coconut sugar. You taste the chocolate, not the sugar.

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Three functional mushrooms

Lion's Mane for focus. Cordyceps for stamina. Maitake for immune support. A full gram per serving — in a cup that actually tastes good.

<5mg

Caffeine per cup

Less than 10% of a cup of coffee. Drink it at noon. Drink it at 9pm. LOCOCO fits your day — it doesn't dictate it.

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Add it to your coffee

Stir a spoonful into your morning espresso instead of creamer. Richer, spicier, and better for you. People figured this out before we suggested it.

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Award-winning taste

Named a top 5 hot cocoa by Food & Wine. Ranked by the International Chocolate Salon for texture, richness and original flavor. Culinary awards — not wellness ones.

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Clean by design

Organic cacao is ingredient #1. Vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free — not as marketing claims, just because the formula doesn't need anything else.

The taste story

The cocoa that finally
grew up — and brought
its benefits with it.

Bold, rich, and just spicy enough to make you pause. Organic cacao carries the base — deep, complex, the kind that earns awards in blind taste tests. Then cinnamon, ginger, and a whisper of cayenne that builds warm and slow. No sweetness overload. No chalk. Just the cup you've been waiting for hot chocolate to be.

"It's vegan, low-sugar, and loaded with functional mushrooms, but somehow still tastes like actual hot chocolate."

VICE Magazine

Made by Anna, founder + formulator · Park City, Utah

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"Surprisingly satisfying. Like grown-up hot chocolate."

What's inside

Built for people who
read the label.

Organic cacao is ingredient #1 — always. The functional mushrooms come after. Every ingredient earns its place in the cup, not on the marketing.

Full ingredient list

Organic cacao powder, coconut milk powder**, coconut sugar*, monk fruit extract***, maitake mushroom*, cordyceps mushroom*, lion's mane mushroom*, salt, cinnamon spice mix*.
*Organic **Organic coconut milk ***100% pure monk fruit · Contains coconut · 4.8mg caffeine per serving

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Organic cacao

The foundation. Rich, complex, antioxidant-dense. A gentle lift from theobromine — nothing jittery about it.

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Coconut milk

Natural creaminess. The fat that makes the cup feel substantial without a drop of dairy.

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Lion's Mane

For focus and cognitive clarity. Well-studied, well-dosed, and genuinely in there.

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Cordyceps

For stamina and energy metabolism. Keeps you going without the spike.

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Maitake

For immune support. Consistent, well-researched, and at a meaningful dose.

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Cinnamon & spice

Cinnamon, ginger, cayenne. Warmth that builds slow and stays. Not a flavor additive — a point of view.

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Monk fruit & coconut sugar

5g of sugar per serving. Low-glycemic, nothing synthetic. Sweetness that knows its place.

sugar · vs 16–28g
in other cocoas

sugar per serving

4.8mg

caffeine (vs ~95mg in coffee)

How we compare

The gap nobody
else has closed.

Most hot chocolate is built around sugar. Most functional drinks are built around supplements. LOCOCO is the only one built first as a cocoa — by chocolatiers — then made functional. That sequence is everything.

	LOCOCO® Original Spice Named top 5 · Food & Wine	Popular hot chocolates Swiss Miss · Nestlé · Ghirardelli	Functional cocoas mushroom + cacao category	Coffee alternatives MUD\WTR · RYZE
Ingredient #1	Organic cacao	Sugar — every brand Swiss Miss, Nestlé, Ghirardelli all list sugar first	Coconut milk or coconut sugar — cacao comes later	Chai or coffee extract
Sugar per serving	5g	12–23g Swiss Miss 23g · Ghirardelli 19g · Nestlé 12g	9–10g typical coconut sugar base adds up	0–2g — unsweetened by design
Tastes like cocoa — immediately	✓ Rich chocolate, right away	✓ Sweet and familiar	Mostly — varies by brand	✗ Chai or coffee forward
Functional mushrooms	✓ Lion's Mane · Cordyceps · Maitake	✗ None	✓ Yes — dose varies	✓ Yes — their primary claim
Lightly sweet — no add-ins needed	✓ 5g · monk fruit + coconut sugar	Heavily sweet — sugar is the formula	Moderately — 9–10g typical	✗ Requires milk, fats, or sweetener to taste good
Vegan & dairy-free	✓ Naturally — coconut milk base	✗ Dairy in the formula	✓ Most are	✓ Most are
Drink any time of day	✓ Under 5mg caffeine	✗ Sugar spike limits timing	✓ Most are low caffeine	Some — depends on blend
Just add water — ready in 2 min	✓	✓	Sometimes — some need milk or blending	✗ Typically needs milk and fats added

Sugar figures from product labels via manufacturer websites and Amazon listings, verified 2024–25. Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate 1.38oz packet: 23g. Ghirardelli Double Chocolate: 19g. Nestlé Rich Milk Chocolate packet: 12–16g depending on SKU. Functional cocoa and coffee alternative figures based on available label data; individual brands vary — always check the label.

How to make it

Two minutes.
Any time
of day.

Hot water and a frother is all you need. Oat milk takes it somewhere else entirely. Add a spoonful to your morning espresso and it becomes something new.

Hot — the original

2 tbsp in 8 oz hot water or milk. Froth until smooth and foamy. The steam is part of the ritual.

Iced — the reset

Froth with a splash of hot water first, then pour over ice with your milk of choice. The 3pm version.

In your coffee

One spoonful stirred into your espresso instead of creamer. Richer, spicier, and loaded with functional mushrooms.

Evening — finally

Less than 5mg of caffeine. The drink that tells your body the hard part is done. No sleep risk.

When to drink it

A ritual for every part of your day.

6–8 AM

Before the house wakes

Ten minutes that are entirely yours. Something warm and real — before the calendar activates.

12–3 PM

The midday reset

Less caffeine than coffee. A warm drink that actually belongs in the afternoon — without the second wind you'll regret at midnight.

3–5 PM

The transition

Warmth as punctuation. The drink that marks the end of the work phase. The hard part is done.

7–9 PM

Me time — if you're lucky

Under 5mg of caffeine. The window that's supposed to be yours deserves something better than chamomile.

What people are actually saying

The reviews that matter most come from the skeptics — the ones who weren't looking for another wellness product and found something they genuinely wanted to keep drinking.

"I'm not usually a hot chocolate guy, but I really like LOCOCO."

"Surprisingly satisfying. Like grown-up hot chocolate."

"It's delicious — a perfect afternoon treat during a long, dark, winter workday."

"We use it instead of cream in our coffee to spice it up a little."

Questions

Honest answers.

Is this a coffee replacement?+

It doesn't have to be. LOCOCO has under 5mg of caffeine — less than 10% of a cup of coffee — so many people drink both. Add it to your espresso instead of creamer, or use it as your afternoon drink when you'd rather not have another coffee. It's not trying to replace anything. It's trying to earn its own place.

What does it actually taste like?+

Bold, rich chocolate with a slow-building warmth from cinnamon, ginger, and cayenne. Creamy from the coconut milk. Lightly sweet — 5g of sugar — so you taste the cacao, not the sugar. VICE called it "somehow still tastes like actual hot chocolate." That's the whole point.

Can I drink it at night?+

Yes. Under 5mg of caffeine per serving — that's less than a decaf coffee. LOCOCO is one of the only warm drinks that genuinely belongs in the 7–9pm window. The functional mushrooms actually support rest and recovery, not stimulation.

What's the mushroom dose?+

A full gram per serving — Lion's Mane, Cordyceps, and Maitake. A meaningful dose, not a trace amount for the label. LOCOCO was built as a cocoa first, then loaded with adaptogens that belong there and actually do something at that level.

Is it really vegan and dairy-free?+

Yes — naturally. The creaminess comes from coconut milk powder, not dairy. No whey, no casein, no hidden dairy. Gluten-free too. We didn't design it to be "free-from" anything — the formula just doesn't need fillers.

How do I add it to coffee?+

Stir a heaping teaspoon into your espresso or drip coffee instead of creamer. It dissolves easily, adds a chocolatey spice note, and loads your morning coffee with a full dose of functional mushrooms. Several of our customers discovered this before we even suggested it.

What's the best way to make it?+

2 tablespoons in 8 oz of hot water or your favorite milk. A handheld frother gets you the best result — smooth, foamy, and creamy in under 30 seconds. A spoon or whisk works if you stir vigorously. Oat milk or almond milk both work well. So does just water.

How is LOCOCO different from MUD\WTR or RYZE?+

MUD\WTR is chai-based — not cocoa. RYZE adds mushrooms to coffee. LOCOCO is the only functional cocoa with culinary taste awards (Food & Wine, International Chocolate Salon) behind it. The category is full of products that taste like compromise. We built taste first, then added function. That sequence matters.

Original Spice
Cocoa

The cocoa that finally
grew up — and brought
its benefits with it.

Built for people who
read the label.

The gap nobody
else has closed.

Two minutes.
Any time
of day.

A ritual for every part of your day.

What people are actually saying

Build your ritual

Honest answers.

Built by chocolatiers.
Powered by adaptogens.

Original SpiceCocoa

The cocoa that finallygrew up — and broughtits benefits with it.

Built for people whoread the label.

The gap nobodyelse has closed.

Two minutes.Any timeof day.

A ritual for every part of your day.

What people are actually saying

Build your ritual

Honest answers.

Built by chocolatiers.Powered by adaptogens.

Original Spice
Cocoa

The cocoa that finally
grew up — and brought
its benefits with it.

Built for people who
read the label.

The gap nobody
else has closed.

Two minutes.
Any time
of day.

Built by chocolatiers.
Powered by adaptogens.