Can I use this with non-dairy milk?

Yes, it works with non-dairy milk alternatives. Whisk two tablespoons into a cup of your chosen milk until smooth.

How do I use this in baking?

Substitute it for cocoa powder in recipes for brownies, cookies, and cakes. It adds cinnamon and vanilla notes along with chocolate flavor, so you may not need additional spices.

Why does it settle faster than other hot chocolate mixes?

This mix contains no emulsifiers or thickeners, so it doesn't stay suspended in liquid as long. A quick stir before drinking brings it back together.

Is this mix already sweetened?

Yes, it contains panela cane sugar, but the sweetness is lighter than most commercial mixes. You can add more sweetener if you prefer a sweeter drink.

Royal Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

The 3-second version

Whisks into milk or non-dairy alternatives in under a minute
Lightly sweetened so you control the final sugar level
Works as a cocoa powder substitute in brownies, cookies, and cakes
Settles quickly without stabilizers
Requires whisking to dissolve smoothly
Lighter sweetness than most commercial mixes

Why it's on GiftsFeed

Lightly Sweetened Hot Chocolate With Single-Origin Cinnamon and Vanilla

Most hot chocolate mixes hide behind sugar and dairy powder, relying on thickeners to mimic richness. This one strips that away and bets on ingredient quality instead: single-origin cacao that tastes like chocolate, cinnamon that's fragrant rather than harsh, vanilla that registers as more than a hint. The restrained sugar makes it flexible—you can drink it as-is and taste the spice, or sweeten it further without tipping into syrup. It's the difference between a product engineered for shelf stability and one built from pantry staples you'd recognize. If you've been annoyed by the chalky sweetness of standard mixes, or if you want something you can also bake with, this does both without compromise.

Good gift when

People who want to adjust sweetness themselves instead of drinking pre-set candy levels
Bakers looking for a spiced cocoa replacement that doesn't need additional cinnamon or vanilla
Anyone who prefers traced ingredients over anonymous commodity blends
Coffee drinkers who like a mocha but want real spice instead of syrup

Skip it if You want the thick, immediately smooth texture of mixes that use gums and emulsifiers—this one settles faster and requires whisking.

Specs

Ingredients: Cacao (Peru), panela cane sugar, sea salt, Nyanza vanilla, Royal Cinnamon
Serving size: 2 tablespoons per cup of milk
Dietary notes: Kosher
Additives: None (no thickeners, dairy powders, emulsifiers, or artificial flavors)

What's included

Hot chocolate mix

If you're giving it

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Packaged in a glass jar or container; add your own wrapping for gifting.

The details

This is hot chocolate built from whole ingredients traced to their origin: cacao from Peru, unrefined panela cane sugar, sea salt, Nyanza vanilla, and Royal Cinnamon. The mix contains no dairy powder, no emulsifiers, no thickeners, and no artificial flavoring, so what you taste is cacao and spice rather than engineered sweetness.

The sugar level is restrained, which means the cacao and cinnamon come through clearly. You can sweeten it further if you prefer, but the base is designed to let the fragrance of the vanilla and the warmth of the cinnamon register without competing with candy-bar sweetness.

To prepare a cup, whisk two tablespoons into a cup of milk or a non-dairy alternative until smooth. The absence of stabilizers means it settles more quickly than supermarket mixes, so stirring matters. The result tastes like actual chocolate with a gentle spice backdrop, not like a chocolate-flavored drink.

Beyond the mug, you can stir this into brewed coffee for a spiced mocha or substitute it for cocoa powder in baking. Brownies, cookies, and cakes pick up the cinnamon and vanilla notes without needing additional spices. The panela sugar adds a faint molasses undertone that works especially well in darker baked goods.

Each ingredient is sourced from a single origin, which means the cinnamon tastes different from the generic cassia in most blends—more fragrant, less harsh—and the vanilla carries its own character rather than serving as background. The mix is kosher and made without additives, so what you see on the label is what you taste.

Burlap & Barrel

Royal Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Five traced ingredients—Peruvian cacao, panela sugar, sea salt, Nyanza vanilla, and Royal Cinnamon—with no dairy powder or thickeners

$23.99at burlapandbarrel.com

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The 3-second version

Whisks into milk or non-dairy alternatives in under a minute
Lightly sweetened so you control the final sugar level
Works as a cocoa powder substitute in brownies, cookies, and cakes
Settles quickly without stabilizers
Requires whisking to dissolve smoothly
Lighter sweetness than most commercial mixes

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Questions

Can I use this with non-dairy milk?: Yes, it works with non-dairy milk alternatives. Whisk two tablespoons into a cup of your chosen milk until smooth.
How do I use this in baking?: Substitute it for cocoa powder in recipes for brownies, cookies, and cakes. It adds cinnamon and vanilla notes along with chocolate flavor, so you may not need additional spices.
Why does it settle faster than other hot chocolate mixes?: This mix contains no emulsifiers or thickeners, so it doesn't stay suspended in liquid as long. A quick stir before drinking brings it back together.
Is this mix already sweetened?: Yes, it contains panela cane sugar, but the sweetness is lighter than most commercial mixes. You can add more sweetener if you prefer a sweeter drink.