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Watermelon Basil Iced Cacao

What happens when ceremonial cacao meets summer's most iconic fruit? Something surprisingly light.


Blend Keith's Cacao with fiber-rich oat milk, fresh watermelon, basil, and a natural sweetener of your choice. Watermelon's gentle sweetness and basil's bright, herbal edge cut straight through the cacao's richness — luxurious, but never heavy.


Watermelon is nearly all water, so this drink hydrates as much as it nourishes, with vitamins A and C for good measure. The result: a vibrant, velvety cacao beverage built for hot days, mindful sipping, and anyone craving a lighter ceremonial experience.


Five ingredients. One new summer ritual.


Watch how it comes together in this quick recipe reel — or scroll down for the full video walkthrough.

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Watermelon Basil Ceremonial Cacao Elixir

Cacao blended with oat milk, watermelon, basil and honey, shaken on ice!

Servings: 2

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  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

Instructions

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp Keith's Cacao Paste
  • 1 cup Oat milk
  • 3 cups Watermelon
  • 3 tbsp Basil (15 medium sized leaves)
  • 1 tbsp Honey (or other sweetener of choice, such as dates, agave syrup, etc.)
  • 1 cup Ice cubes

Instructions

  1. Heat and prepare the oat milk and Cacao. Allow this to cool.
  2. Cut the watermelon into small chunks. If you wish, you can also cut and put aside a triangular piece to decorate your glass/cup.
  3. Measure the basil leaves. Again, if you wish, you an choose a nice sprig and put aside to decorate your glass/cup.
  4. When your Cacao has cooled, add Cacao, watermelon, basil leaves and honey into a blender and mix well. 
  5. Put ice in a cocktail shaker and pour the mixture on top. Shake well.
  6. Serve into a glass/cup. Put in a straw and decorate with the watermelon piece and basil sprig that you put aside earlier. Enjoy!

Notes

Convert recipe measurements between US and metric units here

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