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    Delightful Mom Food / Recipes / Drinks / Vegan Hot Chocolate Recipe

    Last Updated September 23, 2021. Published December 10, 2020 Danielle Fahrenkrug | This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

    Vegan Hot Chocolate Recipe

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    Perfect formula for a satisfying vegan hot chocolate recipe made with cocoa powder, maple syrup, vanilla and your favorite dairy-free milk! Not too chocolate, not too sweet, but just right!

    two mugs filled with the best vegan hot chocolate recipe topped with marshmallows, chocolate and peppermint bites

    When I was a kid, every Christmas I always loved going to the nativity scene at our Baptist church. It had live animals and was set outdoors where you walked through the scenes. My siblings and I loved it so much because as a treat we got go sip hot chocolate and hot apple cider along the way! And who doesn’t like a warming cup of hot cocoa when it’s cold outside?

    That delicious Swiss Miss hot chocolate, I thought was the best hot chocolate drink in the world. Until I started making hot chocolate from scratch and into smoothies. Most hot chocolate mixes contain extra processed sugars and preservatives. Making homemade hot chocolate allows you to control how much sugar, what kind is added, and there are no preservatives – only natural ingredients are used. This drink recipe is our holiday tradition to make every year, and I hope it becomes yours too!

    top of a warm cup of dairy-free hot cocoa showing marshmallows, peppermint and dairy-free chocolate shavings

    Vegan hot chocolate ingredients

    Here is what you need:

    Milk: Use your favorite plant based milk such as almond milk, cashew milk or coconut milk (not canned). Preferably, this vegan hot chocolate recipe is best using almond milk or cashew milk.

    Cocoa powder: such as dark cocoa powder or baking cocoa powder that is unsweetened.

    Maple syrup: which is a natural sugar and has antioxidants and minerals in it with fewer calories than honey.

    Vanilla extract: just a little bit of vanilla compliments to chocolate. Only use this if the plant-based milk is unflavored.

    How to make dairy-free vegan hot chocolate

    This vegan hot chocolate recipe takes less than 10 minutes to mix together and is so much more flavorful than any powdered mix. Plus making hot chocolate from scratch creates beautiful family holiday memories. These basic step-by-step instructions for the easiest and healthier hot chocolate make it a breeze!

    Slowly add the milk to a small saucepan and heat it on medium heat.

    Right away add the cocoa powder, vanilla and maple syrup and whisk continually until the hot chocolate is warmed through and no visible cocoa powder chunks are seen.

    made from scratch vegan hot chocolate pouring from a pot into a clear glass mug

    Serve right away into two mugs and top with marshmallows and add sprinkles of dairy-free chocolate and peppermint (optional).

    Tips

    What kind of dairy-free milk is best for vegan hot chocolate?

    Any kind of milk works for this hot chocolate recipe. But for a really creamy taste, cashew milk and almond milk are best. Make sure they are original or plain and without vanilla for this recipe.

    Can I use another sweetener?

    This recipe is made with maple syrup, but you can substitute that for honey, keto syrup sweetener, or ¼ cup of monk fruit. Just heat the monk fruit until it is dissolved.

    What to serve with vegan hot chocolate?

    Cookies are always so good in the winter with hot cocoa! Serve these delicious vegan cookies! Our favorites and most popular ones include: vegan beet cookies (colored red with real beets!), vegan gingerbread man cookies, vegan Christmas sugar cookies (colored green with spinach!), vegan gluten-free soft lemon sandwich cookies, vegan gluten-free sugar cookies, healthy peanut butter cookies, and gluten-free snickerdoodle cookies.

    Hot chocolate toppings

    • Add crushed peppermint on top
    • Mini chocolate chips
    • Chocolate shards
    • Marshmallows
    • Whipped cream (coconut whipped cream)

    My boys ask for hot chocolate all the time and it has started to be a nightly dessert treat if they finish all their dinner. So I hope you enjoy this hot chocolate recipe too as much as we do! Another great holiday drink recipe is my vegan eggnog for the adults 😊. Merry Christmas and Cheers!

    mug full of healthy vegan dairy-free hot chocolate made from scratch with marshmallows on top

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    • Frozen Hot Chocolate Smoothie
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    two mugs filled with the best vegan hot chocolate recipe topped with marshmallows, chocolate and peppermint bites

    Vegan Hot Chocolate Recipe

    Perfect formula for a satisfying vegan hot chocolate recipe made with cocoa powder, maple syrup, vanilla and your favorite dairy-free milk!
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    Course: Dessert, Drinks, Holiday
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Lactose, Low Salt, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 103kcal
    Author: Danielle Fahrenkrug

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups almond milk -unsweetened. Can use favorite milk such as cow milk, goat milk, cashew milk or coconut milk (not canned)
    • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
    • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (only use if the milk is original or unflavored and does not already have vanilla flavor in it)

    Instructions

    • In a small saucepan, slowly add the milk, cocoa powder, maple syrup and vanilla. Heat on medium heat, whisking continuously until the cocoa powder chunks are dissolved. 
    • Serve immediately into two mugs and top with marshmallows, chopped dairy-free chocolate and crushed peppermint candy. 

    Notes

    Notes 1: This vegan hot chocolate can also be turned into a basic hot chocolate recipe using cow milk or goat milk. Use ¼ cup cocoa powder and ¼ cup of maple syrup. If the milk starts to bubble on the sides, turn the heat down to avoid dairy milk from curdling.  

    Nutrition

    Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 328mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Calcium: 328mg | Iron: 1mg
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    About Danielle Fahrenkrug

    Danielle Fahrenkrug is the writer and photographer behind Delightful Mom Food. She is a mama of two young boys and loves food, family, friends, and Jesus with a passion for wine, coffee, and cauliflower crusted pizza. Danielle is also the author for Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Baking Cookbook, Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Cookbook, Dairy-Free Cookbook for Kids and is a certified health and nutrition life coach.

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