Velvety Vegan Hot Chocolate

A velvety vegan hot chocolate will surely enlighten your day. Chocolate is good for you! Yes! Pure cacao, meaning 100 percent cacao is full of antioxidants and it is so delicious. The good news is that you can control how healthy your hot chocolate is going to be. We added nut butter and cinnamon to this creamy vegan hot cocoa recipe for extra creaminess and nutrition. The sweetener is optional if you are trying to eliminate the sugar from your diet. I make this hot chocolate every day for my children at home. I occasionally add the nut butter.

Why you will love this velvety vegan hot chocolate

has only 5 ingredients
is vegan and gluten-free
is a lot cheaper than Starbucks or any other coffee shop
it has adaptogens and antioxidants

Key Ingredients

Vegan Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Nut milk or grain milk. Some examples are almond, hazelnut, macadamia, cashew, hazelnut, oat or rice milk
Creamy nut butter or seed butter such as almond, sunflower or peanut
Powdered cinnamon
Maple Syrup

Boost The Health Benefits

You can definitely take advantage of zipping on your super full of antioxidants vegan hot cocoa by adding more ingredients to boost your health benefits even more. Some ingredients you can add are:

MCT or coconut oil which will make your hot cocoa creamier and fulfilling
A scoop of collagen if you wish to add more protein
Adaptogens for example ashwagandha, lion's mane, maca powder, cinnamon, rishi, and any other you like
Edible essential oils such as cinnamon
Nutmeg

Utensils you will need

Measuring Spoons: 1 tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon
Measuring Cups
Whisk
Small pan
2 cups to serve

How To Make This Recipe

Pour 1/2 cup of milk in a pan over low heat and add the cocoa powder, cinnamon powder, nut butter, maple syrup and salt and stir frequently with a spoon until everything is incorporated. This will take about 1 to 1 /12 minutes. When the nut butter, cocoa powder and cinnamon, are dissolved, add 1 cup of milk and whisk until the cocoa is steaming but do not let it boil. Serve hot into your favorite cups. It yields about 2 cups.

Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Cooking Method: Boiling

Cuisine: American, Mexican, Vegan

Courses: Drinks

Difficulty: Beginner

Servings: 2

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

This velvety vegan hot chocolate is vegan, dairy free, and gluten free. It is so creamy and has adaptogens. It's cheaper, more delicious, and more nutritious than those at the coffee shop.

Ingredients

3 tbsp Cocoa Powder (vegan and unsweetened)
3 tbsp Seed or Nut Butter (almond, sunflower or peanut)
2 cup Unsweetened plant based milk (macadamia, walnut, almond, cashew, hazelnut, oat or rice milk)
1-3 tbsp Maple syrup (Organic and gluten free)
1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon (organic)
1 pinch Salt

Instructions

1
Pour 1/2 cup of milk in a pan over low heat and add the cocoa powder, cinnamon powder, nut butter, maple syrup and salt and stir frequently with a spoon until everything is incorporated. This will take about 1 to 1 /12 minutes.
2
When the nut butter, cocoa powder and cinnamon, are dissolved, add 1 cup of milk and whisk until the cocoa is steaming but do not let it boil.
3
Serve hot into your favorite cups. It yields about 2 cups.

Note

You can definitely take advantage of zipping on your super full of antioxidants vegan hot cocoa by adding more ingredients to boost your health benefits even more. Some ingredients you can add are:

MCT or coconut oil which will make your hot cocoa creamier and fulfilling
A scoop of collagen if you wish to add more protein
Adaptogens for example ashwagandha, lion’s mane, maca powder, cinnamon, rishi, and any other you like
Edible essential oils such as cinnamon
Nutmeg

Keywords: vegan hot chocolate