Creamy, rich, homemade vegan hot chocolate you can have ready in just a few minutes. Top your delicious dairy-free hot cocoa just how you like (dairy-free whipped cream and vegan marshmallows recommended!) and all you need is a handful of ingredients to make it.
coconut whip, marshmallows, mini chocolate chips, chocolate sauce, or caramel sauce to garnish(optional)
Instructions
Add dairy-free milk and coconut milk to a small pot.
Add the cocoa powder and whisk the mixture until there are no lumps and the cocoa powder has fully incorporated into the milk. Place the pot over medium-high heat.
Add the chocolate chips and continue to whisk until they have all melted.
Continue heating until the mixture is steaming, don't allow it to boil. When the hot chocolate is steaming, remove the pot from the heat.
Add the maple syrup and give it a taste (be careful, it will be hot!). If you don't find it sweet enough, add more until you reach the level of sweetness you prefer.
Garnish with toppings (optional).
Notes
Please read all of the information and FAQ info above, as well as the notes below before making this recipe.
This recipe makes 1 ¼ cups of hot chocolate but can be doubled, tripled or quadrupled if needed. If you need to make a larger amount, multiply the recipe by the number of servings required and it can either be made in a large pot on the stovetop or warmed slowly in a slow cooker / crockpot or pressure cooker. See info above for information on how to make it those ways.
For the best results, use unsweetened, unflavoured dairy-free milk to control the flavour and sweetness. If all you have is sweetened milk, you will need to adjust the sweetener you add accordingly.
If you don't have maple syrup, sugar can be used such as brown, coconut, cane, or white. Sugar alternatives can also be used.
Keep a close eye on the chocolate mixture while it's heating, hot chocolate can scorch and boil over quickly, so only heat until it's steaming and remove it from the heat before it starts to boil.
Whisk continuously until the chocolate chips have melted so they don't stick to the bottom of the pot. If the mixture starts to boil before the chocolate chips have melted, remove the pot from the heat and whisk until they are melted.
To make it in the microwave, add the milk and cocoa powder to a mug and whisk, and then add the chocolate chips and microwave in 25-30 second intervals, whisking in between each interval, until it's steaming. Keep a close eye on it so it doesn't boil. Proceed with step 5.
Nutrition info is for the full recipe prepared as written using unsweetened, unflavoured almond milk, lite canned coconut milk, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, and without any toppings and garnishes. The data below is only to be used as a rough guide. Click to learn how nutrition info is determined on this website.