Creamy Triple Chocolate Vegan Hot Cocoa Recipe
A deliciously decadent triple chocolate vegan hot chocolate recipe full of rich chocolate flavor, plant-based milk, and natural sweetener. This hot cocoa is vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free!
Servings: 1 -2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Silk Oat Yeah Oatmilk -- The Chocolate One or other non-dairy milk of choice*
- 1 tbsp raw cacao powder can sub for unsweetened cocoa powder
- a small piece of dark chocolate
- 1 pitted medjool date or 2 tsp maple syrup
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- Optional
- ½ tsp maca powder
- ½ tsp mesquite powder
- vegan marshmallows to top
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a small saucepan and whisk over medium heat, bringing to a soft simmer.
- If using dates to sweeten, remove pan from heat and transfer mixture to a blender (or, use hand blender) and blend until smooth and frothy.
- Serve with vegan marshmallows!
Notes
Secrets to Success
- For the best flavor, make sure you’re using cacao powder instead of sweetened cocoa powder. Cacao powder has a bit of a different nutritional profile than cocoa, however, you can absolutely use cocoa powder to substitute if you have it on hand!
- If you’d like to swap oat milk for an alternative dairy-free milk, you absolutely can. Opt for a richer, creamier plant milk for best results.
- Finally, just because hot chocolate isn’t hot chocolate with marshmallows, make sure you top it off with some vegan marshmallows. I opted to home-make some vegan marshmallows using this recipe, but I’ll also include a store-bought option in the recipe notes!
- If feeling super festive, feel free to garnish with a vegan candy cane! Or add a drop of peppermint extract to your cocoa.