If you aren't a fan of store bought chocolate milk alternatives, then you will love this healthy vegan chocolate milk recipe. It's refined sugar free with a pure and delicious taste you won't be able to get enough of. The next time you're craving a nice glass of chocolate milk, this recipe will not disappoint!
This is a comfort drink you can actually feel good about drinking! It's even perfect for your little ones who love chocolate milk.
In addition, regular chocolate milk and even store bought chocolate milk alternatives are packed with sugar and preservatives. This recipe uses few and wholesome ingredients!
Ingredients You'll Need
- Homemade almond milk is preferred because it has the most pure and luscious taste in comparison to store bought milk. The taste is completely different and it really makes this recipe perfect. But, if you can't make your own almond milk then just use your favorite tasting plant milk
- Cocoa powder
- Dates provide a delicious natural sweetness. They also have great health benefits. However, if you don't have any dates, you can substitute a little bit of 100% pure maple syrup
How to Make Healthy Vegan Chocolate Milk
Pour your homemade almond milk into a high-speed blender
Next, add in the cocoa powder and dates
Lastly, blend until the bits of dates are completely blended. It should be a smooth, and not chunky, mixture. This process is super easy with a vitamix blender. It should take about 30 seconds. If you don't have a vitamix, then use what high-speed blender you have. It may, however, take longer to break up the dates!
If your blender leaves behind chunky pieces of dates that it can't break up, go ahead and strain it!
That's it!
Pour into a glass, shake as needed and enjoy!
Storing Options
To make larger batches of this recipe, use the same ratios mentioned in the recipe!
Store homemade almond milk in the refrigerator for a week
Shake before you drink as the contents will separate
Healthy Vegan Chocolate Milk
Ingredients
- 1 cup homemade almond milk
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1-2 pitted dates or pure maple syrup (to taste)
Instructions
- Place the almond milk, dates and cocoa powder in a high-speed blender
- For a subtle sweetness, use 1 date. For more sweetness, use 2 dates
- Blend until there's no pieces of dates left behind and the mixture is completely smooth. Takes about 30 seconds in a vitamix blender. If your blender cannot smooth out the dates you can always strain the chocolate milk or just use pure maple syrup
- Shake as needed. The milk will separate and settle
- Pour in a glass and enjoy!
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