This Healthy Vegan Chocolate Milk is sweet, chocolatey, and delicious. It's refined sugar-free with a pure and delicious taste you will love. A beverage that's even perfect for your little ones who love chocolate milk.
This is the best homemade vegan chocolate milk recipe because even though it doesn't contain syrup, it tastes just as delicious, if not better than what you can buy from the store. It's even quick to make as it's made with just 3 simple ingredients and takes just a few minutes of preparation.
My Chocolate Banana Milkshake is also made with only 3 ingredients. It's healthy, kid-friendly, and delicious! I also recommend my Vegan Hot Cocoa for colder weather!
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🍫Ingredients
- Homemade almond milk is preferred because it has the most pure and luscious taste in comparison to store-bought milk. The taste is so different and it makes this recipe perfect.
- Cacao powder: Instead of using chocolate syrup that's high in sugar and other processed ingredients, this recipe uses cocoa powder/cacao powder.
- Dates provide a delicious natural sweetness. They also have health benefits.
🥛Substitutions
- Almond milk: in place of homemade almond milk, you can use any other unsweetened/plain milk that you enjoy the taste of.
- Dates: I like to use 1 to 2 teaspoons of 100% pure maple syrup instead of dates sometimes.
- Cacao powder: I like to use cacao powder because it's less processed and contains more antioxidants. However, regular cocoa powder is perfectly okay!
📝Instructions
Pour your homemade almond milk, cacao powder, and dates into a high-speed blender.
Next, 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 at full speed. If you don't have a Vitamix, then use what high-speed blender you have. It may just take a little longer to break up the dates!
To keep the milk and cacao powder from separating, pour it into a small pot and let it heat up over medium heat. Keep whisking and, right before it comes to a light boil, remove it from the heat. Then continue to whisk a couple more times.
Allow it to cool down and then transfer into milk jars, or whatever glass jars you have to store them. Refrigerate until nice and cold. You may still have to give it a little shake after long periods of sitting, but not like you will if you choose not to heat it.
Enjoy!
✅Pro Tips
- I use Medjool dates because they are much easier for the blender to break up.
- If you don't think your blender can easily break the dates up, try soaking them in boiling water for about 30 minutes to help them soften.
- If the milk boils, it will thicken as it cools in the refrigerator. If this happens, add some more almond milk before drinking and shake it to combine.
❓Frequently Asked Questions
This comes down to preference. Choose any milk that you enjoy the taste of. Options range from soy milk to coconut milk (in the carton, not canned), oat milk, cashew milk, almond milk, and more.
Yes. You should use 100% pure maple syrup instead of dates if you are not using a blender. In this case, you will heat the almond milk on the stove in a small pot. Add the cacao powder and maple syrup, and whisk until evenly combined. Remove it from the heat before it comes to a light boil, then whisk it a few more times until it's well combined. Allow it to cool, then transfer it into milk jars to refrigerate.
Store the chocolate milk in an airtight jar for about a week in the refrigerator.
⭐️Before you go! If you enjoyed this healthy vegan chocolate milk recipe, make sure to leave a review and let me know!
📖 Recipe
Healthy Vegan Chocolate Milk
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup homemade almond milk
- 1 teaspoon cacao powder
- 1-2 pitted dates or pure maple syrup (to taste)
Instructions
- Place the almond milk, dates, and cacao powder in a high-speed blender. For a subtle sweetness, use 1 date. For more sweetness, use 2 dates.
- Blend until there are no pieces of dates left behind and the mixture is smooth (this takes about 30 seconds at full speed in a Vitamix blender). If your blender cannot smooth out the dates you can strain the chocolate milk or use pure maple syrup.
- To keep the milk and cacao powder from separating, pour it into a small pot and let it heat up over medium heat. Keep whisking and, right before it comes to a light boil, remove it from the heat. Then continue to whisk a couple more times. Be careful not to let it boil or the milk can foam over and even start to thicken in the refrigerator.
- Allow it to cool down and then transfer into milk jars, or whatever glass jars you have to store them. You may still have to shake it after long periods of sitting, but not like you do if you choose not to heat it.
- Refrigerate until it's nice and cold. Enjoy!
Notes
- For a deeper chocolate flavor, add ½ teaspoon more cocoa powder.
- If your dates are not soft, soak them in hot boiling water for about 30 minutes to help soften them before blending.
- If the milk boils, it will thicken as it cools in the refrigerator. If this happens, add some more almond milk before drinking and shake it to combine.
Nutrition
Additional notes: The nutrition label is just an estimate. Amounts may vary. This nutrition label includes the amounts for 1 medjool date, not two.
Barbra says
Tried this today and it was a hit! So yummy 😋:)
Kayla says
I love to hear it. Thanks for sharing!