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A white mug filled with vegan hot cocoa, topped with marshmallows and grated chocolate.

Vegan Hot Cocoa

Kayla
This Vegan Hot Cocoa is incredibly addictive and will easily become your go to hot cocoa recipe. It's the best traditional tasting hot cocoa as it's the perfect balance of richness, sweetness and lusciousness.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 159 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder
  • ½ cup pure maple syrup
  • ½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 4 cups unsweetened/ unflavored almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan, mix the dry ingredients.
  • Add water, mix it together and bring it to a boil while whisking. Then briefly remove from heat so that the mixture does not burn.
  • Add the almond milk and the pure maple syrup, then whisk to combine.
  • Heat until the hot cocoa is the temperature you like, but do not let it boil. If it boils for a prolonged amount of time it will become thick. 
  • Remove from heat, add the vanilla, stir and serve.
  • You can optionally top with vegan marshmallows, or regular if you aren't vegan, as well as shaved dairy-free dark chocolate for a beautiful and delicious addition. 
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you aren't using a coarse salt, and your salt is fine, consider adding a little bit less. Coarse salt and fine salt do not typically measure the same. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 622mgPotassium: 174mgFiber: 3gSugar: 25gCalcium: 352mgIron: 1mg
Keyword dairy free hot cocoa, vegan hot chocolate, vegan hot cocoa
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