I’m so excited because when summer is gone I make lots of soups, stews and hot beverages and I love them so much! Chocolate has always been my favorite hot drink and my mother and my grandmother made it every weekend and also for special occasions. They used cow milk and a store bought chocolate bar to make this drink. It was so thick and sweet, but it wasn’t healthy at all because of the cow milk and also because the bar was full of refined ingredients like white sugar.
I prefer to make my own hot chocolate at home, it’s not as thick, but you can add some cornstarch or any starch powder to make it thicker if you want. In addition, this chocolate is made with healthy, natural ingredients and tastes great.
PrintVegan Hot Chocolate
- Prep Time: 3 mins
- Cook Time: 2 mins
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Drink
- Cuisine: Vegan, American
This vegan hot chocolate is perfect for fall or winter because is so warm and cozy. It’s made with just 4 ingredients, is super healthy and tastes amazing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (250 ml)*
- 2 tbsp agave syrup**
- 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder***
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
Instructions
- Pour the milk into a saucepan and cook over high heat until it’s hot, but don’t bring it to a boil.
- Remove from the heat and add the rest of the ingredients.
- Stir until well combined.
- We used a milk frother to make some bubbles.
- Add some cornstarch or any other starch powder if you prefer a thicker chocolate.
- Serve the chocolate and add your favorite toppings. We added some cocoa powder and also a cinnamon stick.
Notes
* Feel free to use any plant milk. If you use some sweetened plant milk, try the chocolate before adding the sweetener and add it gently if needed.
** Or any other natural sweetener.
*** Raw cacao or carob powder also works, but you’ll probably need to add more or less.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 166
- Sugar: 30.4g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 2.8g
- Saturated Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 34.8g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 1.2g
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Excellent! Best homemade hot chocolate drink that I have tried, and it’s guilt-free! Yay! Thank you.
★★★★★
Hi Kate! Thanks a lot 😀 SO glad you liked it!
Weil, I like it, I Love it :)), thanks for this and all the other yummy beverage recipe‘s. Wish you a blessed Christmas!!
Hi Eileen! You’re so welcome 🙂 We wish you a Merry Christmas as well!
i love hot chocolate.
i really need to try this.
Hi Jennifer! Hope you like it 😉
When would you add cornstarch? I want to make it thicker but I don’t want it to taste raw or weird.
Thanks!
Hi Susan! I add all the ingredients in the saucepan and when the chocolate is hot, I add a mix of cold or room temperature plant milk with some cornstarch into the saucepan and stir with a spoon until is thick. Hope it works!