Dairy Free Hot Chocolate Mix
Creamy, rich and flavorful, this Dairy Free Hot Chocolate Mix is wonderful with marshmallows or whipped cream.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Beverage, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1
Calories: 158kcal
Cost: $4.00-$8.00
Medium sized saucepan
Measuring Spoons
whisk
mugs
Measuring Cups
- 1 ½ cups Milk, Almond, coconut or oat milk
- 1 ½ tablespoons Cocoa Powder, unsweetened
- 2 tablespoons Coconut Sugar see notes
- ¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon
- ⅛ Teaspoon Sea Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- Whipped Cream for serving
- Shaved Chocolate for garnish, optional
In a medium saucepan, add the milk and heat over medium high on the stove top. Add the cocoa powder, coconut sugar, cinnamon and sea salt.
Whisk the ingredients together and, continuing to heat on medium-high until heated through. It'll be smooth and a little frothy.
Remove from heat, add the vanilla extract, whisk to combine, then pour into a mug and add whipped cream or marshmallows and shaved chocolate, if you like.
- Use almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk or regular milk.
- Instead of coconut sugar, try maple sugar, maple syrup, brown sugar or regular sugar.
- To make it sweeter, start with adding a half teaspoon more sweetener at a time to taste.
- Garnish with marshmallows, whipped coco cream, some frothy milk (regular or non-dairy, using a milk frother), some chocolate shavings, a little cocoa powder or even a drizzle of caramel sauce.
- Make this hot drink spicy for a change of pace! Add an eighth teaspoon chili powder to the mix.
- Add more cocoa powder for a stronger chocolate flavor, adding quarter teaspoon at a time.
Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 829mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 17g | Calcium: 450mg | Iron: 1mg