We're so excited to share our favourite vegan hot chocolate recipes with you below. We've been experimenting with different plant-based milks and vegan toppings to bring our vegan chocolate lovers the best hot chocolate possible. Here are our findings - they're all tasty, but when it comes to vegan hot cocoa, there is certainly a clear favourite for us.
OUR FAVOURITE VEGAN HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPE - (WELL, RECIPES!)Yeah, we couldn’t choose just one way of making vegan hot chocolate for this post. You see, creamy hot chocolate can be made in several amazingly delicious ways. Leave the cocoa powder in the cupboard, grab your mug and follow us on a journey of exciting chocolatey fun! Here's how to make all of our dairy-free hot chocolate!
Making vegan hot chocolate with our spoons is delightfully straightforward, here’s how:
- Stick some plant-based milk in a pan and place it over a medium heat on the hob
- Stir the milk consistently to avoid it splitting and don’t be tempted to put the heat up, we found that plant-based milks like to split when heating. So, go slow, and soon you’ll have some delicious hot chocolate, we promise!
- Once the milk is hot, pour it into your favourite mug
- Place your favourite vegan hot chocolate spoon into the mug with the milk and start stirring.
- You’ll want to stir until the spoon is clean, or until you can’t stand it any longer and start licking the spoon!
Now you can serve and enjoy. We’d recommend topping your hot chocolate with vegan whipped cream, and any other vegan chocolatey topping of your choice!
OUR VEGAN HOT CHOCOLATE BOMBS ARE JUST AS SIMPLEMaking our vegan hot chocolate bombs is just as easy!
- Heat your vegan milk on the hob
- Grab your favourite hot chocolate mug
- Get excited (if you weren’t already)
- Place your vegan hot chocolate bomb in the mug
- Pour the milk over the bomb and watch as it melts away
- Once the vegan marshmallows begin to float to the surface, give it a good stir
Serve with your favourite toppings. Vegan whipped cream is a must in our opinion, and we love adding some shavings from our vegan honeycomb chocolate bar for a really decadent finishing touch!
MAKING HOT CHOCOLATE WITH OUR CHOCOLATE FLAKESLastly, we have our amazingly tasty chocolate flakes that are perfect if you fancy having a hot chocolate everyday of the week. Here’s how to make hot chocolate with our flakes:
- Begin heating your oat milk (or other milk alternative) on the hob
- Add 3-5 tablespoons of chocolate flakes to your favourite mug (the more you, the richer the texture and flavour)
- Add a splash of boiling water. Just enough to soak the flakes.
- Give this a stir to form a paste.
- Add your pre-heated milk to the mug
- Give it another stir
- Serve with all of your favourite toppings for a blissful cup of cocoa.
Speaking of toppings…
Now we need to get serious and add some toppings to our hot chocolate to ensure it is the most beautiful, heavenly hot chocolate you've ever had. The choice of toppings is completely up to you, of course. However, vegan whipped cream and chocolate chips are a firm favourite here at Cocoba. Shavings of our 70% dark chocolate bar add an unbelievably rich and smooth finishing touch too!
Some love to add vanilla extract to the milk for an added hint of flavour. Others love the addition of maple syrup or coconut sugar, while some use peppermint extract to add an absolutely delicious hint of Christmas to their hot chocolate. This is the time to get creative, have fun and experiment!
USING A MILK FROTHER TO MAKE HOT CHOCOLATE
When making hot chocolate with our drinking chocolate flakes, many chocoholics prefer to tap into their creative side with the use of a milk frothing device, such as a Dualit Milk Frother. This is a great way to liven up your homemade hot chocolate with a velvety texture, with the perfect drinking temperature being reached in just a couple of minutes.
Although the typical approach of adding milk and flakes to the Dualit is blissfully straightforward, we would like to highlight that when using the cold froth setting on a Dualit, we do not recommend adding your flakes directly to the Dualit device as this will not melt the chocolate shavings.
THE BEST NON-DAIRY MILK TO USEAs we said, we've put each of our hot chocolate types to the test to explore the best non-dairy milk and method for each kind. During our tests, we discovered that all of our vegan hot chocolate are super tasty, although we would say that. We did notice, though, that when it came to dairy-free milks, there was a clear winner.
We tried lots of different plant-based milks including almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk and more. Yet, oat milk achieved the creamiest consistency with the most indulgent mouthfeel. We also found that nut-based milks worked just as well with our vegan drinking chocolate collection. They compliment the cocoa notes with a lovely hint of nutty flavour. Yum! So, coconut milk, almond milk or cashew milk can bring a lovely nutty element into the mix!
THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS VEGAN HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPEWhile we're getting hot chocolate crazy, here's a recipe for one of the best vegan hot chocolates for the festive season:
- Preheat your plant-based milk
- Add 5 teaspoons of our chocolate flakes to your mug
- Pour over a splash of hot water to create a thick and irresistible paste.
- Add your pre-heated oat milk and stir until it's even more irresistible
- Just before you drink it all in one go, add some peppermint extract.
- Top with vegan whipped cream, a few chocolate shavings and a candy cane.
This is the best peppermint hot chocolate you'll ever taste, and a firm favourite during the Christmas period.
If you prefer a bit of bitterness, you could try using our 53% dark chocolate spoon to make this hot chocolate. It cuts through the peppermint with subtle notes of beautifully rich chocolate!
HOW TO CHOOSE A VEGAN HOT CHOCOLATE
A rich and smooth hot chocolate is a luxury that should be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what their dietary requirements or preferences. That’s why we’ve refined our hot chocolate products to blend perfectly with any milk alternative to create indulgent, high-quality vegan hot chocolates that will be sure to captivate your taste buds!
If you aren't sure which hot chocolate to choose for your indulgent treat, we might be able to help. Below, we've broken down all of the hot chocolate products we create so you can choose the perfect one for your next vegan hot chocolate mix-and-match party!
OUR CHOCOLATE SPOONS
Our Vegan Hot Chocolate Spoons are ideal as a quick treat when you fancy a little pick-me-up! Perfect for adults and kids alike, anyone will enjoy whisking up their hot chocolate, and of course, licking the spoon clean afterwards! They are available in dark semi-sweet chocolate for those who like a bit of bitterness, or vegan 'milk' chocolate for a bit more sweetness.
OUR CHOCOLATE BOMBSFor our fellow mallow lovers, did you know that our Vegan Hot Chocolate Bombs include scrumptious and fluffy vegan mini marshmallows? These Belgian dark chocolate bombes melt away with the addition of hot 'milk' to reveal the bursting display of mini marshmallows within - a fantastic show for any chocoholic! Our hot chocolate bombs are excellent for those truly indulgent evenings when you want to kick back, relax and enjoy the best hot chocolate you've tasted.
OUR CHOCOLATE FLAKESWhat if sometimes you're in the mood for a rich hot chocolate, but sometimes you're not? Well, it's actually a dilemma that's easily solvable with our Signature Hot Chocolate Flakes. Simply add 3-5 teaspoons depending on how rich a hot chocolate you fancy snuggling up with.
If you love drinking hot chocolate all the time, our flakes are the best way to go. For these really indulgent evenings, they can create a beautifully rich hot cocoa that can be topped with any of your favourites. For those more conservative evenings, you can leave the toppings off and have a deliciously chocolatey drink that is super easy to make and even easier to enjoy.
If you're now craving hot chocolate, I don't blame you! My mouth is watering at the thought of delicious vegan hot chocolate too! So, why not grab your favourite vegan milk, some of our delicious vegan hot chocolate and prepare the best hot chocolate you'll ever taste? Don't forget to get creative with the toppings and have fun, because that's what this is all about!
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