5-Minute Vegan Hot Cocoa

Our tradition is to have hot cocoa and chocolate chip cookies while we watch The Polar Express. We needed to whip up a quick batch of cocoa and this was perfect! We used almond milk, but added some coconut milk to make it richer and creamier, used Lily’s dark chocolate chips, and stirred in a few Lily’s peppermint flavored chips for a hint of peppermint. Loved it!

If you like more of a semi-sweet taste, add half a tablespoon of sugar instead of a full tablespoon (or half the amount of your chosen sweetener)

Peppermint and chocolate is the ultimate combination (it’s better than peanut butter and chocolate – fight me) and this looks great! For some reason we’re having snow here in Indiana, definitely going to make this today!

I just made this for my daughter and me and it’s hit! Quick, simple, and tasty! Will definitely be making this again!

I’m sitting here living my best life bc I’m in my flannel pjs and just made this hot chocolate! Normally, I’m team “on the stove,” but my lone pot is in the dishwasher and I just finished the cleaning the kitchen. I put 1 cup homemade cashew milk, 1 TBSP no added sugar chocolate chips, 1 TBSP dark amber maple syrup, lil’ bit vanilla extract, and few sprinkles of Himalayan sea salt into the mug and put into the microwave (don’t shame me). I took one sip and new I had to leave a comment and review bc it’s that good! Thank you for bringing some joy to my day!

I made this tonight because. It. Is. Snowing. I omitted the peppermint and added a little bit more like 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips ;)… but it still turned out amazing! I added a bit of homemade coconut whipped cream and it turned out amazing! Thanks for the amazing recipe!

Was such an easy recipe to make and my kids loved it! I made it with Oatmilk and used raw sugar and enjoy life chocolate chips!

It hits the spot!! I think maybe I’ll use a little less cocoa. I replaced sugar with a blip of syrup. Delicious!

Love the hot cocoa!! It’s so easy and delicious

Now that it’s peppermint season, this recipe is back in my rotation. It is so quick and delicious! I might have even snuck some Peppermint Schnapps in it. :)

This year I used whole milk and added some foam with a frothing wand after whisking the ingredients with the warm milk, before the second heating. It was such a delicious treat!

So yummy and easy, thank you! We have dairy and chocolate allergies so I used Soy Milk and subbed the chocolate with Carob powder and carob chips. Carob is naturally sweeter than chocolate so it actually didn’t need any sweetner. Perfect for a cold winter’s day. Threw in a jumbo marshmallow for the kids too ;-)

So delicious, I used monk fruit to sweeten and oat milk!

Rich cup of cocoa! Used oat milk and turned out delicious 😊

Oh my gosh!! So yummy! We are so thankful for this recipe! The only thing I did differently is used blue agave for the sweetener and we use almond whipped cream! Comes out perfect! Thanks for sharing!

Oh, so good! I mixed it up a bit — omitted the semi-sweet chocolate, used 1.5 TBS cocoa and added a shot of decaf coffee. The cocoa/coffee /mint combination is divine!

OMG! So amazing, creamy and rich. I have been craving a good cup pf hot chocolate and this is perfection. I added a little vanilla and a pinch of salt, I didn’t have coconut whipped cream. So Yummy!

Best hot chocolate for this Canadian lockdown winter/warm. I just made this for my spouse and I. It was a total success. He absolutely loved it. Working from home has never been so fun. Thank you very much for all your recipes. I apologize, usually I do not leave reviews/rating. Will do from now on. Keep making those amazing recipes.

So delicious!
I used Lindt 70% dark chocolate which made a really nice dark-flavoured hot chocolate, and I also only had soy milk, which still turned out really nice overall.
Thank you for this recipe!

Perfect! Delicious! So fast and easy! Thank you so much!!!

Best recipe I’ve found for hot chocolate, I prefer mine a little less sweet so I halved the sugar. Tripled the recipe for the whole family and added a candy cane. Perfection! *Chef’s Kiss!*

Love that this recipe is for one unlike most. Easy and delish and love that it’s microwave friendly! I used half oat milk half almond and coconut sugar for sweetener.. Thank you!

This came out great! We used agave sweetener as that is what we had on hand. Thanks so much!

My first grader has been making this recipe almost every school day as part of her virtual learning routine. She’s so proud of doing everything herself!

We do use regular milk (since we get plenty of cartons from the school lunch program) and it turns out excellent every time.

My girlfriend wanted hot chocolate on a whim so I whipped this up for her in the microwave and she loved it! Thanks so much for sharing!

This recipe is bomb!! I used oat milk instead of almond and added 1/2 tbsp of sugar for sweetener. LOVE!

FABULOUS!

I made this last Christmas (2019) for my ladies Bible study group at our Christmas social. I took my Vitamix and all the ingredients and made it right there. Instead of extract, I bought some of those fat, soft peppermint sticks to be used as stir sticks. Everyone who tried it loved it. I had made this before at home and after having tried MANY vegan hot chocolate recipes over the years, I finally found this one, it’s perfect, by far the best tasting recipe! That is why I took it to our social. Unfortunately I left the recipe at my friend’s house. When I thought about it later and asked for it, she couldn’t find it. I couldn’t recall which website I obtained it from, so every so often throughout the year I asked if she’d found it. She always said no. A week ago this same friend sent me two vegan hot chocolate recipes saying “they can’t be that different”. I tried one, didn’t like it. Just today (10-16-20), she texted me that she found the recipe I had brought to her house 10 months ago for the social! Yay! My perfect hot chocolate drink just in time for winter !

This hot chocolate is so comforting! I am feeling a little sad and am fighting a cold so this is just what I needed for lunch. Made with Ghiardellhi cocoa and ghiardellhi semi sweet chocolate, added a little less than 1 tablespoon of raw sugar. I topped with marshmallow fluff (not usual for me lol) and sprinkles!

Gosh minimalist baker is a genius. This cocoa tastes just like Swiss miss, possibly better it’s been a long time since I’ve had it. But wow exactly what I wanted!

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Dandies vegan marshmallows added! These marshmallows are better then gelatin ones! They have a creamy vanilla taste and are so good in vegan cocoa!

Loved the recipe! I omitted the sugar completely, and switched peppermint extract with real mint and steeped it in the almond milk. Delish! I also used 68% real cacoa chocolate – no added sugar, etc. Added powdered sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, more mint to the “hot chocolate bar” so guests could personalize. Kept it in a large metal airpot thermos which “mixed” it each pump.

I made this for my ladies Bible study Christmas gathering. So Easy! I brought my vitamix and the ingredients and walaah! I made a pitcher full by multiplying the ingredients to make 6 cups. I used an organic dark chocolate chip that my host had since mine were made in a facility that processed milk products and her daughter is deathly allergic & organic coco powder. I forgot my sweetener, I planned to use maple syrup, so I used my hosts lakanto brand monk fruit/eryrthritol blend, 1.5 TBL per cup. I blended it all in my vitamix on high. It took about 10 min to get hot. Everyone loved it! Hostess wanted the recipe.

Simply the best. Decadent, not sweet, rich hot chocolate. Tastes so high-end. Puts SwissMiss to absolute shame. I’ve made with water, oat milk, soy milk, almond milk, and canned coconut milk. Always add a healthy pinch of salt. Sugar or maple syrup works. Cornstarch thickens, but isn’t necessary. My husband loves it with a shot of peppermint schnapps.

I make this often. I even gift the mixture in holidays bags. Always a success.

I microwaved half a cup of cashew milk for one minute and it got super thick! Mixed in about a teaspoon cacao powder and a teaspoon dark chocolate chips, a splash of vanilla extract and a pinch of coconut sugar. Mmmm super thick and not sweet!