Vegan Hot Chocolate (GF)
This vegan hot chocolate is a thick, creamy and luxurious drink to keep you cosy and warm over the winter months. Made with evaporated coconut milk that makes it creamy but doesn't leave any coconut flavour.
Ingredients
- 240 ml (1 cup) evaporated coconut milk
- 3/4 tsp arrowroot or cornstarch powder
- 30 g sweetened condensed coconut milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla powder
- a pinch of salt
- 30 g Lindt 70 % chocolate
Optional toppings:
- whipped plant based cream
- grated chocolate
Instructions
- Pour evaporated coconut milk in a pot.
- In a small cup put arrowroot or constrach powder. Take 1/2 tbsp of evaporated coconut milk from a pot and add it to the starch. Mix together until you get a slurry. Then pour the slurry back to the rest of evaporated coconut milk. Mix together.
- Add to the pot also sweetened condensed coconut milk, vanilla and salt.
- Put the pot on the stove and heat it until it starts boiling. Leave it to boil for a few seconds, then turn the heat off.
- Add chocolate to the pot and leave it to melt. Mix together and whisk so that chocolate incorporates completely into the mixture.
- Pour hot chocolate into a mug. The mixture will thicken as it cools.
- Decorate with plant based whipped cream and grated chocolate if desired. Serve warm.
Notes
*Nutrition facts calculated without optional toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 servingCalories: 493kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 3gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 27gSodium: 296mgFiber: 5gSugar: 31g
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