Easy and Delicous Vegan Hot Chocolate Recipe!

Hot Cocoa is the perfect Christmas treat in my opinion. It brings me back to my childhood and puts me in a festive mood while I’m wrapping presents (or watching It’s a Wonderful Life for the 50th time.)

This year I decided to put an eco-friendly twist on an old classic by making a vegan hot chocolate version (no animal products used.) It was even better than the original!

Plus, sometimes it’s just soothing to make something from “scratch” and not use a prepackaged food.

Tasty Vegan Hot Cocoa Recipe:

Ingredients (serves 1)

• 1 cup  almond or soy milk (I prefer vanilla soy, but any variation works)
• 3 tsp unsweetened organic cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp agave or 1 tbsp organic sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• Soywhip (optional)
• Vegan dark chocolate chips (optional)

Vegan Hot Cocoa – Directions:

1. Heat milk on the stove at low-medium heat while stirring. Bring to simmer/lightly boiling. (Don’t leave on too long – or the milk will “burn”.)
2. Heat water in separate pot on stove (or tea kettle) or pop in  the microwave for 1.5 – 2 minutes.
3. Stir cocoa powder and agave or sugar into water to dissolve
4. Combine mixture with soy milk
5. Top with soywhip –  it’s just like whip cream but even creamier! and/or chocolate chips

Want to make it “Irish”? Just add 2 tbsp of kahlua.

Enjoy!