Favorite Hot Chocolate
Total Time
10 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Rating
4.8 out of 5 stars
(18)
Ingredients
2 cups
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 to 2 tablespoons maple syrup, to taste
- 2 ounces quality chocolate, chopped (or ¼ cup chocolate chips)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Topping of choice (optional): Whipped cream, marshmallows, shaved chocolate, or any of the options provided within post
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
*Milk suggestions:
Thicker, richer milks produce better hot chocolate. Whole milk is fantastic. Good plant-based options include homemade cashew milk or store-bought cashew milk (I like Forager brand). Three Trees and Malk make creamy almond milks. Light coconut milk would be nice. Homemade oat milk thickens too much when heated, so I don’t recommend it.
Cocoa powder notes:
Regular or Dutch-processed cocoa powder will work well. Dutch-processed offers less acidic chocolate flavor, so if you have them both to choose from, I’d pick Dutch.
Make it dairy free/vegan:
Use plant-based milk (see suggestions above) and choose dairy-free/vegan-friendly toppings.