5-Minute Vegan Hot Cocoa
Servings: 1 serving
Print RecipeMy go-to 5-minute vegan hot cocoa made with simple ingredients you always have on hand. This hot chocolate drink will only take you a couple minutes to make, it's creamy and tasty, plus it’s healthy too.
Equipment
- Water Kettle
- Regular Mug (200 ml)
Ingredients
- 1 tsp raw cacao (unsweetened)
- 1/2 tsp extra virgin coconut oil
- pinch of Himalayan salt
- 1/2 tsp coconut sugar (optional)
- pinch of cinnamon, vanilla, or cardamom (optional)
- hot water (boiled)
Instructions
- Add cacao and extra virgin coconut oil to a 200 ml mug. Also add optional coconut sugar and spices.
- Use a teaspoon to mix for a few seconds forming a coconut and cacao paste.
- Slowly pour hot water until the mug gets full.
- Let it cocoa drink sit for 2 minutes before tasting it.
- DONE! Enjoy your vegan hot cocoa drink without guilt!
Notes
Note that the pinch of salt is quite important and it’s there to balance all those healthy fats.
You can definitely use your spices of choice with this vegan hot cocoa. I usually like to use one of the following: cinnamon, vanilla or cardamom. With time I discovered that these work best, my favorite being cinnamon.
Usually I don’t like my hot cocoa too sweet but feel free to adjust the sweetness based on your own taste. I usually use around 1/2 tsp of coconut sugar, but I guess you can go up to 1 tsp and you’ll still feel the taste of cacao.
Since we are using coconut oil to make this hot cocoa feel creamy (and healthy too), know that the oily texture of coconut oil will probably get on your hands. Just avoid typing at the keyboard while drinking this hot cocoa.
We are using unsweetened raw cacao for this hot drink and, since raw cacao is stronger compared to regular cacao, you shouldn’t use too much of it (less is more here).