This is the most perfect dairy free hot chocolate recipe! Sweet, indulgent, and super easy! One pot, 6 ingredients and under 10 minutes to make! Completely vegan!
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Winter isn’t really winter unless you can come inside and enjoy a delicious cup of dairy free hot chocolate.
There’s nothing quite like curling up in front of the fireplace and relaxing with a cup of delicious hot chocolate either. It’s one of the greatest joys of the winter season.
For some, it’s also a winter holiday tradition. Everyone gets a delicious cup a hot chocolate while opening presents or setting up the holiday decorations.
How fun is that?
Well, just because you are living a dairy free life doesn’t mean you can’t have hot chocolate. This vegan hot chocolate is even better than other milk based hot chocolates you’ve had. Swear.
This hot chocolate is rich, creamy, sweet and obviously super chocolatey! It’s the perfect indulgent treat that you’ve been wanting! Better yet, it’s insanely easy to make.
You need one pot + 6 ingredients + less than 10 minutes. WHATTT! It’s truly that easy to make dairy free hot chocolate.
This vegan hot chocolate can also be made Top 8 Free + Corn free if needed.
Gotta love a great allergy friendly hot chocolate recipe!
What Ingredients Do You Need to make Dairy Free Hot Chocolate?
I know what you’re thinking. It’s super hard to make dairy free hot chocolate.
But guess what? You ready? Are you sure you can handle this?
Your pants may get a little harder to button after this; however, it’s super easy to make this vegan hot chocolate recipe.
The ingredients that you need for this hot chocolate recipe are:
- dairy free semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Vanilla Unsweetened Dairy Free Milk
- Cocoa Powder
- Cane Sugar
- Vanilla
- Salt
*We linked above the exact brands we used
How to you make this a Top 8 Free Hot Chocolate Recipe?
In order to make this an allergy friendly hot chocolate recipe, we start with Enjoy Life semi-sweet chips. They are made Top 8+ more free so it’s the perfect chocolate to use.
The sugar and vanilla are also Top 8 free so no worries there.
The only other thing you need to change from our original dairy free hot chocolate recipe to make this Top 8 free is the choice of milk used.
We love using a thicker milk in this recipe and oat milk makes a great choice for those with nut allergens.
You could also use hemp milk or flax milk.
How Do You Make Dairy Free Hot Chocolate?
So now you know that you only need a few ingredients. The even better part is that this can be made in one pot.
One little pot can make you the best hot chocolate you’ve had! No more searching out hard to find dairy free hot chocolate mixes or paying super high prices to have them.
You just need 6 ingredients and one pot!
In order to make this vegan hot chocolate, you pour your dairy free milk into the pot.
Turn the heat on medium and let the milk get warm for about 2-3 minutes. Then, add in the chocolate and stir until well combined. I prefer to use a silicone spatula for this so I can scrape the bottom and make sure the chocolate is very well combined.
Next, add in the sugar and cocoa powder. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and add in the vanilla.
Serve immediately with dairy free coconut whipped cream.
Can I make this vegan hot chocolate in a crockpot?
If you are serving a crowd, you can make this dairy free hot chocolate recipe in bulk.
The recipe as made makes 2 servings. You can use the auto adjuster in the recipe box below to increase the amount of servings that you need and make a bulk dairy free hot chocolate crock pot recipe.
Simply add all the ingredients to the crockpot and set on low. After 30 minutes, come back and stir together. Leave on the lowest setting possible for 4 hours.
Because this dairy free hot chocolate crock pot recipe comes together so quickly, it’s best to wait until 30 minutes before you need to serve it to turn on the crockpot.
There’s no reason though that you can’t put all the ingredients into the crockpot and then put the crockpot in the fridge until you are ready to turn on the heat.
What are vegan hot chocolate flavors I can make?
There are endless dairy free hot chocolate flavor combinations that you can make. In order to make these, you would make the recipe as called for and then add in any additional flavors that you choose to make. Some ideas are:
- Dairy Free Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate
- Add in 1 to 1 ½ tablespoons pumpkin pie spice (this homemade recipe is the best pumpkin pie spice ever)
- Dairy Free Peppermint Hot Chocolate
- Stir in ⅛ teaspoon peppermint extract at the end of the recipe. More if you want a stronger flavor.
- Dairy Free Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
- When you add the sugars, add in 1 teaspoons ginger, 1 teaspoons cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg, ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- Dairy Free Spiked Hot Chocolate
- Add in 1.5-3oz of your choice of alcohol, such as dairy free Baileys, kahula, bourbon, or peppermint scnhapps.
- Dairy Free Hazelnut Hot Chocolate
- Stir in 1-2 tablespoon Dairy Free Hazlenut Chocolate spread when you add in the chocolate chips (we like this dairy free hazelnut spread)
- Dairy Free Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate
- Stir in 2 tablespoon of our homemade Dairy Free Caramel Sauce and a pinch of course sea salt when you add the chocolate chips. Top with more caramel sauce once in the cup of your choice.
- Dairy Free Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
- Stir in 2 tablespoon of peanut butter, nut butter, or sunbutter of your choice when you add in the chocolate chips.
We hope you love one of these combinations! Sometimes it’s perfect just to top it with homemade dairy free whipped cream too (if in a pinch, So Delicious coconut whipped topping will work too!)
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Dairy Free Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened dairy free vanilla milk (any will work, we love oat or cashew here )
- 6 ounces dairy free semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2-3 tablespoon vegan cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ⅛ tsp salt
- Dairy Free Coconut Whipped Cream (optional)
- Additional Add-ins/Toppings (optional, See notes above in post)
Instructions
- To a saucepan, add the non-dairy milk to a pot over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the semi-sweet chocolate chips and use a silicone spatula to scrape the bottom, ensuring no hips remain.
- Add in both the cocoa powder and sugar and stir until dissolved.
- Remove from heat and add vanilla and salt. Stir.
- Serve immediately. *See notes are making this in the crock pot.
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This post was originally published on 12/5/18 and updated on 12/29/19.
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