A Warming Mug of Vegan Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate is a favourite drink for many, a bit daft that people take it to bed, considering it has caffeine! But hey-ho. If you like hot chocolate, there are much better ways to enjoy this historic treat. Most brands are little more than cocoa with refined sugar. So make your own, or buy better brands.
This healthy hot chocolate (PlantYou) is sweetened with dates, good for your tummy and rich in calcium!
Avoid hot chocolate for pregnancy/nursing, due to caffeine. Keep chocolate and spices away from pets. Read more on food safety for people and pets. For commercial brands, recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins.
Oat milk by far makes the best base for vegan chocolate, as it makes a rich and creamy drink (and also helps support local farmers). Rather than refined white sugar, you can sweeten with maple syrup or coconut sugar. Also choose fair trade cocoa powder (cocoa is farmed in some of the poorest areas on earth).
Winter Gingerbread Vegan Hot Chocolate
This gingerbread vegan hot chocolate (Rainbow Plant Life) is about as wintery a drink as you could get! Top with vegan whipped cream, and a cinnamon stick.
Vegan White Hot Chocolate Recipe
Try this white hot chocolate (The Vegan 8). It’s made with cocoa butter, cashew butter, coconut milk and vanilla, sweetened with maple syrup.
Where to Buy Good Vegan Hot Chocolate
Some brands that are made with quality ingredients (you may need to seek them out in farm shops or buy online) are:
Top with Vegan Marshmallows!
If going for a ‘luxury hot chocolate’, then choose Dandies (organic vegan marshmallows). Most marshmallows are made from gelatine (animal bones), and inferior vegan versions are made with inferior ingredients!
