Oat Milk Hot Chocolate

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Make your own homemade oat milk hot chocolate with simple natural ingredients. This simple 5-minute and 5-ingredient recipe will become a staple in your kitchen. Thick, rich, and chocolatey this hot chocolate tastes best topped with coconut whipped cream!

Cup of oat milk hot chocolate topped with coconut whipped cream.

When I indulge in hot chocolate, it has to be worth the calories which means it must be rich, creamy, all-natural, and vegan, of course!

Using oat milk creates an ultra-creamy, rich, and chocolatey vegan hot chocolate! It’s my new favorite dairy-free milk to use in my favorite hot beverages like my oat milk lattes!

Use homemade oat milk or store-bought. I recommend using unsweetened oat milk because you’ll be adding a lot of chocolate and sugar, and you don’t want your hot chocolate to be cloyingly sweet! If you like this hot chocolate with oat milk, you’ll also love my chocolate oat milk recipe!

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💗 Why You’ll Love this Recipe
🥣 Ingredients and Notes
📋 Step by Step Instructions
❓ FAQS
👩‍🍳 Serving Suggestions
❄️ Storage
💭 Expert Tips
😋 More Vegan Hot Drinks!
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💗 Why You’ll Love this Recipe

All Natural Ingredients
5 Minutes to Make Start to Finish
5 Simple Ingredients
Kid-Approved
Thick, Rich, and Chocolatey Texture
Not too Sweet
Vegan
Gluten-Free
Dairy-Free
No Artificial Colors

🥣 Ingredients and Notes

Ingredients for oat milk hot chocolate: oat milk, coconut sugar, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, vanilla extract.

Oat Milk: The perfect milk for dairy-free hot chocolate is oat milk because it is thick and creamy and most resembles regular milk.

Vegan Dark Chocolate Chips: This is what brings the fantastic creamy chocolate flavor to your oat milk hot cocoa.

Cocoa Powder: A small amount of cocoa or cacao powder brings a deep and rich chocolate flavor to this hot cocoa recipe.

Coconut Sugar: A natural sweetener to bring a slight sweetness to your cup of cocoa. You can also use maple syrup as a substitute.

V anilla Extract: Vanilla brings out the flavor of chocolate. You can skip it if you don’t have it on hand, but if you do it really helps round out the flavors.

Coconut Whipped Topping: While this is an optional ingredient, it adds some extra creaminess to your drink. If you’re not into whipped cream, use mini vegan marshmallows. My favorite brand to use is Dandies Mini Marshmallows.

📋 Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Combine all ingredients (oat milk, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract) in a small saucepan over medium heat.

Step 2: Allow a minute to warm. Whisk until chocolate chips melt and combine completely with the oat milk. Heat to your desired temperature.

Whisking together oat milk and chocolate in pot.

Step 3: Pour hot chocolate into two small mugs. Top with whipped coconut cream, and dark chocolate shavings. Use a candy cane to stir your hot chocolate and make this an extra special holiday treat!

❓ FAQS

Where do you get vegan whipped cream?

You can make your own vegan whipped cream by using a can of full-fat coconut milk. I use this recipe from The Minimalist Baker to make a fantastic whipped coconut topping. You can also buy pre-made coconut whipped cream from the grocery store. It’s not as healthy since there are preservatives, but it’s an option. You can find it in the freezer section of most grocery stores next to the other whipped toppings, and you can even find coconut whipped cream in an aerosol can. Homemade is really the way to go!

Are all chocolate chips vegan?

All chocolate chips are not vegan. In fact, all chocolate chips are not created equal. I’m sure you can tell the difference between a quality chocolate and cheap chocolate. Using quality vegan chocolate chips is essential to keeping this recipe vegan-friendly and tasting decadent and creamy. If you go to the grocery store and pick up any bag of chocolate chips it will likely not be vegan as most chocolate chips on the market contain milk fat. Many chocolate chips also have cocoa butter. Even though cocoa butter has the word butter in it, it is actually dairy-free. Cocoa butter is fat that comes from the cocoa bean. My favorite vegan chocolate chip is the Enjoy Life brand. It tastes great and melts nicely making it perfect for this hot chocolate recipe.

What makes this hot chocolate healthier than others?

This hot chocolate is healthier than the powdered versions you find in stores because it has all-natural whole food ingredients is dairy-free, and is gluten-free. However, it’s still a special treat, and it does contain sugar from chocolate chips and coconut sugar.

👩‍🍳 Serving Suggestions

Serve this hot chocolate in your favorite mug. Feel free to add whipped coconut cream and chocolate shavings. For the holidays, add a ¼ teaspoon of peppermint extract, and a candy cane!

❄️ Storage

This hot chocolate made with oat milk is best enjoyed when you first make it since it’s a hot drink. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge and should be enjoyed the same day if possible.

💭 Expert Tips

You can froth some oat milk to add some extra creaminess in place of the whipped topping!
Add some vegan chocolate sauce if you’re a true chocolate lover!
Add more coconut sugar if you want a sweeter drink.
Don’t let the oat milk boil or you risk it curdling.
Use quality vegan chocolate chips like Enjoy Life. This will create a rich, thick and creamy texture.
Use plain gluten-free oat milk, not sweetened so that you can control the flavor.

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