This ultra creamy vegan hot chocolate is ready in minutes and uses just 4 simple ingredients for a rich, indulgent dairy free hot chocolate that will convince you to ditch the box mix forever!!

mug overflowing with hot chocolate

The only hot chocolate recipe you’ll need, vegan or not:

I’m absolutely over any watery, bland, and NOT chocolatey vegan hot chocolates that want to pass for dang good drinking chocolate.

So I created my own, and it’s just as easy as hot cocoa mix yet entirely dairy free AND tastes quite literally like fancy European drinking chocolate.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • Just 4 ingredients. Quite literally. Vegan chocolate, dairy free milk, cocoa powder, and sea salt. That’s IT.
  • It’s ready in 5 minutes. Basically the same amount of time for you to boil water and wait for your hot cocoa to cool!
  • Ridiculously creamy, rich, and flavorful. So goodbye to any watered down hot cocoas because we don’t do that anymore. This vegan hot chocolate is decadently thick, deliciously sweet and indulgent and packed with chocolate flavor. Top with dairy free whipped cream or vegan marshmallows (or both- I’m not judging!), and you have the ultimate vegan hot cocoa.

Pair this with a plate of vegan cinnamon rolls and you have the ultimate holiday breakfast IMO 😉

two hot cocoa mugs with coconut whipped cream

Step-by-step: how to make vegan hot chocolate in 5 minutes:

Making a creamy, decadent drinking hot cocoa doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, the whole process takes less than 5 minutes! The full written recipe is found down below in the recipe card, but here’s a brief overview:

  1. Heat the dairy free milk until it’s hot, but not boiling. You can do this in a small saucepan, like I did, and heat on medium heat , or microwave it.
  2. Remove the dairy free milk from the heat and add in the chocolate of your choosing. Whisk or stir until it’s completely melted.
  3. Next, you can use a milk brother or a blender; however if you’re using a blender, allow your vegan hot chocolate to cool a bit before pouring it in your blender. Also ensure you’re using a heat-safe blender. It’s okay if the liquid is warm, but you don’t want it to be boiling or hot! You can always reheat it after blending 🙂 
  4. Add in the cocoa powder, sea salt, and any additional sweetener, and blender until completely creamy.
  5. Pour into mugs and serve with vegan marshmallows, like Dandies, coconut whipped cream, or extra cocoa powder!
hot cocoa in sauce pan
pouring hot chocolate into mug

Watch how to make dairy free hot cocoa:

mittens holding hot chocolate

Making hot cocoa for a crowd: 

This vegan hot cocoa recipe is designed to serve 2 people. However, you can also scale it down to serve just 1 person by cutting the recipe in half easily. OR you can scale it up to serve a crowd on a holiday morning, like Thanksgiving or Christmas morning! 

To do make hot chocolate for a crowd, you can easily click the serving sizes on the recipe card. I recommend definitely using a medium saucepan or even a large saucepan to make the hot chocolate, rather than a microwave. 

You can also use a slow cooker or an Instant pot on the slow cooker setting. Either way works!

vegan hot chocolate with marshmallows
mug of paleo hot chocolate with coconut whipped cream

Really easy, really quick, and absolutely delicious. You’re going to fall in love with this vegan hot chocolate recipe! It’ll be your go to for those really cold winter days or right after playing in the snow (hey, adults are just oversized kids after all, right?).

hot chocolate pouring over edges

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hot chocolate with whipped cream

Quick 4 Ingredient ULTRA Creamy Vegan Hot Chocolate Recipe

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  • Author: Britt Berlin
  • Cook Time: 5
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Drinks
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Dairy-Free, Vegan
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Description

This ultra creamy vegan hot chocolate is ready in minutes and uses just 4 simple ingredients for a rich, indulgent dairy free hot chocolate that will convince you to ditch the box mix forever!!

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups (480 mL) dairy-free milk, such as soy milk, oat milk, almond milk, etc.
  • 3.5 ounces high quality vegan chocolate
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • Optional: Additional sweetener if needed

Instructions

  1. Heat the dairy-free milk in a saucepan or microwave until hot but not boiling.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until melted.
  3. Pour chocolate milk mixture into a blender (it shouldn’t be too hot at this point), and add in cacao powder, sea salt, and optional sweetener (you can always add in more if you’d like to after testing it).
  4. Blend until smooth.
  5. Pour into two mugs and serve with vegan marshmallows, coconut whipped cream, or extra cocoa powder!

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Notes

Please see blog post for full details!

hot chocolate overflowing from mug
hands holding healthy hot chocolate in mug