This vegan Gingerbread Hot Chocolate is smooth and creamy with a festive gingerbread flavor.
Anything gingerbread flavored and I am all in. This Gingerbread Hot Chocolate is among a long list of gingerbread recipes.
I have made Gingerbread French Toast, Vegan Gingerbread Truffles, Gingerbread Coffee Creamer, Gingersnap Granola, and Gingerbread Kombucha.
When I make anything gingerbread flavored, I add black strap molasses, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. I also added sweet maple syrup to balance out the robust flavor of the molasses.
Some people make it without molasses, but to me, it doesn't have that gingerbread flavor without it.
Other recipes to try are my Vegan Fudge recipe and my Hot Cocoa with Spices.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It is sweet, rich, and comforting.
- It has all the flavors of gingerbread in hot chocolate form.
- It is the perfect drink to curl up to in winter.
🧾 Ingredients
- Almond milk: I used unsweetened almond milk because I like to control the amount of sweetness. You could use any dairy-free milk.
- Blackstrap molasses: Adds the flavor gingerbread is known for.
- Maple syrup: Adds sweetness. You could also use agave syrup.
- Vanilla extract: Enhances flavors.
- Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice: Add the warming spices gingerbread is known for.
- Chocolate chips: Add a sweet rich chocolate flavor. You could also use dark chocolate baking chunks.
- Salt: Enhances sweetness.
This is an overview of the ingredients. To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Heat almond milk in a saucepan on the stove.
Step 2: Add chocolate chips, blackstrap molasses, maple syrup, and spices. Simmer on medium heat, stirring constantly until the chocolate is melted.
💭 Tips
- Let the mixture come to a simmer, not a boil. That way it doesn't burn.
- You may be wondering why salt is added. It brings out the sweetness and it adds balance to the drink. If you want to see the difference yourself, try it first without, then with. Your taste buds will thank you!
- As always, taste as you go. You may want more maple syrup or chocolate chips than I've included.
- For a really creamy frothy whipped coconut cream, use only the thick part of the coconut milk after refrigerating, or buy coconut cream. Mix in a Nutribullet or blender.
🍫 Toppings
- Whipped coconut cream
- Store-bought vegan whipped cream
- Grated chocolate
- Vegan marshmallows
- Cinnamon stick
- Pinch of cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
For this recipe, I used almond milk, but oat milk and soy milk also taste good in hot chocolate.
This vegan hot chocolate is made with almond milk and chocolate chips and is flavored with gingerbread flavors.
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📋 Recipe
Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon black strap molasses
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Pour almond milk into a pan. Bring to a simmer.
- Add in the rest of ingredients. Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly until chocolate melts.
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
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