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- Hi, I'm Becky Striepe from Glue & Glitter
and today we are going to make my decadent
vegan hot chocolate recipe.
Y'all, this chocolate is rich and creamy,
it's super easy to make, it has a mild coconut flavor
but I am gonna give you a variation that you can use
if you don't care for coconut taste in your hot chocolate
and I can't wait to show you how to make it.
The secret to getting a nice, thick,
creamy vegan hot chocolate
is to use a good creamy vegan milk.
I like to use soy or oat milk.
You can also use almond.
Just make sure it's a nice thick milk,
not something like a rice milk
which can be on the thinner side.
That's not gonna give you the results that you want.
The other thing that you need is light coconut milk.
Light coconut milk has a little bit of a milder flavor
compared to full fat but it'll still bring that thickness
and creaminess to the pan.
If you absolutely do not wanna taste coconut at all though,
you can use your favorite vegan creamer instead.
Just use one and three quarters of a cup of creamer
in place of the coconut milk and you'll be all good.
To start making this hot chocolate,
you'll start it just like you would any other hot chocolate
and that is by putting the cocoa powder in a cold pan.
The reason that you're going to do this
is because we're starting by making a paste
with the cocoa powder
and just a little bit of the coconut milk.
So you'll want equal parts cocoa powder and coconut milk
and then just get in there with your whisk.
If you don't have a whisk, a fork is fine
and just mix it until you have a nice thick paste.
You're doing that because cocoa powder is kind of difficult
to dissolve and so by making this paste to start,
you get the process going
and you'll have an easier time getting it to dissolve
once you add everything else to the pan.
Once that initial whisking is done,
it's time to add the rest of the ingredients.
So we'll start with the rest of the light coconut milk
and then regular vegan milk.
I'm using soy here but you could also use oat or almond,
any kind of vegan milk that's nice and thick.
I wouldn't use a rice milk
because those tend to be on the thin side.
So just use your favorite thick vegan milk
and then we're gonna sweeten this
with a little organic sugar.
Add some cinnamon
and some vanilla extract
and now it's time to turn the heat on to medium low
and start whisking.
You don't need to bring it to a simmer.
It's fine if it does start to simmer if you get distracted
but you just wanna warm it up enough to heat it through.
So while it's heating up,
just get in there with your whisk or your fork
and stir really well
just to get all of the ingredients incorporated.
It's gonna take a little bit longer than you might think
to whisk everything together so just keep at it
until you have few to no clumps of cocoa powder
left in the pan.
Once everything's incorporated
and your cocoa is heated through, you're ready to serve.
Top your cocoa with anything you like.
I used vegan marshmallows and a little chocolate syrup.
I also like to add a little cinnamon stick
because I think it makes it look so pretty.
Do whatever you want.
You can also add a shot of booze if that's your thing.
I have a mint rum recipe on my website
that's really nice in this hot chocolate.
You could also do unflavored rum,
whiskey, whatever you like.
If you are gonna add booze to this,
I recommend adding it to your individual cups.
That way, everyone can have what they want.
They can have plain hot cocoa if they're a child
or don't wanna drink alcohol today
or they could pick the booze of their choice.
I hope I answered all of your questions in this video.
If you have any other questions about this recipe,
feel free to drop a comment below.
I'm happy to help and don't forget to rate and subscribe.
Happy cooking.
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