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Vegan Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix! Add some to hot non dairy milk. Mix, top with whipped coconut cream and serve. Several variations. gluten-free Palm-oil-free Vegan Recipe.
Its time for a hot mug of hot chocolate! This Mexican hot chocolate mix is super easy and perfect for the days you want to sit by the fire place. This is a spicy Mexican hot chocolate mix. You can make it into plain, gingerbread, peppermint, pumpkin pie spice, caramel or other hot chocolate as wel. See the recipe for variations. What is your favorite hot chocolate?
This recipe is palm-oil free. I use cocoa butter based Theo 70%
dark chocolate.
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Mexican Hot chocolate Mix
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz dark chocolate, 1/3 cup. I use Theo 70% which is cocoa butter based
- 1/4 cup raw sugar , or coconut sugar
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp cornstarch , or other starch like arrowroot
- 1/8 tsp cayenne, use less or more to preference
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Method
- Make the Hot Chocolate Mix: Chop the dark chocolate into small chunks. Add to a blender, add the sugar, cocoa, starch, cayenne, cinnamon and salt and blend until the chocolate breaks down into coarse powder. Add in the vanilla and blend again until well combined. Store in an airtight container or gift.
- To make Hot Chocolate: Add 2 to 3 Tbsp of the hot chocolate mix to a cup of non dairy milk. Heat the milk in a pan or microwave until just hot enough but not boiling. Mix vigorously for half a minute. Serve with whipped coconut cream or vegan marshmallows. i added some mini chocolate chips as well. they slowly melt into the hot chocolate :).
Notes
- Make it plain: Omit the cayenne and cinnamon in the mix.
- Make it peppermint: add peppermint extract instead of vanilla in the mix.
- Make it Gingerbread: add 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/8 tsp ground cloves to the mix.
- Make it Spiked: Add some bourbon or kahlua to the prepared hot chocolate 😉
- Make it Chai spice: Add 1/4 tsp ground cardamom, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ginger to the mix.
- Make it Nut butter-y: Add a tsp of PB or other nut butter to prepared plain hot chocolate.
- Make it Pumpkin Pie Spice: Add some pumpkin puree or pumpkin caramel to the prepared plain hot chocolate. Add a tsp of pumpkin pie spice to the hot chocolate mix.
- Make it Caramel: Use this Date caramel or this salted caramel to drizzle over the whipped coconut cream or add some to the prepared hot chocolate.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Happy Holidays!
Am going to try this for a Christmas gift. Do you think the starch is essential?
it helps to keep it smooth and not clumpy – they would just have to blend it up more.
Ah, handy tip! Thanks, I’ll pop out to get some tomorrow before I whiz everything up! My husband loves hot chocolate – I usually make it for him, using half a shop-bought Cadbury’s mix, and half pure cocoa powder, to give it some oomph.
Can’t wait to see what he thinks of the spicy flavours!
Could you use cocoa powder instead? And how much? Thank you!
sure – increase to 6tbsp and almost 1/2 cup sugar depending on how sweet you like it
Is it liquid vanilla extract? Would that not make the powder clumpy?
yes its liquid. it gets distributed all over and doesnt make it moist. you can use powder or beans as well
I love this Richa. I make it for myself and for friends. The spice is delicious. It’s now my go-to hot chicolate.
Awesome!
This is so simple and so addicting. I keep making variations all holiday. Works out perfectly to impress everyone who visits.
how many servings does this make?
about 1/2 cup. 4 serves of 2 tbsp each per cup
Sounds like the ideal blend of warming spices and sweet chocolate indulgence. I’ve just arrived in Honolulu where it’s averaging 80 degrees everyday, so I think I might like to try this recipe as a chilled drink instead!
ooh so jealous. its freezing and grey here 🙂