The best vegan hot chocolate recipe
Make the best vegan hot chocolates at home with Knoops.
Choose from our range of vegan hot chocolate flakes and follow our simple recipe below for creamy, thick, fully plant-based hot chocolates.
Choose your vegan chocolate %
Our hot chocolates all start with your choice of flakes.
Everything in our range from 54% Dark and above is fully vegan, as well as our 38% Oat milk hot chocolate flakes if you're craving a creamier chocolate.
Hot chocolate ingredients
After you've chosen your vegan hot chocolate flakes, you'll just need some milk - any plant based milk will work and all add slightly different flavours to your drink. Some of our favourites, and what we use in our stores, are:
- Oat milk
- Hazelnut milk
- Coconut milk
- Almond milk
- Soya milk
You'll also need a saucepan if making on the hob, and our hot chocolate bowl or your favourite, cosiest mug to sip from.
The best hot chocolate recipe
Ingredients + equipment (makes 1 medium cup):
- Your choice of vegan hot chocolate flakes
- 200ml of plant based milk
- A saucepan
- A mini whisk (optional)
- A hot chocolate bowl or your favourite mug
Instructions:
Heat 200ml (about one large mug) of milk in a saucepan on the hob. Make sure it doesn’t boil as this will affect the taste.
Add around 8 teaspoons of your choice of vegan hot chocolate flakes.
Gently stir until your flakes have fully melted. A mini whisk used at this stage will help to create a frothy drink.
Pour into your favourite mug and enjoy your hot chocolate.
Ingredients + equipment (makes 1 medium cup):
- Your choice of vegan hot chocolate flakes
- 200ml of milk
- A mini whisk (optional)
- A hot chocolate bowl or your favourite mug
Instructions:
Heat 200ml (about one large mug) of milk in a bowl or cup in the microwave. Make sure it doesn’t boil as this will affect the taste.
Add around 8 teaspoons of your choice of vegan hot chocolate flakes.
Gently stir until your flakes have fully melted. A mini whisk used at this stage will help to create a frothy drink.
Enjoy your frothy hot chocolate.
Ingredients + equipment (makes 1 medium cups):
- Your choice of vegan hot chocolate flakes
- 200ml of milk
- A Smeg hot chocolate maker
- A hot chocolate bowl or your favourite mug
Instructions:
Pour 200ml (about one large mug) of milk into your Smeg.
Add around 8 teaspoons of your choice of vegan hot chocolate flakes.
Close the lid, select the hot chocolate programme and press the Start/Stop button.
When the programme ends - after approximately 2-3 minutes - pour into a hot chocolate bowl or your favourite mug and enjoy your hot chocolate.
You can also make your hot chocolate in one of our other hot chocolate makers or the Hot chocolate shaker.
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