Dairy Free Hot Chocolate Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Which non dairy milk makes the best hot chocolate? ›

COCONUT MILK: Using lite coconut milk yields the perfect creamy texture and taste. It is neutral in flavor (the lite leaves no coconut taste) and it is neither too thick or too thin of a milk.

Sweet Revolution Organic Instant Hot Chocolate with Raw Cacao 200g Pouch. Dairy Free and Gluten Free.

Use unflavored or vanilla soy milk. Believe it or not, you can also use water instead of milk. Water allows the chocolate to show off its true flavors and unique characteristics, however, you lose the creamy feel and flavor.

Oat milk – a popular milk substitute for hot drinks, oat milk is slightly sweet, with a thick creamy texture. Almond milk – adds a subtle nutty flavour to beverages and is less thick than oat milk.

The test made a few things clear: soy milk, at its best, tastes closest to cow's milk. Oat tastes like a sweetly nutty cereal milk while almond tastes like the water left in your sink after washing the breakfast dishes.

Yoghurt or Mascarpone: A tablespoon of thick yoghurt or mascarpone can lend a creamy, dense texture to your hot chocolate. Gelatine: A less common method, but gelatine can provide thickness if used sparingly. Be sure to dissolve it properly to avoid any lumps. Oats: Ground them finely and whisk them into the beverage.

To make hot chocolate with A2 milk powder, start by heating up water or your preferred non-dairy milk in a saucepan. Once it's hot, add in the desired amount of A2 milk powder and whisk until fully dissolved. Next, add in unsweetened cocoa powder and sweetener of your choice (such as sugar or honey) to taste.

When I was a kid, we just had those standard packets of hot cocoa mix. Pretty convenient of course, but they contain all kinds of oils, gums, and additives, not to mention dairy.

A growing number of brands are also producing explicitly dairy-free or vegan milk and white chocolates, often using alternatives like almond, rice, or oat milk.

Pure cocoa powder is dairy-free, there should not be any dairy added to cocoa powder, however, if you are purchasing a chocolate powder / hot chocolate mix, milk powder or other animal products may be added, so always read the label to understand what you are buying.

Does Swiss Miss hot chocolate have dairy? ›

Remember Swiss Miss is a dairy first; you will notice the milk flavor is far better than you would expect from dehydrated milk. A satisfying milk chocolate & a sublime mocha.

Hot Chocolate is made using solid chocolate melted in warm milk or cream. Hot Cocoa, however, is made from a powdered base of cocoa with added sugar and dissolved in hot water or hot milk.

Hot chocolate can be made with either water or milk, depending on personal preference. Using water will result in a lighter, less creamy hot chocolate, while using milk will create a richer and more indulgent drink. Some people also like to use a combination of both, using half water and half milk for a balanced taste.

However, we were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed the water-based cocoa. While it wasn't as creamy as the milk, it had its benefits. If you're looking for something a bit less decadent, the water option would be perfect.

Coconut Milk

Creamy, thick and slightly sweet this plant-based milk creates a great texture in your hot chocolates but it also tends to add a slight coconutty taste.

*MILK OPTIONS: I usually use skim milk, but 2% or whole will give the hot chocolate more body and richness.

Our main determining factor for this showdown was creaminess. While the almond milk hot cocoa was watery and the chocolate tasted somewhat diluted, the oat milk gave us a cocoa-forward, sweet beverage that had the same thickness as a recipe made with regular milk or potentially even a fattier cream.