Vegan Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened unflavored oat milk (or your favorite nondairy beverage, I used Trader Joe's refrigerated oat milk)
- 1 tablespoon cacao powder
- 2 tablespoons creamy salted peanut butter (no added oil or sugar)
- 1/3 ounce high-quality dark chocolate bar (I used 65% cocoa)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
- 3 dashes ground cinnamon (optional)
- Pure maple syrup, to taste (optional)
- Vegan marshmallows for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the milk in a small pot over medium-low heat.
- Once the milk is almost at a simmer, whisk in the cacao powder.
- Stir in the peanut butter and chocolate, stirring until the chocolate has melted.
- Add the vanilla and cinnamon, if using.
- Whisk in maple syrup to taste, if using—my oat milk was naturally sweet enough, so I did not need maple syrup.
- Pour into a mug, then top with vegan marshmallows if you wish.