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Vegan Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate | Living Healthy in Seattle

Vegan Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients Method

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)

Method
 

  1. Heat the milk in a small pot over medium-low heat.
  2. Once the milk is almost at a simmer, whisk in the cacao powder.
  3. Stir in the peanut butter and chocolate, stirring until the chocolate has melted.
  4. Add the vanilla and cinnamon, if using.
  5. Whisk in maple syrup to taste, if using—my oat milk was naturally sweet enough, so I did not need maple syrup.
  6. Pour into a mug, then top with vegan marshmallows if you wish.