Hot Chocolate With Coconut Milk
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This hot chocolate with coconut milk is rich, creamy and it’s hiding a secret!
I should warn you, this is like drinking pure, creamy, melted chocolate. It’s thick, rich, waaaaaaayyyy creamy, and will definitely satisfy any craving you could ever have for chocolate.
Recently, I received what seems like a lifetime supply of baking chocolate. So I started thinking about all the possibilities and I should just tell you that you may be seeing quite a few chocolate recipes coming your way over the course of the new year.
But I finally decided on making hot chocolate because Mini Chef and I had a planned afternoon of cookie baking. And what goes better with cookies than hot chocolate???
So we turned on some music (Dean Martin to be exact), and pulled out a big pot. But then it dawned on me that regular milk is not part of my eating plan any longer. So I grabbed a couple cans of light coconut milk, a little unsure of what the final result would be or if I would be left to drink an entire pot of coconut hot chocolate because Mini Chef didn’t like it.
Well, I can tell you that was NOT a problem! This chocolate was just so rich and dreamy-creamy that the two of us nearly ended up wrestling for the last few sips. Good thing he’s cute, or I would have tackled him for that last little bit.
I can’t even begin to describe really, the decadence that this chocolate produced in that pot. It was like a thousand angels decided to sprinkle magic chocolate dust into my pot. And with Mini Chef doing all the stirring, it was no bother at all to make!
I should warn you that this coconut hot chocolate is very thick and very creamy. It’s truly more like drinking melted chocolate instead of regular hot chocolate. I suppose you could add more coconut milk to tone it down a bit, but why would you want to do that???!!! And if you have some left over, you can always make delicious popsicles with this. It’s a win-win!
Please note, this should be served in small glasses and in small amounts. A little of this stuff goes a long way and will definitely soothe the chocolate-craving tiger in you!
THE SECRET:
I had some left over so I just stuck it in the fridge overnight thinking I would let Mini Chef have some after school the next day. Well, as far as happy accidents go, what I found the next day could not have made me any happier. It turned into pudding!!!!
HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPES:
Enjoy!
HOT CHOCOLATE WITH COCONUT MILK:
Hot Chocolate with Coconut Milk
Ingredients
- 2 15 oz. cans light coconut milk
- 1 cup 100% pur cocoa baking chocolate (unsweetened)
- ¾ cup honey
- ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract (I used bourbon vanilla)
- 1 dash ground cinnamon (sprinkled over the top for serving)
Instructions
- Pour the coconut milk into a pot and turn the heat on medium-low.
- Add in the chocolate and begin stirring. It will melt relatively quickly, but you must stir constantly to avoid it burning on the bottom of your pot.
- The more the chocolate melts, the more you can raise the heat. But be sure you NEVER turn the heat up all the way. You don't want to cook this on high. Medium high should be the highest you go. This should simmer rather than boil.
- When everything is melted and nicely combined, quickly stir in your vanilla extract and remove from heat.
- Add honey to taste (the above measurement was what tasted good to me. But you can adjust).
- Pour into cups and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe is from the Gracious Pantry archives. Originally posted 12/19/12.
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OK, I have no problem at all liking anything to do with chocolate so that is done. Secondly, I would make loads of hot chocolate as well as my from scratch chocolate peanut butter cake with chocolate ganache poured over the top. I would also have to do some chocolate bread pudding. I would love to make a chocolate mole sauce to go over chicken and serve it with tortillas. Really, the possibilities of what I would make with this are endless!!!
Oh, my goodness, just dreaming about what to do with all the chocolate has been like a mini-vacation! Chocolate-dipped strawberries, dried apricots, and frozen bananas. A flourless chocolate cake. Your totally fabulous hot chocolate/pudding. Your clean-eating chocolate bars. Meringue cookies and macaroons dipped in melted chocolate. Gotta stop before I short out my keyboard! : )
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I would definitely try this cocoa first, then maybe some chocolate dipped macaroons
I would definitely make this hot chocolate along with some peppermint bark….yummmm
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I would start by making your clean eating chocolate “oreo” cookies. Have been dying to try them out, and what better chocolate to use, right?!
so many goodies to make with the St Barbara chocolate! your hot chocolate looks yummy too! can’t wait to try it!
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Bet you could freeze this for “ice cream” too!
I would make some raw brownie bites!
I think I’d make hot cocoa and pudding.
This sounds great!!!
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I would definitely be making super rich brownies and also bark with this….roasted almonds, dried cherries. YUM!!!
Would def try this Coconut Hot Chocolate FIRST… then the molten lava cake. I’m a choc-aholic and would be firing up my kitchen for sure!!!
The first thing I would make is definitely this hot chocolate! Followed by some french chocolate mints – one of my family’s Christmas traditions 🙂
I Will DEFINITELY be making this Coconut Hot Chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This creamy hot cocoa looks amazing! I would also try making a chocolate cheesecake, clean of course!