Hot Chocolate With Coconut Milk
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
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This recipe is from the Gracious Pantry archives. Originally posted 12/19/12.
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Chocolate in everything! Oatmeal, hot chocolate, chocolate cookies, chocolate yogurt. yum!!!
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Just “liked” Santa Barbara Choc Co and would like to make the hot Choc and peppermint bark for Christmas!!! Yum!!
This sounds delicious! I’d start with the hot chocolate.
Brownies for my sister and molten lava cakes for my brother!
I love oreos (without the frosting) so I cant wait to try out your clean version
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I want to make the hit chocolate and have some every day! I also liked their page.
This chocolate would be perfect for my chipotle hoc oblate cake with marshmallow frosting. Plus we love hot chocolate around here, so I think I’d be able to make a lot of it!
Seriously, I am making the hot chocolate right now and it smells AMAZING! How on earth did I live without this recipe?
Looks like a perfect holiday treat for sure! Can’t wait to try the recipe!
OMGOODNESS! After searching for more clean chocolate recipes, I better buy stock in some chocolate… ALL of them sound wonderful! Definitely going to make the lava cake, crock pot brownies, Oreos, mocha coconut frappucino, mug cake…. Who am I kidding?!? I’ve got to try them all!!
If I win Santa Barbara’s Chocolate I would make Almond Milk Mocha Latte!
I am not a huge fan of chocolate and can usually leave it alone without temptation, maybe because of the sugar and calories. But with this stuff, it appears the sky is the limit. Lots of recipes come to mind.. most of them for my children who are very adverse to my eating clean campaign.
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Some of my favorite recipes would be the oreo’s and brownies. YUM. If I won the chocolate I would love to make both of those things with the chocolate. Also I would make the hot chocolate…sounds amazing!
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