You can also read this recipe as well in the Amber Approved Magazine 2016 Fall Edition.
For the Chai Spiced Hot Chocolate:
This recipe is a single serve
Ingredients
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
1.5 tablespoons of raw cacao powder
1 tablespoon of pure dark maple syrup (the darkest grade you can find)
1 teaspoon of Chai Spice (I really love The Silk Road Spice Merchant’s blend but any other garam masala will do here if you liked to make your own chai spice take 1 teaspoon each of cardamom, all spice, ground cinnamon, cloves and 2 teaspoons ginger)
1.5 tablespoons of semi sweet dairy free chocolate chips (I prefer enjoy life foods brand).
Method
- Take a small sauce pan and start to heat your almond milk over medium low heat
- After about 1-2 minutes add in your cacao powder, maple syrup and chai spice
- Whisking constantly to ensure the chocolate chips, cacao powder, maple syrup and chai spice have dissolved and the chips have melted and are well incorporated, continue heating and whisking until you’ve reached your ideal temperature.
- Once heated to your liking, remove pot from heat, and pour into a mug, top with coconut whipped cream and a sprinkle of chai spice or cacao powder if desired (while not necessary the coconut whipped cream melts into the hot chocolate, making it even richer and creamier than before.)
Whipped Coconut Cream
Makes about 1-1.5 cups of whipped cream
*This recipe should be started a day in advance to accommodate the chill time of the coconut milk.
Ingredients
1 14-ounce can of full fat coconut milk (low fat will not do)
¼ cup of powdered coconut sugar (powdering your own coconut sugar is super easy, just toss it into a high speed blender or coffee grinder)
½ teaspoon of pure organic vanilla extract
Method
- Chill coconut milk overnight or for at least 8 hours prior, ensuring not to shake or tip the can to encourage the separation of the cream from the liquid.
- Chill a large bowl (stainless steel works best) for 10-15 minutes prior to making your whipped cream.
- Remove coconut milk from the fridge, being careful not to shake or tip your can and once the lid is removed, with a spoon, scrape the cream from the top of the can, into your bowl, leaving the liquid behind.
- With an electric mixer, start whipping your coconut cream at high speed, after about 30 seconds add in your powdered coconut sugar and vanilla, and continue whipping for another 2-3 minutes or until the cream has thickened, and soft peaks have started to form.
Spoon over your hot chocolate or any other dessert or beverage your fancy. This will keep for up to 3 days in a sealed container in the fridge.

Photo Credit: Alexandra Borovsky
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