Healthy Recipe: Vegan Hot Cocoa
Whether you’re looking for gift ideas or are craving a rich, chocolatey cup of hot cocoa, this recipe is what you need in your life this winter. It tastes downright decadent but is made with lighter, healthier ingredients, so you can enjoy a cup (or two!) without the guilt.
VEGAN HOT COCOA. IMAGE USED WITH PERMISSION FROM ONE LOVELY LIFE
Whether you’re looking for gift ideas or are craving a rich, chocolatey cup of hot cocoa, this recipe is just what you need in your life this winter. It tastes downright decadent but is made with lighter, healthier ingredients, so you can enjoy a cup (or two!) without the guilt.
This recipe from One Lovely Life is dairy-free, naturally sweetened, Paleo and vegan friendly. Plus, it’s delicious!
Check out the full recipe, choose your favorite variation, then whip up a batch of mix in the blender to gift or enjoy at home.
Vegan Hot Cocoa
Ingredients
1/2 cup dairy-free semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 - 1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/3 cup cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa
1/4 tsp vanilla powder, 1 vanilla bean, or 1 tsp. vanilla extract
View the full recipe, plus delicious variations, at One Lovely Life. Makes 8-10 servings.
Love chocolate? Try this recipe for gluten-free brownies.
Healthy Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Latte
Nothing says fall quite like the perennial favorite, pumpkin spice latte. This version is healthy, delicious, and sugar and dairy-free, so you can sip some seasonal goodness without any guilt. It’s made with pumpkin puree, fall spices, and coffee and almond milk, and it’s ready in just minutes!
Image courtesy of Maite Bou.
Nothing says fall quite like the perennial favorite, pumpkin spice latte. This version is healthy, delicious, and sugar and dairy-free, so you can sip some seasonal goodness without any guilt. It’s made with pumpkin puree, fall spices, and coffee and almond milk, and it’s ready in just minutes!
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Ingredients
1 1/2 C coconut or almond milk
1 t pumpkin spice
1 t vanilla extract
2 or 3 T pumpkin puree
3 t to 1 T maple syrup or stevia or to taste
Choose one:1/4 C or one shot of expresso
3 t cereal coffee, non-caffeinated
Directions
Blend all the ingredients until smooth in a blender
Heat it up and serve!
For an additional treat, you might also enjoy these Gluten Free Brownies.
Recipe courtesy of Maite Bou, a Holistic Nutritionist, mama of two, lover of 🥑 and founder of maitebou.com. Her passion is sharing and educating our community with fun, healthy, easy and delicious recipes, videos, and her upcoming nutrition/ cooking workshops! Maite hopes to inspire you to make your own health informed choices and live a happier, healthier and overall meaningful life!