Luxurious Dairy-Free Hot Cocoa

By Eat More Chocolate Team      

April 16, 2015

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This is the perfect, all-natural drink to warm you up on a cold day

  • Yields: 6-7 Glasses.
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Directions

Soak cashews and pitted date in a bowl of water for at least 1 hour, preferable overnight. After soaking, drain and rinse well.

Place cashews and date into a blender along with the water, sweetener, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Blend on the highest speed until super smooth.

Transfer to a medium pot and add the chocolate. Heat until the chocolate is melted and it's hot enough to your liking. It will thicken up a bit. Stir to combine. Be careful not to burn the bottom. Remove pot from heat.

Serve & enjoy with some shaved chocolate on top.

Store leftovers in the fridge and reheat on the stove top. You can also enjoy this chilled!

Note:

This hot cocoa thickens up substantially as it sits. Feel free to thin it out a bit with a splash of almond milk or water.

Source: http://ohsheglows.com/2014/01/14/luxurious-dairy-free-hot-cocoa/

Ingredients

1 cup raw cashews, soaked

1 large Medjool date, pitted and soaked

3 cups water

3 tablespoons pure maple syrup or agave (or to taste)

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt, or to taste

1-ounce dark chocolate (I used Trader Joe's 72%)

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