Homemade Almond Milk Peppermint Hot Cocoa
Homemade almond milk is one of my best hacks and I’ve been waiting for the right season to share it with y’all, and this festive peppermint hot chocolate is exactly that time!
Why Homemade Almond Milk?: I often use the store bought stuff because it’s just easy and available, but it has a lot of additives, so when I have the energy homemade just hits different. Also sometimes I run out of the store bought stuff and just have to make it work. You can actually make almond milk very easily in a powerful blender like a Vitamix. It’s best to use day-of but it lasts 1-2 days in the fridge. Here’s a recipe for both the almond milk by itself and in a hot chocolate (Hot tip: You can use the same blender for both without washing…easy peasy.)
PREP 0 mins
SERVING 2
COOK 10 Mins
Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free,
Almond Milk Ingredients
Handful of raw almonds
2 cups of water
1 tsp vanilla extract
Dash of salt
Dash of cinnamon
Peppermint Hot Cocoa Ingredients
2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2-3 soft medjool dates
2-3 drops peppermint extract (or ~5 mint leaves)
1 scoop of collagen powder (for froth)
Instructions for Almond Milk
Place almonds, water, cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt and cinnamon in blender (option to soak the almonds in the water overnight)
Blend on high speed for 30-60 seconds
Instructions for Peppermint Hot Cocoa
Heat fresh and frothy almond milk in microwave or stovetop
Add hot milk, cocoa, peppermint extract (or fresh mint) and collagen to high power blender
Blend for 30-60 seconds
Pour a frothy cup and enjoy!
