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This vegan Gingerbread Hot Chocolate is full of Christmas spice. It’s the is the perfect warming drink for the holidays!

Holiday Traditions

Every Christmas season Matt and I drive around our town and look at Christmas lights. We’ve been doing it for years and I look forward to our ride as soon as the lights are in full effect.

We usually go to Starbucks or something like that for a drink prior to heading out but this year I wanted to create something special – something I could make ahead and we could share together. Hot chocolate is always fun but I wanted to add a little more holiday-ness to it so I came up with the idea of a Gingerbread Hot Chocolate.

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Keeping my Drinks Warm

I can’t drink hot beverages too fast (I’ve had one too many burnt tongues) so I like to wait a few minutes, but then they always seem cold by the time I’m ready to drink them. This is why I’m really glad I found the Thermos brand bottles.

I was impressed with how long the Vacuum Insulated 40 oz Stainless King Beverage Bottle kept my Gingerbread Hot Chocolate hot. It can actually keep any drink hot (or cold) for 24 hours.

It’s so big a whole family could use it if you’re going out for a long car ride to visit family for the holidays. I’m excited to fill up my Thermos® bottle for the holidays and bring it when we go look at Christmas lights!

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Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

I’ve always liked gingerbread (I think that has to do with my childhood bunny who I named him Gingerbread after my favorite My Little Pony Doll) so creating a hot chocolate with the same hints of flavors sounded like something I needed to do.

I used cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg to spice up some vegan hot chocolate.

A few reasons you’ll love my Gingerbread Hot Chocolate: 

  • it’s healthier than most store-bought brands
  • you’ll feel all fancy making a home-made hot chocolate
  • it’s cozy to sip by the fire (or in my case the yule log on tv)
  • it tastes like Christmas in a cup!
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Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

This vegan Gingerbread Hot Chocolate is full of Christmas spice. It's the is the perfect warming drink for the holidays! 

Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Christmas, Holiday
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 185 kcal
Author Mary Ellen

Ingredients

  • 2 cups almond milk
  • 2 TB cacao or cocoa powder
  • 3 TB vegan mini chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powder
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder

Toppings (optional)

Instructions

  1. Put all ingredients in a saucepan and mix until combined.
  2. Bring to light boil then pour into cups, add toppings, and serve.

Recipe Notes

*Nutrition does not include topppings

Nutrition Facts
Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11g 17%
Total Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin A 21%
Calcium 23%
Iron 15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen Valverde MS, a functional medicine nutritionist, received her Master’s degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport. Dedicated to helping fight chronic disease through a plant-based diet, she creates lasting lifestyle changes that aid clients in a life of wellness.

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  2. “Every Christmas season Matt and I drive around our town and look at Christmas lights. We’ve been doing it for years and I look forward to our ride as soon as the lights are in full effect.”
    We do this too!! Well, we walk around since our town is on the small side and most of the lighted houses are closeby.
    I want some Christmas in a cup! This sounds awesome! I will totally be making this soon =) Thank you for sharing.
    That thermos sounds like serious business!

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    • Aw, that would be so cute to walk around! I wish we cold do that it’s usually way to cold to walk too far in our town in the December evenings.

      Thanks Kimmy, I hope you like it when you give it a try! That Thermos is no joke, it’s a big papa!

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  3. I love going out for a walk in the evenings to look at the Christmas lights and then coming back home and making a nice, hot drink. This looks perfect for those nights!

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  4. We go light looking every year too! Now we live in a close enough neighborhood that we can walk from house to house! We make hot chocolate too! Thanks for the entry for the Thermos! I love their brand and have had several of their thermoses as well!

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    • I wish we could actually walk around to look at lights but they’re too spread out – it sounds like such a cute thing to do. Love that you make hot chocolate too! 🙂

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  5. This drink sounds so cozy and delicious. I love gingerbread flavors and I love looking at Christmas lights! I would also love to sip this all snuggled under a warm blanket watching mindless tv. 🙂 That Thermos sounds awesome and I’m pretty sure I need one!

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  10. This hot chocolate looks so delicious! I love the idea of using gingerbready spices in it. I adore Christmas lights. Where we live a list and map is published every year of all the best light displays and we download it every year and go see them all. It’s such fun!

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