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Orange Cardamom Almond Milk Hot Cocoa

Silky, deep chocolate cocoa brightened with fresh orange juice and warmed with fragrant cardamom and a whisper of honey.

Orange Cardamom Almond Milk Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

  • 1⅔ cups (390 ml)440 gAlmond milk, unsweetened
  • 2½ tbsp (35 ml)40 gOrange juice
  • 3½ tbsp18 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2½ tbsp25 gSemisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp25 gHoney
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cardamom
  • ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract
  • a pinch0.3 gSalt

Steps

  1. In a small saucepan off the heat, add the unsweetened cocoa powder, the ground cardamom and the salt.
  2. Pour in one quarter of the almond milk and whisk with the unsweetened cocoa powder, cardamom and salt until a smooth paste forms with no lumps.
  3. Whisk in the remaining three-quarters of the almond milk, then set the pan over medium heat.
  4. Heat, whisking often, until steaming with small bubbles at the edge, about 5 minutes; do not let it boil.
  5. Lower the heat and add the chocolate chips and honey, whisking until the chocolate chips melt completely, about 1 minute.
  6. Take the pan off the heat and whisk in the orange juice and vanilla until frothy.
  7. Pour into two mugs and serve hot.

Check labels: Dairy-free when you buy semisweet chocolate chips made without milk.

Contains: Tree nuts. Some brands contain milk, soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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