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Peanut Butter Banana Hot Cocoa

A thick, velvety cocoa whisked with ripe banana and peanut butter, rich with melted semisweet chocolate.

Peanut Butter Banana Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups (410 ml)440 gSoy milk, original
  • ¼ cup40 gSemisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp10 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1½ tbsp24 gPeanut butter, no salt added
  • ½ medium60 gBananaripe
  • 1½ tsp10 gMaple syrup
  • ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract
  • a pinch0.3 gSalt

Steps

  1. Prepare first: mash the banana in a small bowl with a fork until completely smooth.
  2. In a small saucepan off the heat, whisk the unsweetened cocoa powder with about a quarter of the soy milk into a smooth paste.
  3. Whisk the peanut butter and the mashed banana into the cocoa paste until no lumps remain.
  4. Whisk in the remaining three quarters of the soy milk and set the pan over medium heat.
  5. Heat, whisking often, until steaming with small bubbles at the edge, about 5 minutes; do not boil.
  6. Take the pan off the heat and add the chocolate chips; let stand 1 minute, then whisk until melted and glossy.
  7. Whisk in the maple syrup, vanilla and salt, then pour into two mugs and serve hot.

Check labels: Vegan when you buy semisweet chocolate chips labeled vegan.

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

Contains: Peanuts, Soy. Some brands contain milk.

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

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