Maple Sea Salt Hot Chocolate

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This hot chocolate combines a rich, decadent dark chocolate with a touch of sweetness from maple syrup, cocoa powder, and a finishing note of salt from sea salt. Curl up with a mug of this delicious maple sea salt hot chocolate.

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Maple Sea Salt Hot Chocolate

Forget the hot cocoa mix that comes in packets and make yourself homemade hot chocolate at home. This homemade hot chocolate recipe is perfectly sweet with maple syrup and topped with flaked a little bit of flaked salt.

Who doesn’t love the perfect combination of sweet and salty? Make a big cup of these naturally sweetened hot cocoa when you’re craving a sweet drink.

why we love this hot chocolate

  • You only need 5 ingredients.
  • This hot chocolate is ready in under 10 minutes.
  • There are not artificial sweeteners.
  • It’s the perfect creamy and hot drink when it’s cold out.
Maple sea salt hot chocolate

Ingredients You Need

You only need 5 ingredients to mix up this delicious hot chocolate. It is a simple recipe with simple ingredients.

  • Milk: We used unsweetened almond milk to make this hot chocolate. Be sure to used unsweetened milk so you can determine how sweet your hot chocolate is.
  • Dark chocolate: Get yourself high quality bittersweet chocolate or dark chocolate. The better the chocolate the better your hot chocolate will be.
  • Cocoa powder: This is another ingredient where the higher the quality, the better your hot chocolate will be.
  • Maple syrup: The sweetness to this hot chocolate comes from delicious maple syrup.
  • Sea salt: You add a little bit of sea salt to this hot chocolate for the perfect salty and sweet combination.

Ingredient Swaps

If you don’t have all the ingredients on this list, there are some great ingredient swaps.

almond milk —> vanilla soy milk, oat milk, 2% milk

dark chocolate –> semi-sweet chocolate, milk chocolate, quality chocolate chips, or any chopped chocolate.

sea salt–> if you’re not craving a salty hot chocolate try adding a tsp ground cinnamon instead. You can also add a teaspoon of vanilla instead.

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How to Make Maple Sea Salt Hot Chocolate

  1. Warm almond milk. Add your almond milk to a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Be sure not to heat the milk over high heat or else the milk will burn.
  2. Add other ingredients. Whisk the chopped chocolate, cocoa powder, and maple syrup together until the chocolate has melted and the ingredients are combined.
  3. Heat the hot chocolate. Once all the ingredients are combined, heat them over medium heat until they come to a gentle simmer or the hot chocolate reaches your desired temperature.
  4. Add toppings. When the hot chocolate is ready to serve, pour it into a mug and top it with whipped cream or marshmallows.
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Flavor Variations

Add some spice. Have you ever heard of adding a little cayenne pepper to hot chocolate? It’s divine. Add 1/4 teaspoon to the hot chocolate when you add the rest of your ingredients.

Make it richer. If you want a thick and rich hot chocolate use half and half or coconut milk instead.

Go with different toppings. If you are looking for an alternative to whipped cream or marshmallows try coconut whipped cream. You can also sprinkle bits of peppermint chunks, chocolate shavings, or even sprinkles.

fun ways to serve this hot chocolate

Add espresso. If you need a little caffeine add a shot of espresso. It’s basically a mocha.

Serve it over ice. Feeling like you want a cold beverage instead? Pour cooled hot chocolate over ice and serve it as a cold beverage.

Storage

If you make a bit old batch of hot chocolate you can store it in an air tight pitcher or mason jar with a cover and reheat it when you are craving hot chocolate again.

How to Freeze Hot Chocolate

To allow your hot chocolate to last longer, pour the cooled off hot chocolate into ice cube trays and freeze them. Transfer the hot chocolate ice cubes to a plastic freezer bag.

To reheat the ice cubes add them to a small saucepan and heat them over low heat. Let them melt and then turn the heat to medium heat.

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Maple Sea Salt Hot Chocolate

This maple sea salt hot chocolate is made with dark chocolate, cocoa powder, and milk. It is sweetened with maple syrup and sprinkled with delicious sea salt.
By: Lee Funke
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
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Ingredients 

  • 2 cups milk, any kind (we used unsweetened almond milk)
  • 1- oz. dark chocolate
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup, or more, to taste
  • pinch of Himalayan sea salt

Instructions 

  • Place almond milk into a small saucepan. Heat over medium/high heat.
  • Once warm, add dark chocolate, cocoa powder, maple syrup, and a pinch of sea salt. Use a whisk or handheld milk frother to mix until the cocoa powder is dissolved and combined.
  • Continue heating and whisking hot chocolate over medium/high heat until just before boiling. You want to make sure not to burn the milk, but that the dark chocolate melts and combines.
  • Once the dark chocolate has fully melted and the hot chocolate is hot, serve with your favorite whipped cream and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 /2, Calories: 178 kcal, Protein: 4 g, Fat: 8 g, Sugar: 21 g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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About Lee Funke

Lee is the founder of Fit Foodie Finds and based in Minneapolis, MN. She started this website in 2010 as a way to share her love for real food and wellness. The internet has changed so much since then and so has Fit Foodie Finds. Today we're a female-run recipe website publishing hundreds of tried and true recipes developed and tested by our team.

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Christina
November 7, 2015 8:46 am

This sounds so good and I love that you used almond milk! Also, I might need to go out and get some glasses like these because I am obsessed. I loved seeing your FFF birthday party on Snap!! How fun and exciting ๐Ÿ™‚ congratulations on 5 years! Might need to cater FFF all the way down to FL for my birthday ;D haha

Emilie @ Emilie Eats
November 6, 2015 7:18 pm

Yum! This sounds like the hot chocolate I make sometimes when I need a little chocolate at the end of the day (aka like, 5/7 days). Oh, and this pictures are stunning! #goalz

Kelsey
November 6, 2015 2:12 pm

This is EVERYTHING. I can’t wait to make it soon – meaning probably Sunday when I get home from the cities?! I’ve been looking for a good recipe for non-dairy homemade hot cocoa, so this is sort of perfect.

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Ann
November 6, 2015 1:30 pm

I love your snaps, they’re kinda crazy and always fun ๐Ÿ™‚

Dani Mendocha | Styled Variety
November 6, 2015 12:56 pm

Yum!! This hot chocolate looks delicious, and it’s healthy too! Totally a dessert win ๐Ÿ™‚

Dani | http://www.styledvariety.com

Lexi @ Lexi's Clean Kitchen
November 6, 2015 10:50 am

GORGEOUS.

Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
November 6, 2015 10:16 am

Adding you on snapchat NOW just because I want to see those sweet dance moves…..Maybe I’ll snap you back when I’m CHUGGING this hot chocolate….

Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
November 6, 2015 8:45 pm
Reply to  Lee Funke

Ok when you see cmillz25 that’s me. Sweet username right? It was in my “I don’t want social media knowing anything personal about me” stage. Then I started a blog and that all went to the wayside ๐Ÿ˜‰

Holly Waterfall
November 6, 2015 8:44 am

Oh my goodness, I saw you post these on snapchat, and I’m kind of obsessed. <3 <3 <3 YUM!!

Liora - Allthingsloveli
November 6, 2015 8:34 am

Now this is REAL hot chocolate! I know my mom and sister would especially love this, I’ll have to make it for them.

Beate
November 6, 2015 5:06 am

This looks so delicious! It’s always the perfect time for hot chocolate, no matter what the weather is like ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe, I’ll have to try it out this weekend ๐Ÿ™‚ Have a fabulous one!