Ube Hot Coco (Vegan, GF, Soy-Free)

Everyone deserves to curl up by the fire and have a hot cocoa this time of year. This creamy ube and coconut "coco" is just the ticket, with pillows of coconut whipped cream, and vegan marshmallows.

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and - sorry but I do in fact have lots of places to go, so if the snow could kindly get lost, that would actually be the most convenient for me and my schedule -

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Servings: 3 to 4 | Prep Time: 30 minutes

• Saucepan

• Immersion blender

• Hand-mixer

Ube Hot Coco:

• 2 tbsp powdered purple yam

• 2 ½ cups coconut milk, divided

• ½ cup sugar

• 1 ½ tsp ube extract

• ¼ tsp vanilla

• 120 g cacao butter

• 1 tbsp cashew butter

• 1 tbsp coconut oil

Coconut Whipped Cream:

• 3 tbsp vegan heavy whipping cream (Country Crock plant cream)

• 2 tbsp coconut milk

• 2 tsp powdered sugar

• ½ tsp coconut syrup (Torani)

Assembly:

• Vegan mini marshmallows (Dandie’s, optional - these do contain soy)

Ube Hot Coco (20 minutes)

In a small saucepan, whisk together the ube powder, ½ cup coconut milk, sugar, ube extract and vanilla over medium heat until fully combined.

Add the cacao butter and cashew butter and whisk to combine.

In a heat-safe bowl, microwave the remaining coconut milk until it just starts to bubble and gradually pour into the ube mixture, whisking to combine.

Blend with an immersion blender until smooth and slightly frothy.

Cover and keep hot over medium-low heat until ready to serve.

Coconut Whipped Cream (5 minutes)

In a chilled bowl, with a hand-mixer, whip the heavy whipping cream, coconut milk, powdered sugar, and coconut syrup together until soft peaks form. Set aside.

Assembly (5 minutes)

Pour the ube hot coco into a few mugs, ladle on the whipped cream, and optionally top with the vegan mini marshmallows.

Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Ube Hot Coco (Vegan, GF, Soy-Free)

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Be sure to check out my Best Practices page for tips on how to make this recipe yourself. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions and feel free to tag me on Instagram @made.by.shade if you make it!

-Shade