Rich and creamy, this pumpkin hot chocolate tastes like hot cocoa and pumpkin pie had a baby. (The scandal!) But unlike regular hot cocoa and pumpkin pie, this tasty treat won’t wreck your diet. In fact, this steamy cup of satisfaction could be your healthiest chocolate fix ever.
I mean, not only does it have just 62 calories, but it’s packed with nutrients. You’ll score 201% of the daily value of vitamin A, 47% of calcium, and 19% of fiber.
In your hot chocolate!
In fact, this pumpkin hot cocoa is like the perfect man: delicious and seductive and rich, but good for you, too. (Oh no she didn’t!)
Okay, maybe not that good, but still pretty great.
Anyhoo, I got the idea to blend pumpkin into my hot chocolate from Lauren at Oatmeal with a Fork. She left a comment suggesting it on my 42-calorie almond milk hot chocolate, and her suggestion was gold, especially when kicked up with a hit of cinnamon.
I hope you like this quick-and-easy pumpkin hot chocolate as much as I do! It’s the perfect way to warm up crisp fall days—and maybe nights too, if you decide to share. đ
Pumpkin Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- Âź c pumpkin puree canned or homemade
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 3-4 packets no-calorie sweetener to taste *SEE NOTES
- Âź tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt do not omit
- 1 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Instructions
Fork method
- In the bottom of your mug, mix the first 5 ingredients plus 1 Tbsp of the almond milk with a fork until smooth.
- Add Âź of the remaining almond milk and mix again until smooth.
- Add the rest of the almond milk, stir until smooth, and microwave for 1-1½ minutes. Give it a final stir and enjoy!
Blender method
- Whiz all ingredients in a blender, transfer to a mug, and microwave 1-2 minutes until hot.
Notes
Nutrition
Grams of carbohydrate corrected 11/7/16
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I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.
HI Lee–I love the cinnamon stick in this–very nice touch! Also I love how you come up with delicious easy things like this that punch up the nutrients. Susan also has one on fatfreevegan from a few years ago–or was it pudding? or both? I made a carob version and it was great. Might have to do so with this one one–and add a whole cinnamon stick! xo
Thanks Maria, I didn’t know Susan had a version up (or a pudding)–either way, yum! I’ll have to head on over and try it. đ
I hate to admit it… but I am not a pumpkin fan, so I will stick with your regular hot chocolate ;p It doesn’t like me either, so at least it’s a 2-way street haha.
Sounds good though!
I don’t know how pumpkin could not like you, how rude, lol! đ Incidentally, I just updated my hot regular chocolate recipe to make it come out super smooth without a blender. (What works: Mixing a smidge of the cold almond milk with the dry ingredients to make a smooth paste, then a little more to make a syrup before mixing in the rest of the almond milk.) Let me know how it goes if you try it! đ
Oooh thanks for that tip with the regular hot chocolate tip – I will definitely give that a go!
Hi Lee,
This sound like a tasty and healthy alternative to regular hot chocolate. Fall is almost here so it sure is the time to be thinking about making hot chocolate and all those wonderful Fall foods. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!
This looks soo good Lee! I can’t wait to try it. It’s a little too humid today but as soon as it’s a little cooler, I’m all over this! I love anything pumpkin@
Thanks so much for linking up with us for #HealthyVeganFridays! Iâm Pinning and sharing!
This sounds soooooo good! Do you think I could mix up a bunch of it and put it in the crock pot for a fall party? Or to leave out for my preschool teaching buddies?
Thanks Jessy! As long as you keep the crock pot on low, it should be fine, though you’ll want to stir it every now and again. Maybe try a test run and let us know how it goes? Also, I’d suggest making it with your blender to ensure everything stays nice and creamy, even after a couple of hours in the crock pot. Great suggestion for a fall get-together or book club, btw!
I just made this and I love it!
Your comment made my day, thanks Kim! đ So glad you like it!
Hi Lee. New to your site. ( What ! Yes, I have been under a rock.) This looks MAHvelous ! Question :
what’s the ” adds 15 calorie ” deal, beside the unsweetened almond or coconut milk ? I mean, like,
what brand please ? My brand, Simple Truth, has 40 calories per cup. Thanx
Hi Roo, so glad to see you here! đ In response to your excellent question, I updated the ingredient list and added the brands/flavors I like in the notes. Quick answer: I tested this recipe with unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze (30 calories per cup) and unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze Coconut (45 calories per cup, or 15 more calories than straight almond milk). Silk unsweetened coconut milk also has 45 calories per cup. Hope that helps and thanks for your comment!
The nutrition info doesn’t add up. 1 gram of carbs has 4 calories; so, counting the carbs alone, without any fat or protein accounted for, would equal 84 calories. Fat has 9 calories per gram, so that adds another 27 calories. 2 grams of protein = 8 calories, so, a total of …119 calories! Still not bad, but double the 62, almost. ???
Hi Nanci, you’re right, there was a typo with the carbs! They were listed as 21 g when they should have been 12 g. (I corrected it in the recipe and noted the update.) So 12 g carbs minus 5 g fiber gives 7 g net carbs, or 28 calories. Add on 27 calories (3 g) of fat and 8 calories (2 g) of protein and you get 63 calories total. Using the actual/non-rounded values from the database gives 62 calories. So fear not, this hot cocoa is for sure low-cal and really healthy–and now the nutrition info is all correct, too. đ Thanks for catching that!