Chocolate Peppermint Sauce

This easy chocolate sauce is sooo good! And it’s versatile too.

Sweetened only with dates, it’s yummy over homemade ice creams (like Very Vanilla Ice Cream, Mocha Ice Cream, or Chocolate Cacao Ice Cream).

AND it’s fabulous stirred into a cup of steamed nondairy milk for the best hot chocolate ever!

Hope you love it!

 

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CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT SAUCE

1 cup water
1/2 cup date syrup
1/2 cup raw cashews
6 tablespoons cacao or cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
generous splash of vanilla
dash salt (optional)

Instructions

To a high-speed blender (like a Vitamix), add all ingredients and blend together until super creamy.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Serving suggestions:

  • For Chocolate Peppermint Sundaes, drizzle sauce over scoops of homemade vegan ice cream.
  • For Peppermint Hot Chocolate, stir 4 tablespoons of sauce into 6 to 8 ounces of heated nondairy milk.

Copyright © Vicki Brett-Gach | Ann Arbor Vegan Kitchen

8 thoughts on “Chocolate Peppermint Sauce

  1. Mary

    Could you use Fresh Mint instead of the extract? Got it growing rampantly in my garden. How much should I use?

    • Great question Mary! I must admit I’m not sure – I haven’t ever tried that. However here is some guidance from the World Food and Wine website. Hope this helps:
      substitute 1/2 cup fresh mint with 3 teaspoon mint or peppermint extract. (You’ll need to make the appropriate conversions on your end depending on how much you’re making.) Please let me know how it goes!

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