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Dairy free chocolate pudding with nuts on top and other bowls of pudding with whipped cream in the background.

Dairy-free Chocolate Pudding with Hazelnut Crumble

Beth Lee
Dairy-free chocolate pudding is so comforting and creamy. It will satisfy everyone's sweet tooth, even your vegan eaters! With a touch of coffee to emphasize the chocolate, there's no compromise on texture or flavor in this vegan pudding recipe.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 17 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 128 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons espresso powder
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • 3 cups almond milk or non-dairy beverage of choice
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon citrus liqueur optional
  • ⅓ cup hazelnuts toasted and chopped (OPTIONAL)
  • 1 teaspoon flake salt (OPTIONAL)

Instructions
 

  • Sift the cocoa powder, espresso powder, sugar, salt and cornstarch into a medium-size saucepan.
    Dry ingredients for vegan chocolate pudding in pot after being sifted.
  • Whisk the dry ingredients to combine and remove any remaining lumps.
    Sifted dry ingredients for dairy free chocolate pudding in the pot with the whisk.
  • Slowly add the almond milk. Bring this mixture to a boil over medium heat while whisking constantly.
    Pouring almond milk into pot for vegan pudding.
  • Lower the heat and simmer gently for about 10 minutes, until mixture begins to thicken. Whisk frequently.
    Wet and dry ingredients for dairy free chocolate pudding whisked together in the pot and starting to cook.
  • Once it begins to thicken, remove from the heat and whisk in the coconut oil and vanilla.(and optional citrus liqueur)
    Adding coconut oil to finish the dairy free chocolate pudding.
  • Let it cool slightly and ladle into 8 small serving bowls and refrigerate for at least an hour until thoroughly chilled.
    Filling bowls with dairy free chocolate pudding. Bowls are on a parchment lined sheet tray and pudding is still in the pot with a ladle.
  • While the puddings are chilling, if using the hazelnut crumble, combine the toasted and chopped hazelnuts and flake salt to top the puddings when you serve them. Or prepare your whipped cream of choice. (see notes for how to make the mocha whipped cream)
    Top down view of several bowls of chocolate pudding ready to eat with either nuts or nuts and whipped cream on top.
  • Top with mocha whipped cream, plain whipped cream, coconut whipped cream, or roasted hazelnuts (or any nut you like!) chopped and combined with flake salt.
    Close up of vegan pudding on a spoon with a little mocha whipped cream and toasted nuts on top.

Notes

    1. The better your cocoa powder, the better this will taste as the cocoa powder is your main source of chocolate flavor. But the added espresso powder will coax extra flavor out of whatever cocoa powder you use!
    1. You can skip the sifting of the dry ingredients but it will just take you longer to whisk the lumps out of it so I recommend the sifting. Just use a fine mesh strainer if you don't have an official kitchen tool called a sifter :-).
    1. Don't walk away from the pudding for too long when it's on the stove - it comes together quickly once it gets boiling so pay attention!
    1. To make the mocha whipped cream, combine 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon espresso powder, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a bowl big enough to whip the cream in. Combine it into a paste using a little of the whipping cream if necessary. Then add the rest of the 1 cup of whipping cream and using a large whisk, whisk until it becomes whipped cream - stiff peaks or looser depending on how you like it!

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 269mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gCalcium: 118mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate, espresso, pudding
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