Chocolate Lovers unite! If you are looking for an easy, decadent yet dairy-free, way to indulge your chocolate addiction, you got to check out this Chocolate Soup!
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Why not kick off soup season on a sweet note with this chocolate soup?!
I love this chocolate soup (and hope you do too) because:
- It is simply scrumptious,
- It is velvety smooth,
- It is dairy-free (so gut-friendly for us lactose intolerant folks),
- Did I mention it is decadently delicious?
- And, it’s made with only 6 ingredients and a garnish of your choice!
What are the ingredients needed to make this chocolate soup?
You will need the following 6 ingredients and any garnish of your choice, I used rose petals (I had leftover after making this pistachio rose cake) and some shaved chocolate:
- Silk Unsweetened Almond milk
- Good quality semi-sweet chocolate bar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Arrowroot powder
- 1 egg yolk
- Salt
Many moons ago, when my daughter and I used to visit my sister in New York, she would always take us to her favorite bakery in Brooklyn.
At this bakery, our standing order was a slice of their one-of-a-kind pistachio cake and an iced or hot coffee. On one of our trips there, I noticed another diner have a bowl of what looked like chocolate soup being placed in front of her. Y’all – a WHOLE BOWL of C.H.O.C.O.L.A.T.E. soup!
For this chocolate addict lover, ALL that spoonable chocolate goodness had me swooning!
When I inquired about it, I was crestfallen to learn that it was chock-full of dairy. Being as lactose intolerant as I am, I felt it would behoove me to refrain from it (duh -right?!).
Of course, that didn’t stop me from dreaming about that chocolate soup. Over the years, I’ve tried making my own version of it, one of which I even shared here.
But, I always ended up relying on heavy cream and cornstarch to give it that thick, creamy, consistency – and that was one chocolate soup I couldn’t indulge in often. And, when I did, I had to stop after a few spoonfuls.
Then recently I came across an article in which someone had used egg yolks to thicken the chocolate soup. Now, heavy cream was still one of the listed ingredients, and the egg yolks used were to reduce the amount of cornstarch used, but it got me thinking.
What if I used one of my favorite dairy substitutes: Silk Unsweetened Almond milk + egg yolks + arrowroot powder to come up with a healthier, thicker, version that:
1) didn’t leave me with all the side effects of dairy consumption, and
2) one that wouldn’t leave me weighed down.
Sometimes, making healthy choices is hard, but feeling healthier doesn’t have to be – right?! I’ve tried to take a “Less Dairy-More Plants” stance, by stocking up on Silk Unsweetened Almond milk and Silk Vanilla Almond Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative at my local Walmart store.
I find it hard to be 100% dairy-free (like when there’s a slice of cheesecake staring me down at a friend’s house) but Silk fights the notion that “extreme” is the only path to being healthier as small victories are still victories!
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This Chocolate Soup…
Getting back to this Dairy Free Chocolate Soup, as I mentioned before, it’s made of:
Silk Unsweetened Almond milk + egg yolk + arrowroot powder, and it also has some vanilla extract for flavor AND smell!
It is so easy to make…
I broke up good quality, semi-sweet baking chocolate bar and used the chunks in this soup too. But, feel free to use milk chocolate or bittersweet chocolate, or white chocolate, if you prefer to do so.
Hey, in fact, you could use all three and swirl them around for a tri-chocolate soup! Oooh!
How to serve this chocolate soup…
This chocolate soup is good at room temperature, as it’s just too runny warm.
Also, when it’s warm, the whipped cream kinda melts right into it. But, if you get a chance to chill this soup for about an hour, it is definitely better than “good”.
In my daughter’s words, this Chocolate Soup served chilled is “darn decadent”!
Easy Dairy Free Chocolate Soup
Chocolate Lovers unite! If you are looking for an easy, decadent yet dairy-free, way to indulge your chocolate addiction, you’ve gotta check out this Chocolate Soup!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4+ 1/4 cups Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk
- 1 1/4 cups good quality semi sweet chocolate bar, broken up
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 tsp arrowroot powder
- 1 egg yolk, separated
- 1/4 tsp salt
- rose petals, for garnish
- shaved chocolate, for garnish
- coconut whipped creamy, dairy free topping or yogurt , to top the chocolate soup with
Instructions
- Add the 1 1/4 cup of Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk to a pan over medium heat and bring it to a slight simmer (make sure it's not boiling).
- While waiting on the mixture to come to that simmering point, take the remaining 1/4 cup of Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk and mix it well with the arrowroot powder.
- When the Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk begins to simmer, add in the chocolate and stir vigorously till chocolate melts. Then add in the arrowroot mixture and stir well. Then remove from the heat.
- Now, whisk the egg yolk in another bowl, and as you do so, very, very slowly, trickle in about a half cup of the chocolate soup mixture. This way the egg yolk is slowly tempered with the hot chocolate soup so it doesn't cook and congeal.
- Then, vigorously mix the hot chocolate + egg yolk mixture in the bowl into the rest of the chocolate soup in the pan. Add in the salt and vanilla extract and stir. Then, pour soup into two bowls and let cool.
- This dairy free chocolate soup can be enjoyed at room temperature - though it's best served after it has chilled for about an hour in the fridge. Spoon on some non-dairy topping or coconut whipped cream and garnish with rose petals, shaved chocolate or nuts and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 2Amount Per Serving Calories 432Saturated Fat 24gCholesterol 104mgSodium 550mgCarbohydrates 63gFiber 9gSugar 40gProtein 9g
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Sally
Thursday 19th of April 2018
I would love to try but can't eat egg yolks. Any suggestions.
Shashi
Tuesday 24th of April 2018
Hi Sally - thanks so much for stopping by! Actually, the first time I made this chocolate soup, I made it without egg yolks - the exact same ingredients minus the egg yolks. It wasn't as thick or rich-tasting as the version with egg yolks, but it was still good enough that my daughter slurped it out of her bowl without a spoon! GAH - I need to teach her better table manners! :) I sure hope you enjoy this!
Margie McGee
Thursday 19th of April 2018
It would be much more helpful I you gave the weight of the chocolate to be used than the measurement in cups. Thanks for the recipe!
Shashi
Tuesday 24th of April 2018
Hi Marguie - thanks for stopping by! I do apologize for not using the weight measurements - I broke up roughly a bar and a half (approx) of chocolate and used that to measure up a cup and a half.
mira
Tuesday 17th of April 2018
Love anything with chocolate! This is a fantastic idea! Love it! Beautiful photos as always!
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Thursday 12th of April 2018
I wasn't sure whether you ate chocolate soup hot or cold Shashi, but you mention popping it into the fridge to chill before consuming so now I understand. Looks delicious, and my thoughts tell me IT IS delicious! Thanks for putting together this dairy free chocolate soup version. I know this will be popular!