White Hot Chocolate

Marshmallows and chocolate chips on a cup of hot chocolate.

Rich, creamy, and oh so decadent! This white hot chocolate is an easy twist on a classic.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings cups

Calories 547kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

3 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream see notes
6 ounces white chocolate finely chopped
2 teaspoons vanilla
Whipped cream or marshmallows for topping

Instructions

Add the milk and cream to a sauce pan over medium heat and heat until the edges just lightly start to bubble. Do not bring the milk to a boil.
Remove from the heat and immediately stir in the chopped chocolate and vanilla. Continue stirring until the chocolate has fully melted.
Divide the hot chocolate between 4 mugs and top with whipped cream, if desired.

Notes

We like a rich and creamy hot chocolate, so we add in a cup of heavy cream. To cut calories and fat, you may use all milk or less cream - just use a total of 4 cups in all. This will still be delicious, just a bit less decadent.

We prefer to use a quality bar of white chocolate over chocolate chips in this recipe as it will melt nicer and have a better flavor. We like Lindt or Ghiradelli.

Add a bit of our peppermint syrup to make this into a Peppermint White Hot Chocolate!

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