The Best White Hot Chocolate

How to Make the Best White Hot Chocolate

Want to know how to make the best white chocolate? You use a few simple ingredients. Annnd maybe one little, secret ingredient—espresso. Why add espresso? Well, for one, caffè is delicious. But it also adds some acidity to help balance out the richness and sweetness of the chocolate. If you happen to be one of those people out there who doesn't love coffee, no worries. You don't have to add the espresso. Although I think it really does make it the best white hot chocolate. Okay, so now that the secret is out, let's make some white hot chocolate!

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A Few Simple Ingredients

To make the best white hot chocolate, we just need a few simple ingredients:

Milk

Heavy Cream

White Chocolate

Vanilla

Nutmeg

Cinnamon Stick

These are ingredients that you probably already have in your cucina. I like to make up some fresh whipped cream to top each cup of white hot chocolate. It adds a creamy, velvety touch.

Variations for White Hot Chocolate

Something I love about this recipe is that you can change things up and get creative with additional flavors.

Cinnamon. 

Peppermint.

Lavender.

You can even substitute the milk and cream for eggnog. Add a splash of rum if you want to spice it up a bit. The point is, you can make it your own and think outside the tazzina.

Cozy in a Cup

With the arrival of winter and more cold days ahead, a cup of white hot chocolate is just what you need to get warm. This recipe is the epitome of cozy. Think a hug in a cup. That's one of the reasons it makes the perfect recipe for welcoming children in from playing in the snow, chatting with a friend, or sipping with your loved one by the fire. Winter brings an opportunity to offer warmth to others in so many ways.

I hope you enjoy the recipe! Buon appetito!

xxSommer

The Best White Hot Chocolate Recipe

With the arrival of winter and more cold days ahead, a cup of white hot chocolate is just what you need to get warm. This recipe is the epitome of cozy. Think a hug in a cup.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup milk

• 1 1/2 cup heavy cream

• 2/3 cup chopped white chocolate

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

• 3 inch cinnamon stick

• cinnamon powder for sprinkling on top

Instructions

1. Add all of the ingredients into a large sauce pan and heat on a low flame while stirring. Be sure the chocolate melts and doesn't stick to the bottom.

2. Continue to stir until the mixture heats to the point that steam is rising, but it's not boiling.

3. Meanwhile, prepare espresso using an espresso machine or moka pot.

4. Pour about 2 ounces of espresso into each cup. Add the white chocolate mixture and top with fresh whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Notes

• I like to froth the chocolate mixture before adding it to the espresso so that it is more of a cappuccino consistency.

• you can add 1/4 tsp of Rum to the mixture.

• you can substitute the milk and cream for 3 cups of half and half or egg nog.