Hot winter drinks are the best way to warm up your hands after a romp in the snow or long cold walk with the dog. This White Hot Chocolate recipe flips the script on regular hot cocoa and it’s a total winner on a blustery day, especially if you’re a fan of white chocolate!

I’m sort of of the mindset that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Well, until recently I guess. 

My favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe?  I never felt the need to try a new one until I ended up stuffing peanutella into a brown butter cookie dough. 

Mac and cheese – the one I moved out of my parents’ house with the recipe card from the Mueller’s box in hand? Well you see where that’s taken me: 7 new recipes later, including an outstanding Panera copycat recipe, and a few that never made it to publish.

My point is here, favorites aren’t necessarily timeless. And I suppose I’m not as stubborn as I think I am. 

When I made this hot chocolate mix last Christmas, I was completely smitten. A large batch seemed to last forever and there wasn’t a need for a long time to try any other recipes because it was just that good. 

But as I was out playing in the snow on Saturday, I had this uncontrollable need to make white hot chocolate. Maybe it was a subconscious thing. 

I didn’t care though – it was the right thing to do.

As a lover of white chocolate since I was a kid, I fell hard for this super sweet, melted-down, milked-up, add-a-dollop-of-marshmallow-crème white hot chocolate. 

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Ingredients

Here’s the basic shopping list of ingredients you’ll need for my white hot chocolate recipe. Be sure to check the recipe card below for the full list!

• Milk, heavy cream, or half-and-half (or a mixture of any of these) – The higher the fat content, the better your hot chocolate will be!
• Pure vanilla extract
• White chocolate – Either chopped from a block or bar of white chocolate or good-quality white chocolate chips
• Granulated sugar
• Marshmallow crème (like Fluff), whipped cream, or marshmallows for topping (optional)

This white hot chocolate recipe is incredibly indulgent and it’s exactly what was called for post-snow apocalypse 2013 here in New England.

Dare I say I’ve found a new favorite hot chocolate recipe??

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White Hot Chocolate Recipe

Yield: 2 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

White hot chocolate is a super indulgent and delicious winter drink that will warm your hands and soul.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups milk, heavy cream, or half-and-half (or a mixture of any of these)
• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• 5 oz white chocolate, finely chopped or white chocolate chips
• 2 tsp granulated sugar
• Marshmallow crème (like Fluff), whipped cream, or marshmallows for topping (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat the milk, vanilla extract, chocolate, and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the mixture just starts to come to a simmer, stirring frequently to melt the chocolate.
2. Once the chocolate has melted, whisk the milk until foamy and divide the hot chocolate between two mugs. Top with marshmallow crème, whipped cream, or marshmallows before serving, if desired.

Notes

adapted from Gimme Some Oven

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  Callebaut Chocolate Callets (small disc) White 28.1% cacao 2 lbs
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