• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Stress Baking logo

  • ABOUT
    • Work With Me
  • RECIPES
    • Christmas & Holiday Recipes
    • Appetizers & Sides
    • Boozy Desserts
    • Brownies, Blondies & Bars
    • Cake & Cupcakes
    • Cookies
    • Dinner
    • Drinks
    • Sweet
    • Savory
    • Thanksgiving & Fall Recipes
    • All recipes >>
  • RESOURCES
    • Shop
      • Stress Baking Merch
      • eBooks
    • Recommendations & Favorites
    • Tips and Tricks
  • REAL LIFE
  • Nav Social Menu

Home » Drinks » Coffee & Cocoa » White Hot Chocolate

White Hot Chocolate

By Leslie Kiszka · February 11, 2014 · Updated September 28, 2019

This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn a small commission with each sale.

Jump to Recipe
28shares
White chocolate puts a velvety, decadent spin on your typical hot chocolate!
 
White Hot Chocolate
 
I don’t know if any of you in the Midwest and New England have noticed, but IT’S FREAKING COLD OUTSIDE. Winter got kind of a late start in 2013 (you know, since we didn’t our usual freak blizzard on Halloween) and it appears that it is now trying to make up for that lost time with a foot of new snow every week and frequent subzero temperatures. I don’t recall moving to the South Pole, but then again my GPS has never been all that reliable.
 
There are very few times that I get cold. Like, really cold. Cold enough that I pile on the layers and burrito myself (yes, I made that a verb) in six blankets and still can’t shake the chill. This has happened several times in the past couples months – you know, Polar Vortex and all. This weekend I was running errands and ran into this problem. And since it’s not really acceptable to go grocery shopping wearing a sleeping bag, I decided a White Hot Chocolate would do the trip. Closest place? Dunkin Donuts.
 
I’m not a Dunkin Donuts fan. Between being a Bears/Blackhawks/Cubs fan, not knowing how to use the word “wicked” in a sentence, and not liking Dunkin Donuts it’s pretty well established that Massachusetts is never going to accept me as one of their own. I don’t know what it is… to me, it’s just the McDonald’s of coffee and I don’t know why people are so fanatical about it. If you work at/like McDonald’s, please don’t be offended – it’s just not my jam. I would take Starbucks or Caribou Coffee over Dunkin any day. But since they don’t have Caribou Coffee out here, and the nearest Starbucks was at the other side of town, I settled. I checked out the menu, saw that they still have pretty much the only thing I’ll drink on there, and placed my order. Let me preface what comes next by saying there was a giant poster next to the menu about the sixteen million different kinds of hot chocolate they offer.

DD Guy: Welcome to Dunkin Donuts. May I take your order?
Me: Yes, please! I’d like a medium White Hot Chocolate.
DD Guy: We don’t have White Hot Chocolate.
Me: …. it’s on your menu.
DD Guy: That’s not something we ever carried.
Me: …  I’ve ordered it before. I’m looking at the giant poster that exclusively focuses on your many hot chocolates, including White Hot Chocolate, as we speak. Right there.
DD Guy: Oh. I meant we don’t have it right now.
Me: [sigh] That is a very different statement. Nevermind then – have a nice day.
DD Guy: [silence]

Needless to say, I was disappointed. And still cold. And dead set on a White Hot Chocolate.
 
So I headed home and decided to make my own White Hot Chocolate. I didn’t have any white chocolate at the house, so I made a quick pit stop and grabbed a couple Ghirardelli Classic White Chocolate Baking Bars. You can use any kind you’d like, but I’ll tell you right now that you want to make sure one of the ingredients is cocoa butter because it makes a word of difference. Just trust me on this. After about 5 minutes, I had myself a delicious White Hot Chocolate that I completed with a pile of whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Voila! I could hardly tell the difference between DD and mine. Homemade is always better anyway, so go make this. Right now. It’s cold, you’re cold, and this is hot. And did I mention delicious?
 
Print

White Hot Chocolate


  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe

Description

White chocolate puts a velvety, decadent spin on your typical hot chocolate!


Scale

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups of 2% milk (or milk of your choice)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (or omit and just use 3 cups milk)
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces high quality white chocolate, chopped
  • Whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate shavings, etc. for topping (optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine milk, heavy cream, vanilla extract and white chocolate in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until it comes to a simmer.
  2. Pour into a mug and top with whatever your heart desires.
  3. Serve immediately and enjoy!

  • Category: Drinks

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @stressbaking on Instagram and hashtag it #stressbaking

Recipe Card powered by

recipe_default_whitehotchoco

28shares

Hmm, something seems off…

Everyone makes mistakes! If you find something that seems amiss in any of my recipes, don’t hesitate to email me and let me know so I can get it fixed toot suite.

Previous Post: « Carrot + Squash Dog Treats
Next Post: Apple Cider Donuts »

Reader Interactions

Let us know what you think! Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Leslie Kiszka round headshot

Hi there! I’m Leslie. I use baking as an outlet for relieving stress and anxiety. I’m self-taught, and always seeking recipe inspiration so I can provide you with easy to follow homemade recipes. About Leslie >>

JOIN THE EMAIL LIST

Sign up to receive an email every time I post a new recipe!

Featured In

Logos from where Stress Baking has been featured

HOLIDAY FAVORITES

Grinch Crinkle Cookies: Festive, cakey cookies that bear a strong resemblance to a certain Christmas Grinch! | stressbaking.com
Overhead shot of butter pecan fudge stacked on a white plate

Featured In

Logos from where Stress Baking has been featured

Stress Baking is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com for products I recommend (as well as other affiliate programs). If you purchase any item by clicking to their site via the affiliate link, it will cost the same to you, but I will receive a small commission. Any purchases you make via affiliate links on this site help support Stress Baking and keep it going – so thank you!

COPYRIGHT© 2015-2019 Stress Baking |  Privacy Policy

×
  • Recipe Index
  • Holiday Recipes
  • Boozy Desserts
  • Drinks
  • Savory
  • Sweet
  • About
  • Servings of Reality

Modern Mobile Menu Social icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter