When I was in college, I used to be able to drink coffee at all hours of the day. 7am, 2pm, 2am…my friends and I pretty much lived at the coffee shop near campus, and the caffeine never fazed me. (And I admit I was a little skeptical of my friends who “swore” coffee would keep them up if they drank it too late in the day!)
But apparently what goes around comes around. A few years ago, literally overnight it seemed like my body decided to make the switch. And I now fall into the Don’t-Let-Any-Caffeine-Near-Me-After-3pm category. (Which even includes decaf, which I swear will keep me up half of the night too!) I know. Call it adulthood, but I’m now “that” person. :)
Regardless, for the past few years, I have now been getting acquainted with the other side of the menu at coffee shops in the afternoons and evenings. And one of my all-time favorite drinks to order in the cooler months is a classic white hot chocolate. It is my total “comfort” drink — warm, smooth, sweet but not too sweet, and chocolate-y but not too chocolate-y. And of course, it is all the better when topped with some fresh whipped cream! Mmmm.
Crazy enough, it wasn’t until recently that I tried to actually make homemade white chocolate. But now that I know how easy it is, I make it all the time. So many recipes call for heavy cream or half and half (which you are welcome to use), but you can literally make it with whatever kind of milk you’d like. Just grab a bar of your favorite white chocolate or some white chocolate chips, a pinch of vanilla extract, and you’re good to go. Simple, cheaper than your coffee shop, and wonderfully delicious. Enjoy!
Homemade White Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 4 cups of milk of your choice (or you can substitute heavy cream or half and half, or do a mixture)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract, store-bought or homemade
- 8 oz. white chocolate, chopped into small pieces (or white chocolate chips)
- whipped cream or marshmallows for topping
Instructions
- Stir together milk, vanilla and chopped white chocolate in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the white hot chocolate comes to a simmer. (Do not let it come to a boil.) Remove from heat and serve immediately, topped with whipped cream or marshmallows if desired.
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Homemade (Traditional) Hot Chocolate
Beautiful! I’m loving the whipped cream topping.
these look sooo good!! i can see myself curling up on the couch with these!!
I’m totally that person too. White hot chocolate is a great compromise (like it’s really a compromise…) for us non-caffeine drinkers.
This really is one of my hubby’s favorites. Cannot wait to surprise him!
I LOVE White Hot Chocolate!! Funnily enough I loved this more than regular hot chocolate when I was little! This sounds absolutely divine for when it eventually cools down here!
I’ve never had white hot chocolate, but it looks absolutely divine.
I’m the same way with caffeine in the late afternoon/evenings. Can’t live with it after 3 p.m. … though I can’t live without it before that.
I’m not a huge hot chocolate fan but this photo and recipe may have me wanting to give it another shot.
White hot chocolate is my favorite!
Wish I had this in front of me! Want to lick the whipped cream right off!
Thank you for making it easier to curb my Dunkin Donuts addiction by making these at home. Itare probably one of my guiltiest of all guilty pleasures. So glad it has cooled so I can have some!