Starbucks White Hot Chocolate: Copycat Recipe
Decadent and simple white hot chocolate recipe that can be customized with easy toppings and mix-ins.
Ingredients
- 4 cups whole milk (vegan option: non-dairy milk)
- 1 cup Nestle Premium White Chocolate Morsels (vegan option: Enjoy Life White Chocolate Morsels)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- whipped cream (vegan option: non-dairy whipped cream)
Optional Toppings and Mix-Ins
- caramel sauce (Torani Caramel Sauce and Hershey's Caramel Syrup are labeled gluten-free)
- chocolate sauce (Torani Dark Chocolate Sauce and Hershey's Chocolate Syrup are labeled gluten-free)
- white, milk, or dark chocolate shavings
- Nestle Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
- Kraft mini marshmallows
- mini candy canes (Yum Earth are gluten-free)
- Betty Crocker Christmas sprinkles (most are labeled gluten-free)
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract for peppermint white hot chocolate
- food coloring
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine milk, white chocolate morsels, and vanilla over medium heat. Stir frequently until the white chocolate is completely melted.
- Divide between four mugs, top with whipped cream, and serve.
Notes
Colored Hot Chocolate: (optional): Add food coloring to the saucepan of white hot chocolate, 1-2 drops at a time to transform this white hot chocolate into the perfect color to match any holiday or occasion.
Use this White Hot Chocolate as a base to recreate all of your favorite White Chocolate drinks from Starbucks:
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate: Include ½ teaspoon of peppermint extract when heating the white hot chocolate ingredients. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha (for one): Add one shot of espresso to a mug and top with one cup of the peppermint white hot chocolate drink (instructions above). Finish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Toasted White Chocolate Mocha (for one): Pour one shot of espresso in a mug. Add 2 teaspoons of caramel sauce and one cup of the white hot chocolate recipe. Top with whipped cream and Betty Crocker Red Sugar Crystals (labeled gluten-free).
White Chocolate Mocha (for one): Add one shot of espresso to a mug. Top with one cup of the white hot chocolate recipe and add whipped cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 392kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 11gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 133mgPotassium: 496mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 409IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 390mgIron: 0.1mg
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