Fresh Mint White Hot Chocolate.
‘Tis the season for drinking our dessert!
Now really.
I would almost always choose to eat my dessert over drinking it. Almost. Always. But this is one exception I can make to the rule. This white hot chocolate is something I’ve been dreaming of for YEARS.
I never even cared for white chocolate. In fact, it wasn’t until I went on a trip with Lindt and ate a warm white chocolate truffle off of the production line that I nearly lost my mind over white chocolate. Of course, the white chocolate has to be GOOD. Super high quality so it practically melts in your mouth. If it’s that type of white chocolate, I’m all over it.
While I make my case for white chocolate, in order to melt it into the milk so it’s creamy and smooth, it has to be high-quality chocolate here too. The best you can find!
I also infused my milk and cream mixture with a few fresh mint leaves for that fresh, peppermint-y taste. If you’re not into chocolate + mint, you can totally skip this step. Eddie is SO not into chocolate + mint. He says it’s like eating toothpaste.
However, I can’t imagine a life without chocolate + mint. It’s one of the best flavor combos out there! Right behind chocolate and peanut butter. RIGHT?
Also! You could make this in the slow cooker as long as there is a low or warm setting. I’d skip the mint leaves if you’re using the slow cooker (aside from a garnish, of course) and make sure your white chocolate is very finely chopped. Bonus points if you have one of those mini slow cookers that you can prep this in. My mom had one when I was growing up that she used for water and holiday potpourri… so I most likely wouldn’t want to consume anything out of it after that.
But still! It would work for a party, as long as you stir it and such every so often.
And even though this is a white hot chocolate, it’s super decadent and indulgent and really reminds me of my slow cooker coconut hot chocolate. Which is pretty much one step away from liquid chocolate mousse. That stuff is RICH.
And 100% completely and totally worth it.
Fresh Mint White Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups milk
- 1 handful of fresh mint leaves
- 12 ounces high-quality white chocolate I like the Lindt bars or truffles, chopped
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- whipped cream for serving
- white sprinkles or sugar for topping
- fresh mint for garnish
Instructions
- Place the cream, milk, and fresh mint leaves in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until warmed through. Bring the mixture to a simmer and remove the mint leaves with a slotted spoon. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the chopped white chocolate. Once it's melted, remove the liquid from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Serve immediately with whipped cream on top, a fresh mint leaf and white sprinkles or sugar.
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I appreciate you so much!
And yessss I think you can add booze. White chocolate liqueur for sure.
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I will always be the odd one who LOOOOOVES white chocolate, and prefers it over dark or milk first. Love this hot chocolate creation.
thanks liz!! xo
First, THESE PICTURES!!! So dreamy! I am planning a Christmas movie day with some of my favorite ladies in the next couple of weeks and this will definitely have to make an appearance! So delicious.
thank you so much ashlyn!
Hi, Jessica! I’m with Eddie on this one, about the mint + chocolate thing. So, if I make this, I will be leaving out that step/ingredient. I have 1 question, though. How much vanilla? It’s mentioned in the directions, but not listed in the ingredients. Thanks!
so sorry cheryl! it’s 2 teaspoons. i fixed it, thanks. :)
Thanks so much!
Not a fan of white chocolate but seeing these pictures makes me want this. The photos are beautiful. Like a white chocolate winter wonderland!
thanks anne!
I will be making these ASAP!!!
Also, where did you get these glass mugs/cups??? Adorable!!!!
thanks rachel! both from crate and barrel. :)
DYING over these photos. SO gorgeous!!
thank you so much maryea!
I just can’t decide if I want this more than I think it’s way too gorgeous to drink. It’s a hard call but I think it looks too good not to try. Thanks for another amazing recipe share.
thanks so much tori!
This sounds perfect! I love white chocolate and making it into hot chocolate sounds divine. Adding the mint sounds like the extra holiday touch.. Plus I love the glasses they are in. I’ll take the big glass please :-)
thanks courtney!
I am not a white chocolate fan in the slightest. But one year that changed when I got a vanilla white mocha from Caribou coffee. White chocolate, vanilla, milk, espresso… YUM! I want to add booze to this (but you already knew that). And put it in a thermos and have someone drive me around while I sip and look at Christmas lights… open bottle law-schmopen schmottle schmaw!
Also, THESE PHOTOS ARE STUNNING! The cups! The creamy white liquid! The STYLING! THE BOKEH! Stun. Ning. Love.
thank you so much!!!
and yes, driving around looking at lights with this sounds perfect.
I’m in the midst of a Lindt white chocolate truffle binge right now so this post was totally appropriate. Def trying and love the idea of infusing fresh mint!
they are the best!
I too am not a white chocolate fan OR chocolate & mint fan but for some reason this sounds sooo appetizing to me! I think you had me at the “warm white chocolate truffle” fantasy.
thanks steph!!
I second the beautiful photos comment! Anyone else can’t get behind white chocolate simply because it isn’t real chocolate? It needs a new name.
I do remember these mint white chocolate nonpareils from this old school chocolate shop in my grandparents hometown in New Jersey that were so so good. This drink is like that in liquid form!
thank you kristin!! i agree, i never want white chocolate since it isn’t chocolate!
Oh my goodness, I don’t even like white chocolate and I think I’m going to have to try this! Do you arrange your own photos? They are GORGEOUS! Kudos to you, girl! I don’t think I made a real dinner until my baby was 2 and a half months, haha!
thanks holly! yes i do my own photos but i did this all before the baby was born so i could take time off once she arrived. :)
How much vanilla please.
2 teaspoons!
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Beautiful photos, I feel like I’m in winter wonderland! I always will pick white chocolate over dark and this just highlights why.
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The recipes have evergreen pieces as garnishes. Are they fake? Real ones are poisonousÂ
those are fresh mint leaves, not evergreen.