• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
queenslee appetit
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Browse Recipes
    • All Recipes
    • Sweets and Treats
      • Brownies/Blondies
      • Cheesecakes
        • Mini Cheesecakes
        • No-Bake Cheesecake
      • Cakes
      • Cupcakes
      • Frostings
      • Donuts
      • Milkshakes
      • Parfaits/Trifles
      • Pies/Tarts/Crisps
      • Pudding
      • Frozen Desserts
        • Ice Cream Sandwiches
        • Homemade Ice Cream
      • Truffles
      • Cookies
        • Cookie Cakes
        • Cookie Sandwiches
    • Holidays
      • New Years
      • Game Day
      • Valentine's Day
      • St. Patrick's Day
      • Easter
      • Cinco de Mayo
      • Mother's Day
      • Father's Day
      • Canada Day
      • Fourth of July
      • Birthday
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
    • Favourites
    • Vegan
    • Savory
      • Appetizers & Snacks
      • Dinner & Sides
    • Breakfast
    • Drinks
      • Hot Chocolate
      • Summer Drinks
  • Contact
  • Resources
    • Resources for Food Bloggers
    • How to Start a Food Blog (Part 1)
    • Tutorials
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Blog
  • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate

    December 13, 2017 by Dedra | QueensleeAppetit Leave a Comment

    Jump to Recipe
    248shares

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    It's finally beginning to snow which means the Christmas season is officially upon us. I decided to embrace the freezing weather by making a ton of hot chocolate! This hot chocolate is a true winter wonderland delight! A blue ganache drip, white and blue sanding sugar rim, white hot chocolate, sweetened whipped cream, snowflakes, non pareils and a dust of powdered sugar a.k.a snow! It's like Christmas in a mug!

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    So how do we make this whimsical Christmas drink? Well we start by making a simple white chocolate ganache, then tint it blue. Dip the top of the mugs in the ganache, then in white or blue sanding sugar. I drizzled some more of the ganache inside of the glass, but obviously the hot chocolate melted it away ?.

    All of this is optional, by the way. I just love the frozen winter-y looks it gives this drink.

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    Place the mugs in the refrigerator to set. Meanwhile, make the white hot chocolate. This hot chocolate couldn't be easier to make, and only requires 5 simple ingredients: milk, heavy cream, white chocolate, vanilla and salt. I used milk AND cream because the cream makes the hot chocolate thick and adds more flavour. Of course, you can leave the cream out and just use all milk, if you prefer.

    Anyways, add all of the ingredients to a saucepan, heat on the stove until chocolate is melted and milk is steaming. That's all. You can't get any easier than that.

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    For the Winter Wonderland topping, I piped on a generous swirl of sweetened whipped cream. You can even pile on a mountain of mini marshmallows on top instead. The goal is to make it look like a pile of snow on top of our mug!

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    You can then top your whipped cream or marshmallows with whatever Christmas candies you want! I topped mine with snowflake sprinkles, white nonpareils and blue sanding sugar. I then dusted some powdered sugar on top to act as snowfall!

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    This magical hot beverage is perfect to enjoy while cozying up under a warm blanket on the couch on a cold winter night. It'll surely warm you up and bring a smile to your face. Enjoy!

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    >>PIN ME FOR LATER<<

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    SHOP THE RECIPE

    Blue sanding sugar | White sanding or "sparkling" sugar | Snowflake sprinkles | White non-pareils | Wilton Sky Blue Gel Food Colouring |

    Follow Queenslee Appétit

    Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter |

    Did you make a recipe? I'd love to see how it turned out! Follow me on Instagram and use the hashtag #queensleeappetit so I can see all of the Queenslee Appétit recipes you've made!

    Let's get baking!

    Continue to Content
    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate

    Yield: 2 mugs

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

    Ingredients

    Rim:

    • ¼ cup heavy cream
    • 1 tsp light corn syrup
    • ½ cup white chocolate chips
    • Few drops blue gel food colouring
    • Blue sanding sugar
    • White sanding sugar

    White Hot Chocolate:

    • 1 and ½ cups whole milk
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 4 oz. white chocolate, finely chopped
    • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
    • Pinch of salt

    Winter Wonderland Topping:

    • Sweetened Whipped Cream, for topping (or a mountain of mini marshmallows)
    • Snowflake Sprinkles
    • Blue sanding sugar
    • White non pareils
    • Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)

    Instructions

    For the Rim:

    1. In a small saucepan, heat the heavy whipping cream and corn syrup until it just begins to simmer, then pour it over the white chocolate chips. Allow it to sit for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth. Add a few drops of blue food colouring and stir until combined. Set aside to cool slightly.
    2. Dip the rim of the glass into the blue ganache, then dip into the white or blue sanding sugar. Place in the refrigerator to set. Meanwhile, make the hot chocolate.

    For the White Hot Chocolate:

    1. Add the milk, cream, white chocolate, vanilla and salt to a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is simmering. Do not boil.
    2. Pour the liquid into mugs. Top with whipped cream, non pareils, blue sanding sugar, snowflake sprinkles and a dust of powdered sugar to mimic snowfall! Enjoy!
    © Dedra
    Category: Drinks

    This Winter Wonderland White Hot Chocolate is a fun and festive drink perfect for winter! It's almost too cute to drink!

     

    ©QUEENSLEE APPÉTIT. All images & content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or link back to this post for the recipe.

    Bon Appétit!

    Love, Dedra ❤️

    Filed Under: All Recipes, Christmas, Drinks, Holidays, Hot Chocolate, Sweets and Treats, Winter Recipes Tagged With: Christmas drinks, hot chocolate, white hot chocolate, winter wonderland

    Trending

    Cajun Shrimp and Crab Mac and Cheese
    The Perfect Homemade Meat Sauce

    You May Also Like:

    half eaten slice of chocolate cake in the foreground with multiple slices in the background

    Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

    Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust

    Gender Reveal Cake Pops

    Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

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

    Primary Sidebar

    Some may say I’m addicted to desserts, and they are absolutely right! Baking is my passion and has been ever since I was 6 years old, it just took about a decade for me to realize it. Now I am devoted to creating the BEST sweet and savoury recipes from my tiny little kitchen and sharing them with the world!

    More about Dedra

    LET'S CONNECT!

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

    SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LATEST RECIPES!


    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy & Disclosure
    • Data Request Form
    • Resources

    Newsletter

    • SUBSCRIBE for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    COPYRIGHT © 2021 QUEENSLEEAPPETIT.COM

    Chocolate Chip aren’t the only kind of cookies we have on this site! This website uses cookies to provide you with the best possible experience. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.I'm cool with cookies Reject Read More
    Privacy & Cookies Policy

    Privacy Overview

    This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
    Necessary
    Always Enabled

    Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

    Non-necessary

    Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

    SAVE & ACCEPT