Description
A festive Green Hot Chocolate perfect for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a creamy, sweet, and colorful twist on traditional hot chocolate.
Ingredients
Scale
Milk and Cream
- 3 cups milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
Flavorings and Sweeteners
- ¼ cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
Chocolate and Decoration
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- Green gel food coloring
- Whipped cream
- St. Patrick’s Day sprinkles
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a medium saucepan, combine milk, heavy cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and white chocolate chips.
- Heat Mixture: Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly until it becomes steamy and the white chocolate chips have fully melted and blended.
- Add Color: Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in green gel food coloring, adjusting the amount to achieve the desired shade of green.
- Serve and Garnish: Pour the hot chocolate into your favorite mugs. Top each serving with whipped cream and St. Patrick’s Day sprinkles for a festive touch.
Notes
- Use whole milk and heavy cream for a rich and creamy texture, but you can substitute with alternatives like almond or oat milk for a dairy-free version.
- Adjust the amount of sugar according to your sweetness preference.
- If you don’t have green gel food coloring, you can use natural matcha powder as an alternative to achieve a green hue and add an earthy flavor.
- Stir constantly while heating to prevent the white chocolate from burning or sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Serve immediately for the best experience.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 300 kcal
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
