Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
First day of holidays! This should be a happy day but a really bad cold has hit me right on time. My husband even predicted it because this ALWAYS happens to me – I never take a sick day from work but every time I start my holidays I end up ill. Hopefully this will pass quickly.
The silver lining? When I don’t feel my best I like to make myself a treat to raise my spirits and today I’m making peppermint white hot chocolate in my Vitamix. It is such a simple drink to make and yet beats anything you’d find at the local coffee shop.
Have I mentioned that I like easy to make recipes? I rarely make anything that takes more than 5-10 minutes of effort…crockpot cooking doesn’t count. This recipe takes about 5 minutes in your Vitamix or Blendtec blender but you could also make it on your stove top.
Simply add your chocolate, milk and peppermint extract to your blender jar. In my Vitamix Pro 750 I use the soup function and let it do its magic. While I’m waiting I like to crush a peppermint or candy cane to sprinkle on top of the finished product for a little extra peppermint kick.
When your blender finishes, pour the peppermint white hot chocolate into your mug of choice. It will have a nice layer of milk froth on the top and can be served just like this:
Or if you prefer to really do it up you can add whipped cream, a sprinkle of cocoa and crushed candy canes. This drink is perfect after a day on the slopes or rink, a day shopping at the mall or even after an afternoon spent on the couch…basically if you did something today, you deserve this delicious peppermint white hot chocolate.
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
A creamy white hot chocolate with a subtle peppermint flavour made in the blender.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 cups milk
- 1/8 tsp peppermint extract
- whipped cream, optional
- cocoa, optional
- candy canes, optional
Instructions
- Add white chocolate chips, milk and peppermint extract to the blender jar. Select the "soup" setting and allow it to run the full cycle.
- Pour into mug and top with whipped cream, cocoa and crushed candy canes
Notes
Made in Vitamix Pro 750.
Can also be made on the stove top.