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Peppermint White Hot Chocolate, topped with whipped cream and crushed peppermint candy, is sweet, minty, and comforting and makes a wonderful holiday hot chocolate.
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Sing along with me: “Oh the weather outside is frightful!” You know the song. Across a large swath of the country, the weather really is frightfully cold right now.
The best thing to do is to stay inside with a nice fire and curl up with a good book and a cup of this delightful Peppermint White Hot Chocolate.
With the Christmas Tree up, the holiday lights hung, and the rest of the house decorated for the holidays, it finally feels like Christmas.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Nothing says Christmas like this Peppermint White Hot Chocolate! It is warm and comforting and sweet and minty and just makes me so happy!
This Peppermint White Hot Chocolate is perfect to serve at a cookie exchange party or a holiday party with friends.
However, I also love to make a cup just for myself to enjoy. It has such a sweet, delicious flavor and is hot and comforting.
Why This Recipe Works
Tried and True. This recipe has been around for years and has been made many, many times.
Few Steps. With only 4 steps, it is hard to mess up. It is about as easy as it gets.
Common Ingredients. It has commonly used ingredients, many of which you will likely already have in your pantry.
What You’ll Need To Make This Recipe
Equipment
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- Saucepan
- Kettle
- Coffee Cups
Ingredients
Below, I discuss the ingredients and possible substitutions if you don't have a specific ingredient. However, if you are looking for the specific measurements of each ingredient, scroll down to the bottom of this article, just above the comments, for the printable recipe card, which includes all the ingredients and the specific amounts of each one.
- 4 cups milk
- 2/3 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 4 packets SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener (or 4 teaspoons sugar)
- Garnish:
- Refrigerated whipped topping
- Crushed peppermints
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring milk to a boil. Stir continuously.
- Stir in white chocolate chips and stir until melted.
- Add in peppermint extract and SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener, or sugar, or sweetener of your choice.
- Garnish with whipped topping and crushed peppermints.
- Serve hot and Enjoy!
Pro Recipe Tips
To reduce the sugar in this sweet drink I reduce the usual amount of white chocolate chips. Don’t worry it still has lots of that white chocolate flavor. Then I add SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener to sweeten it more.
What To Serve With Peppermint Hot Chocolate
- No Bake Peppermint Cheesecake – Serve with this cool and creamy Peppermint Cheesecake.
SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener tastes great and has no calories. It is made with stevia extract which leaves no bitter aftertaste. This means the Peppermint White Hot Chocolate bursts with sweet minty flavor and no aftertaste.
To learn more about SPLENDA® Naturals, including tips and recipes, visit them at SPLENDA.com!
This Peppermint White Hot Chocolate is not only out of this world delicious, it is really easy to make.
Just heat up the milk in a saucepan on the stove, stirring constantly. Stir the white chocolate chips to melt into the milk.
Then add the peppermint extract and SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener. Voila! It is that easy!
I love to add whipped cream and crushed peppermint candy as a garnish but it is delicious even without that.
Then enjoy a sweet, creamy, minty white hot chocolate!
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 2/3 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 4 packets SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener (or 4 teaspoons sugar)
- Garnish:
- Refrigerated whipped topping
- Crushed peppermints
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring milk to a boil. Stir continuously.
- Stir in white chocolate chips and stir until melted.
- Add in peppermint extract and SPLENDA® Naturals Stevia Sweetener.
- Serve hot.
- Garnish with whipped topping and crushed peppermints.
Laurie Lambries says
Wouldn’t the white chips be plenty sweet without the stevia? There is already sugar in the chips. So avoiding sugar isn’t even an option really.