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How To Make White Truffle Hot Chocolate Recipe

January 8, 2012 by Megan Porta 7 Comments

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Hot Chocolate is a drink that warms you from the toes on up. But White Truffle Hot Chocolate is richer and takes a mug of cocoa to the next level. It comes out really creamy and tasty, the perfect hot drink for a cold day curled up with a book. It’s very easy to make! 

POST UPDATE: Original recipe posted: January 2012 | Recipe updated: December 2019

Candy canes are not necessary to make this hot chocolate fantastic. It is a really creamy and tasty hot drink for a cold day. I slurped it down quite quickly. Or, slurged it down, as my 4-year-old says. This version of a body hugging, warming drink helps you create your own white truffle chocolate balls to add to a hot cup of milk and as it stirs in, the drink transforms into a treat guaranteed to warm you to your toes and lift your spirits! Put your pajamas on, settle in with a warm drink or share it with guests on a cold winter night with friends!

Many people are familiar with Lindt chocolates, a delicious truffle treat you can buy in the store. But this recipe is going to let you make your own version and then create a full bodied flavorful hot cocoa in your home without buying the expensive treats.

HOW TO MAKE WHITE TRUFFLE HOT CHOCOLATE

Skip the hot cocoa mix! I have to give 95% of the credit for this post to my husband. He even helped with the food styling and photography!

STEP 1

In a small, heavy saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of heavy cream over medium heat. Stir in 7 ounces of chopped, small pieces of white chocolate until melted.

Add:

2 tablespoons of Bailey’s liqueur

1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Stir until combined. Transfer the pan to the refrigerator and let chill for 1 hour.

STEP 2

Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Scoop large spoons full of the chilled chocolate mixture out of the pan and place onto the wax paper. The mixture will be somewhat goopy at this point. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 20 minutes, or until truffles are firm but not completely frozen. Roll the balls between your palms until they take on a rounder shape. If you want to make them pretty, roll them in colored sugar.

Place truffles on a baking sheet with a clean sheet of parchment paper. Place in the refrigerator until you are ready to make some creamy hot chocolate!

STEP 3

Heat milk (1 cup for each serving) in a saucepan over low heat until hot but not boiling. Pour 1 cup of milk into each mug. Add 1 white chocolate truffle to each mug of hot milk and stir until melted completely. Top with a delicious, easy to make homemade whipped cream, giving it that extra creamy flavor you crave.

RECIPE TIPS

Chocolate chips are typically sweetened but also created to hold their shape when baked into a cookie. Look for a white chocolate bar (or baking bar) that you can chop into small pieces good for melting instead.

ADDITIONAL FLAVORS TO TRY IN YOUR DRINK

This mug of hot chocolate is a more rich, intense flavor than your regular hot chocolate so make sure to sip slowly! But to change up the flavor, check these ideas out:

  • Instead of white chocolate being used in Step 1, change out to dark chocolate, semi-sweet or milk chocolate pieces. Choose your preference!
  • Enjoy some peppermint flavor swirled into your truffle drink by using a candy cane to swirl into your drink; crushed peppermints, candy canes or peppermint extract works too!

STORING YOUR TRUFFLES

You can place the homemade balls into an airtight container for about a week in the refrigerator.

If you enjoy warm beverages during the winter or those cool spring and fall nights, you can also try my Homemade Slow Cooker Apple Cider. You can also dunk these Cranberry Bliss Bars but a decadent treat to enjoy with your White Truffle Hot Chocolate would be Cake Truffles!

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRUFFLE AND FUDGE

Truffles are a type of chocolate delicacy, that are mainly a chocolate based cream, known as ganache, and some sort of coating. Fudge is soft, can be spongy and made with a variety of ingredients heated up and melted together. Most would agree fudge is a candy.

HOMEMADE DIY GIFTS FOR BIRTHDAYS AND HOLIDAYS

You can wrap up these white truffle balls into some cellophane or airtight containers and they will become a perfect gift! Here’s a few other of my favorite gift ideas that you can make yourself! The personal touch in a gift is important.

  • Homemade Exfoliating Coffee Scrub
  • Homemade Vanilla Extract
  • Homemade Caramels
  • Sugared Crockpot Pecans

White Truffle Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate is a drink that warms you from the toes on up. But White Truffle Hot Chocolate is richer and takes a mug of cocoa to the next level. A really creamy and tasty hot drink perfect for a cold day curled up with a book that’s easy to make!
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: hot chocolate, truffles, vanilla, white chocolate
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Chill: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 725kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
  • 7 oz. white chocolate chopped
  • 2 tbsp. Bailey's liqueur
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups skim milk
  • Candy canes and whipped cream for garnish

Instructions

  • In a small, heavy saucepan, heat the heavy cream over medium heat. Stir in the white chocolate until melted. Remove from heat and add the Bailey’s and vanilla; stir. Transfer pan to the refrigerator and let chill for 1 hour.
  • Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Scoop large spoonfuls of the chilled chocolate mixture out of the pan and place onto the wax paper. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 20 minutes, or until firm but not completely frozen. Roll the truffles between your palms until they take on a round shape. Place them on a clean wax-paper-lined baking sheet and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
  • Heat the milk in a saucepan over low heat until hot but not boiling. Pour 1 cup of milk into each mug. Add 1 white chocolate truffle to each mug of hot milk and stir until melted. Top with whipped cream and chopped candy canes, if desired.

Notes

Eat leftover truffles or refrigerate for another batch of White Truffle Hot Chocolate!

Nutrition

Calories: 725kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 198mg | Potassium: 666mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 74g | Vitamin A: 747IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 506mg | Iron: 1mg

Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: Baileys, Christmas Day, DIY, Drink, Ganache, Heavy Cream, Holiday Party, Hot chocolate, Stove Top, Truffles, Vanilla, White Chocolate

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  1. Melissa @ The Alchemist

    January 21, 2012 at 5:57 am

    wow this looks decadent. I love white chocolate so it sounds yummy to me!

    Reply
  2. Liz

    January 10, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    GORGEOUS! SO much tastier than traditional hot chocolate…love these! And that hubby of yours is a keeper!

    Reply
  3. Parsley Sage

    January 10, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    Go hubby! I like to see husbands enlisted for blog work. I mean, for more than just eating 🙂

    This look fabulous and totally slurgable. Great word!

    Reply
  4. [email protected]

    January 9, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    Oh yeah, I could drink a few cups of this. This sounds fantastic!

    Reply
  5. Tiffany

    January 9, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    Oh, this is everything I love about winter! 😀

    Reply
  6. The Chocolate Priestess

    January 9, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Adorable photo and a recipe one of my family members would probably go crazy for.

    Reply
  7. Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga

    January 8, 2012 at 3:02 am

    This sounds divine. Two of my fave things are white choc and Baileys. And make that into a hot beverage…to die for!

    Reply

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