White Hot Chocolate

By Kitchenbee

Put a spin on the typical hot chocolate recipe with this White Hot Chocolate recipe. Curl up with a mug of this white hot chocolate around a roaring fire and have a white Christmas this year.

Ingredients

• 3 cups light cream, half and half, or low fat milk
• 2/3 cup vanilla flavored baking pieces or vanilla flavored candy coating, chopped
• 1 (3-inch) stick cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• ground cinnamon, optional for garnishing

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, combine ¼ cup of cream, vanilla baking pieces, cinnamon stick, and nutmeg; whisk over low heat until the vanilla baking pieces are melted. Remove cinnamon stick.

Add the remaining cream; whisk until heated through. Remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Serve warm in mugs; sprinkle with ground cinnamon, if desired.