Cozy up with a delicious cup of homemade hot chocolate. This easy recipe will have you sipping on a dreamy, creamy, chocolatey drink in no time. Plus, check out our video tutorial for the perfect cup every time!
Hands down the creamiest dreamy homemade hot chocolate! No more taking a couple of sips and throwing the rest away, you’ll gulp down every bit of this one! The taste of real chocolate in every gulp!
Oh Cade, you and your hot chocolate obsession are ridiculous. I’ve personally never cared that much for hot drinks, apple cider, hot chocolate, tea, bleh. I like ice water, aren’t I lame? But after moving to Utah and experiencing winter for 9 months of the year I’ve really started to enjoy homemade hot chocolate.
This hot chocolate is made out of love for Cade because he loves hot chocolate. He grew up eating cocoa and toast. He actually dips buttered toast in the hot chocolate. Are you kidding me? It gets soggy, sweetheart! I don’t get it!
We had a chocolate fountain at our wedding (don’t judge it used to be cool) which used a mix of milk or semi sweet chocolate and white chocolate which was just dreamy so I knew I wanted to go with a combination again. And of course whole milk and heavy cream add to the creaminess, but the real secret is the sweetened condensed milk.
Cade is all about that in his drinks and even cereal thanks to his time serving his mission in Brazil (yes even his cereal and Brazilian lemonade and gosh darnit jello, and even his lime pie all call for it thanks to Brazil.)
What is the Difference Between Hot Chocolate and Hot Cocoa?
Hot chocolate is made from melting real chocolate and mixing it with milk, cream and/or water. It is usually more creamy in texture and more rich in flavor.
Hot cocoa is make from the cocoa powder and sugar mixture combined with either hot milk or hot water.
Hot cocoa and hot chocolate are often used interchangeably as the name of a warm chocolate beverage even though they are technically different.
Ingredients for Hot Chocolate
We include all the ingredients you’ll ever need to make creamy, rich hot chocolate with bold chocolate flavor. Here is your grocery list:
- Heavy Cream
- Whole Milk
- Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- White Chocolate Chips
- Milk Chocolate Chips
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card below.
Watch How to Make Hot Chocolate