Unicorn hot chocolate
Yield 2 servings
Ingredients
Crème chantilly
- 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon superfine sugar*
Blue frosting
- 1/2 cup homemade or premade frosting
- Blue food coloring
Hot chocolate
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
- 4 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- Pink food coloring
- Pastel sprinkles
- Colored mini marshmallows
*Superfine sugar is finer than granulated sugar but not quite powdered sugar. Most large grocery stores have started to carry it.
Instructions
Crème chantilly
- In the chilled bowl of a standup mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine whipping cream, vanilla extract and sugar.
- Whip the ingredients until firm peaks appear. Set aside.
Blue frosting
- Using a homemade or premade frosting, add enough blue food coloring to get the color you desire.
- Mix well and set aside.
Hot chocolate
- In a medium-sized saucepan over low heat, combine milk, vanilla extract, sugar, white chocolate and two drops of pink food coloring.
- Stir milk mixture constantly until white chocolate is melted and the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat.
- To prepare the mugs, line the mug rims with blue frosting then dip into sprinkles.
- Pour warm hot chocolate into mugs and top with creme chantilly, sprinkles, mini marshmallows and a little extra frosting, if desired.
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Recipe by Grateful | makeitgrateful.com at https://www.makeitgrateful.com/living/celebrate/christmas/unicorn-hot-chocolate/