Description
Frostbite Blue Christmas Cocoa blends festive winter warmth with a cool midnight blue color that sparks holiday cheer. Rich chocolate and peppermint notes create a magical seasonal beverage perfect for cold evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (720 ml/24 fl oz) whole milk
- 1 cup (240 ml/8 fl oz) heavy cream
- 1 cup (170 g/6 oz) white chocolate chips
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 drops blue food coloring
- Whipped cream
- Blue or silver sprinkles
- Mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Prepare Base: Gently warm milk and heavy cream in a medium saucepan over low heat, carefully avoiding scorching while maintaining a silky liquid consistency.
- Develop Chocolate Foundation: Whisk cocoa powder and sugar into the heated liquid, ensuring complete integration to create a smooth, rich chocolate base with no lumps.
- Enhance Flavor Profile: Melt white chocolate chips into the mixture, stirring continuously to develop a luxurious depth and creamy texture, simultaneously incorporating blue food coloring to achieve the signature frostbite azure hue.
- Infuse Aromatics: Introduce peppermint extract, blending thoroughly to distribute the cool, wintery mint essence throughout the cocoa, allowing flavors to harmonize and intensify.
- Finalize Presentation: Remove from heat and pour the vibrant blue cocoa into festive mugs, topping with billowy whipped cream and a delicate sprinkle of crushed peppermint candy for a visually stunning and flavor-packed winter beverage.
Notes
- Prevent Milk Scorching: Maintain low heat and stir frequently to avoid burning the milk, which can ruin the smooth texture and overall taste of the cocoa.
- Dissolve Ingredients Smoothly: Whisk cocoa powder and sugar gradually to eliminate lumps, ensuring a silky-consistent chocolate base without grainy texture.
- Control Food Coloring: Add blue coloring drop by drop, mixing thoroughly to achieve the desired frostbite-blue shade without creating uneven color patches.
- Mind Peppermint Intensity: Use peppermint extract sparingly, as it can quickly overpower the chocolate flavor; start with a small amount and adjust to personal taste preference.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Desserts
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 406
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 85 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 79 mg