Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
A drink that gets its character from cream cheese and milk.
contains dairy
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 55 g cream cheese
- 470 ml milk
- 240 ml cream
- 30 ml brown sugar
- 225 g white chocolate chips
- 30 ml unsweetened cocoa powder
- 15 ml pure vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 drops red food coloring
Make it lactose-friendly
- 2 oz cream cheese → lactose-free cream cheese
- 2 cups milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
- 1 cup cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream
Steps
- Gather the ingredients.
- If you are using the cream cheese, combine it with a cup of milk in a blender and blend until smooth. (If you have a stick blender, you can just combine them in a medium saucepan and blend until no lumps of cream cheese remain.)
- Add the remaining hot chocolate ingredients, except for the food coloring, and combine everything in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Warm up the drink, whisking occasionally, until the white chocolate melts, the cocoa powder blends into the liquid, and the drink is creamy and smooth.
- Add a few drops of red food coloring and whisk them in. Continue to add coloring until you get a deep, rich red that you like.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 449 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 8.4 g |
| Fat | 25.8 g |
| Carbs | 45.3 g |
| Fiber | 7.2 g |
| Sodium | 138 mg |