A pretty pink drink for Valentine's Day made with fresh strawberries, white chocolate, milk and other simple ingredients.
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 minutesminutes
Total Time 8 minutesminutes
Serving Size 2
Ingredients
1cup2% or whole milk
1cupunsweetened almond or coconut milk
⅔cupsliced strawberries
½teaspooncocoa powder
pinchsea salt
⅓cupwhite chocolate chips or chunks
1½teaspoonpure vanilla extract
culinary dried rose petals (optional)
shaved white chocolate (optional)
Instructions
To a blender or Vitamix, add milk, almond (or coconut) milk, strawberries, cocoa powder and salt. Blend on high until smooth (about 1 minute).
Transfer mixture to Milk Cafe fitted with latte disk. Set to desired temperature (around 150-155°F) and press start. (See notes for saucepan method.)
Heat until warm (about 1 minute), then slowly add white chocolate chips and vanilla through measuring cap opening while mixing. Place cap back on and allow to finish heating.
Pour creamy hot chocolate into each mug, reserving foam with a spoon until the end. Garnish with dried culinary rose petals and shaved white chocolate (optional).
Notes
Use any combination of milk you prefer to make up the 2 cups. Lower fat usually results in less frothing. I used 2% lactose-free milk and almond milk which came out creamy and frothy.
If you don't have a Milk Cafe, heat mixture in a saucepan over medium heat, then whisk in white chocolate chips and vanilla until smooth. Finish with handheld frother.
Adjust sweetness by adding more or less white chocolate chips or a bit of sugar.