The Gourmet Mama

Halloween is one of the best nights to have some good old fashioned hot chocolate after an evening of trick or treating in the cold. Why not add a little halloween twist to the classic treat by making it with white chocolate and using food coloring to make it orange? It’s a quick and easy recipe that you can make ahead and throw into a thermos until you are ready to pull it out at the fireworks!

Halloweeny Hot Chocolate

Serves 2

2 cups milk
2 cups half-and-half cream
8 oz white chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

Pour milk and cream into a heavy- bottomed pot and heat it over a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in white chocolate, sugar and vanilla extract until it is melted. Add red and yellow food coloring until you get the desired color…just remember, you will need to add about 6 drops of yellow for every drop of red because the red can be a little bit over powering. Garnish with chocolate whipping cream and chocolate sauce for a real Halloween look!