Description
Put a minty spin on your hot chocolate this winter! This homemade mint hot chocolate recipe is simple and uses real mint for a fresh, tasty treat!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups 2% milk*
- 1/2 cup heavy cream**
- 20–25 fresh mint leaves
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- optional: whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate shavings for topping
Instructions
- About 30 minutes before you would like to enjoy the hot chocolate***, combine in a saucepan the milk, heavy cream and fresh mint leaves. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove the saucepan from heat, place the lid on the saucepan and let it steep for 20-25 minutes.
- Strain the mint leaves from the milk, and place the milk back into a saucepan on the stove over medium-high heat. Add the cocoa powder, maple syrup and chocolate chips. Bring the mixture to a boil, whisking constantly. Once the mixture is simmering and the chocolate chips have completely melted, the hot chocolate is ready to serve!
- Pour the hot chocolate into mugs and top with marshmallows, whipped cream and chocolate shavings (if desired).
Leftover mint hot chocolate can be stored in the fridge, in an airtight container. Reheat the hot chocolate in the microwave or in a saucepan.
Notes
*You can use non-dairy milk, whole milk, or skim milk. I find 2% is the right balance between rich flavor and calories!
**I like to add the heavy cream to make the hot chocolate perfectly rich. You can leave it out and just replace with an additional 1/2 cup of the 2% (or other) milk.
***You can steep the minty milk in advance. Store it in the fridge (once cooled) until you’re ready to use.
****If you want to avoid using fresh mint leaves, you can skip step 1 and instead add 1/2 tsp pure mint extract to the recipe when preparing through step 2.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: hot chocolate
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: american
