Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate
Pumpkin and white chocolate are a match made in cozy fall heaven-which is why we put them together in this autumnal pumpkin white hot chocolate. The sweet creaminess of white chocolate perfectly balances pumpkin's warm, earthy flavor, making every sip taste like fall.
🔍 Recipe At-A-Glance: Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate
- 🕰️ Cook Time: 5 minutes
- 🎃 Flavor Profile: Pumpkin and white chocolate whipped into a dreamy cozy treat.
- 🍁 Good For: Warming up after a trip to the orchard or pumpkin patch, cozy fall mornings, curling up with a book on a chilly fall day.
- 🧡 Difficulty: Easy as (fresh pumpkin) pie...actually, it is way easier!
"So creamy and delicious! Just like this hot chocolate! Perfect for the midwest as its getting pretty chilly here in the evenings and mornings!"
- MEG -
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🧡 Why You'll Love This Recipe
This pumpkin white hot chocolate is everything. Super dark chocolate is normally my homegirl, but there is something about the way white chocolate pairs with pumpkin that makes it such a delicious and decadent combo (like in these Pumpkin Cake Pops).
Here's why you'll love this recipe:
- Straight-forward ingredients: Pumpkin white hot chocolate doesn't take long to prepare, and it uses "normal" supermarket ingredients. In the baking aisle, you can find white chocolate baker's chocolate, and that's what I recommend you use for this drink.
- Easy as pie: If you can stir things in a pan over low heat, you can make this hot chocolate.
- Like autumn wrapped in a blanket: This drink is the perfect way to warm up on a chilly day. Enjoy it with a slice of healthy pumpkin bread or easy pumpkin muffins for double the cozy, double the fun.
🍁 The Ingredients You Need
- White chocolate: My favorite white chocolate baking bar is Ghirardelli. There are times in the kitchen where it isn't worth the extra money to get name brand or gourmet brand ingredients-chocolate is NOT one of those times. The extra couple of dollars you'd spend to get good quality chocolate is totally worth it, in my opinion. And Ghirardelli is my favorite of the grocery store brands. It's hard to beat. This isn't sponsored. I just really love me some good chocolate.
- Pumpkin puree: Unlike a lot of "pumpkin spice" drinks, this hot chocolate uses straight-up pumpkin puree. Use homemade pumpkin puree or the canned stuff; either works!
- Half and half: This adds some extra creaminess to the hot chocolate, but in a pinch, you can use all whole milk instead.
Make sure to check the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, along with quantities and my expert tips and tricks.
🔁 Variations & Substitutions
- Make it a mocha: Need more caffeine in your warm drink? Whip up this pumpkin hot chocolate, froth it up, and pour it over espresso like in our white chocolate mocha recipe.
- Mix it up: We are particularly partial to white chocolate, but you can use dark or milk chocolate too. Just be aware that other chocolates will mask some of the flavor of the pumpkin and spices.
- Make it pretty: Top with a dollop of whipped cream and a drizzle of homemade pumpkin spice syrup for an extra-special treat.
🥣 How to Make Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate
Step 1: Melt the white chocolate into the half-and-half and milk. Keep the heat low so that the white chocolate doesn't scorch.
Step 2: Whisk in the pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The pumpkin should melt right into the chocolate mixture but if it doesn't, just keep stirring. Warm through.
Step 3: Remove from the heat and add the vanilla and salt. If you add the vanilla any earlier, it will cook off and you will lose a lot of the flavor. Serve immediately.
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🙋🏻♀️ Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate FAQs
For the creamiest, dreamiest hot chocolate, you want to use pieces of actual chocolate instead of cocoa powder. White chocolate will give you an extra-creamy pumpkin hot chocolate!
You might look at the ingredients list and think, "salt, really?" and be tempted to skip it. Don't! The salt brings out the chocolate flavor, so make sure you include it!
👩🏻🍳 My Expert Tips & Tricks
- These mugs: I wanted to mention the mugs that this hot chocolate is in, because every time I post a picture of them, I get lots of questions! We got these mugs as a wedding gift almost a decade ago, and love pulling them out for special occasions (like our wassail recipe at Christmas!). They don't make the exact style we own anymore, but the brand still does make the double wall, insulated, glass mugs in different sizes and shapes.
- Quality chocolate: This is one case where it is worth searching out quality white chocolate. We like the Ghirardelli brand because it is widely available!
🎃 More Cozy Fall Drink Recipes
If you tried this pumpkin white hot chocolate or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it went in the comments!
📖 Recipe
Pumpkin Spice White Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 4 ounces white chocolate
- 1 cup half and half cream
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup pumpkin puree {canned or homemade}
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan, combine the white chocolate, half and half, and milk. Heat over very low heat, stirring constantly, until the chocolate is melted.
- Whisk in the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and heat until just warmed through-about a minute.
- Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and salt. Serve immediately
Notes
- Quality matters for the white chocolate. Look for white chocolate baking bars at the grocery store for the most accessible option.
- Keep the heat low when melting the chocolate to avoid scorching.
If you love pumpkin, and you love chocolate, you'll love this Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate recipe! It is easy enough for a weekday morning, and making it is a great five-minute break from my desk!
This is perfect drink thank you for sharing with us.
Regards
Ankur Mittal
Perfect drink
@WholeFully
This is the most perfect drink for a chilly autumn day! Pumpkin and white chocolate sounds like a heavenly combo!
Regards
Abhimanyu
This is the most perfect drink for a chilly autumn day!
Looks..very Fab..hope it'll taste even more delicious, gonna try it soon.
Woow...wat a lavish drink... wanna try it for my kids ..they will love it.. thanks for sharing this..!!
Looks so creamy and wonderful! Perfect for this time of year.
I'm not a huge white chocolate person either but these pictures have me realllly reconsidering that stance. At least for this drink 🙂
White chocolate is dangerous for sure! Its so creamy and delicious! Just like this hot chocolate! Perfect for the midwest as its getting pretty chilly here in the evenings and mornings!
Ohh, this looks insanely good. Then again I love all things hot chocolate.
Oh my. I am about to lay my babies down for a nap and I have all the ingredients to make this!! It's so happening! 🙂
Oh My Gah! This looks so tasty and warm! Cannot wait to make it!
Oooh, this sounds so yummy! Will definitely have to try it!
I love that you used real pumpkin puree in this drink instead of just pumpkin spices. It sounds like the perfect Fall drink.
LOVE this cocoa!!! And love that YOU love pumpkin...just keep em coming 🙂
I need this in my life!
@Admin
This is the absolute best drink for a nippy fall day! Pumpkin and white chocolate sounds like a glorious combo!
regards
rakhi
This looks so warm and tasty! I'm always on the lookout for things to make it feel a little bit more like fall here in California!
This is the most perfect drink for a chilly autumn day! Pumpkin and white chocolate sounds like a heavenly combo!