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mug of grapefruit hot chocolate with candied grapefruit peels

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Grapefruit White Hot Chocolate Recipe

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time45 minutes
  • Yield2 portions (about 200 milliliters each) 1x

Hot chocolate made with grapefruit-infused whole milk, freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, honey, vanilla, and creamy white chocolate.

Ingredients

Scale

Hot Chocolate:

360 milliliters whole milk (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 grapefruit peel, sliced into 1-inch wide strips
85 grams chopped white chocolate (3 ounces; about 1/2 cup)
30 milliliters freshly squeezed grapefruit juice (2 tablespoons), or to taste
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon honey, or to taste

Garnish:

Whipped cream, or coconut whipped cream
Shaved white chocolate
Grapefruit zest, or candied grapefruit peel


Instructions

In a small saucepan, bring whole milk and grapefruit peels to a simmer over low heat. Simmer 1 minute.

A pan with milk and grapefruit peels

Remove from heat. Cover and allow grapefruit to steep in the milk for at least 30 minutes, and up to 1 hour.

With kitchen tongs, remove the grapefruit peel.

Tongs holding a grapefruit peel

Rewarm the grapefruit-infused milk over low heat. Add the chopped white chocolate, whisking gently until the chocolate melts.

A measuring cup of chopped white chocolate

Whisk in a pan of milk

Remove from heat. Whisk in grapefruit juice, vanilla extract, and honey.

A pan of white hot chocolate sitting on a grey tea towel

Taste and adjust, adding more grapefruit juice or honey as desired.

Pour into mugs. Garnish with whipped cream, shaved white chocolate, grapefruit zest, or chopped candied grapefruit peel.

A mug of grapefruit hot chocolate

Serve immediately.

 

Notes

As written, this recipe will make 2 smaller portions, or 1 large portion. If serving a crowd, you can double, triple, or quadruple the recipe to meet your needs.

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