This Chai White Hot Chocolate is smooth and creamy with a warming chai flavor that makes it just about the coziest drink ever.
Happy Halloween Eve Day, my friends (that’s a thing, right?). As we sit here on the evening of our most chocolate-filled holiday, I hope all of your Halloween plans are falling into alignment. I hope your costume is just the right level of creepy/cute/ironic, your bags of candy are yet unplundered, and your enthusiasm for the night not dimmed by poor weather or obligatory party appearances (<–my worst nightmare).
But before we all candy ourselves out tomorrow night, you should take a minute of me-time today and make yourself a cup of this Chai White Hot Chocolate (or pin this recipe and come back to it in a week when the candy coma has worn off.) 😉
I have quite a few drink recipes on the site for when the weather turns colder. Pumpkin Spice Lattes are classic October, White Chocolate Peppermint Mochas and Eggnog Lattes are a must for December, but Chai White Hot Chocolate? This is the perfect drink for heading into November.
See Also: White Hot Chocolate
It’s smooth and creamy, with a warming chai flavor that makes it about the coziest drink ever. It’s the sort of drink you’ll want to pour into a travel mug and take along on a rambling walk some chilly November morning.
This Chai White Hot Chocolate also couldn’t be easier to make and needs only three ingredients: milk, good-quality white chocolate, and a chai tea bag.
To make the hot chocolate, you just heat the milk on the stove, steep the tea, and then melt in some of your favorite white chocolate. In about three minutes, your cozy perfect November drink is ready to go.
More Warming Fall Drinks
- Hot Chocolate
- Homemade Mocha
- White Chocolate Mocha
- Chai Latte
- Rich and Thick Hot Chocolate
- Baileys Hot Chocolate
Chai White Hot Chocolate Recipe Notes
- As with my Pink Hot Chocolate, good quality white chocolate is a MUST in this recipe. Cheap white chocolate chips don’t make for good hot chocolate (trust me).
- This recipe makes 1 cup of chai white hot chocolate, enough to fill a standard 8-ounce mug. If you want to fill an over-sized 12 to 16-ounce mug, one and a half or double the recipe.
Quick and Easy Chai White Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk any percentage*
- 1.5 ounces good-quality white chocolate chopped
- 1 chai tea bag
- Whipped cream optional for topping
- Ground cinnamon optional for topping
Instructions
- Heat milk in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add tea bag (make sure to keep tag away from the burner!). Once milk begins to steam and bubbles start to form, turn heat off.
- Let tea bag steep for 2 minutes. Press tea bag between a spoon and the side of the pot to wring any liquid from it and dispose of bag.
- Turn heat to medium and stir in white chocolate until melted and drink is smooth.
- Transfer to an 8-ounce mug and top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
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Shalene says
Hmm… Im going to experiment with this recipe the next time i serve in the church cafe. We have powdered white chocolate and powdered spiced chai mix. This sounds absolutely devine
Jen says
Could you share a brand or two of good quality chocolate? Not sure what or where to purchase:)
Tracy says
Guittard and Ghirardelli chips and Lindt bars are the brands I can almost always find in stores here in SoCal.
Neha says
White chocolate and tea together in a mug sounds like a lot of fun. I am going to try this one soon. Thanks for this awesome share!
Tracy says
Thanks, Neha! I hope you enjoy it!!
Lisa | Garlic & Zest says
i admit, i’m weird… I think those PSLs are gross. Too sweet, cloying, insert descriptive vomit sound here… This on the other hand, sounds fabulous. The chai tea, white chocolate — THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN MISSING.
Tracy says
Hehe, thanks, Lisa!!
Patty @ Spoonabilities says
This looks so delicious and as always I think simple means better 🙂 I could go for a cup of this right now!
Tracy says
Thank you, Patty!
Felesha says
What a delicious combo?!?!? Gotta try this soon!!
Tracy says
Thanks, Felesha!
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says
Lucky for me, the kids are not interested in trick-or-treating and I’ve never been one to dress up or go to Halloween parties—even though I love Halloween. There were fewer trick-or-treaters who came to the door because it was so cold out: this left us quite a pile of goodies—SCORE! Hot chocolate is a guilty pleasure of mine, and since I love chai as well, this may just become my go-to fall naughty drink. Especially since it’s so easy to make one serving!
Tracy says
Hehe, thanks, Michelle!
Roxana says
So simple and sounds delicious. Just right for the winter.
Tracy says
Thanks, Roxana!