Peppermint White Chocolate Latte
Take a moment to sip in the holidays with a giant cup of this Peppermint White Chocolate Latte. Melted white chocolate mixed with coffee, milk, and topped with crushed peppermint will make a barista at Starbucks swoon with envy.
We have two approaches when it comes to ordering lattes.
From January 1st through December 1st we're a tall, non-fat vanilla latte girl through and through. We never stray from our tried and true. In fact, if someone were to take it upon themselves to stalk yours truly, we would feel terrible because we are just that consistent. Or dare, we say boring.
Yes, we're a sucker for a routine, which leads us to our second approach when it comes to ordering lattes. Once December 1st strikes and those red cups are out in full force, we order a peppermint white chocolate latte. You must be thinking, “Lauren, you are such a dare devil!” we know, we know. What can we say? We like to live on the edge.
But between you and us, up until last week we were still on the peppermint white chocolate latte red cup bandwagon game. Then we visited the Cholaca headquarters in Boulder and everything changed. To be honest, we had never heard of Cholaca before we were invited by Sprouts to attend their #CholacaCheers holiday gathering. Of course, one can never turn down a chocolate invitation so we went to get the scoop.
To say that we were blown away by the CEO Ira Leibtag’s dream to bring lighter and regenerative farmed cacao to the world was nothing short of memorable. His passion behind making Cholaca a pure liquid cacao product will change the way you think and taste about chocolate. After making chocolate face masks, mixing up hot chocolate, and decorating cookies baked with chocolate wafers, we decided that our latte game needed to change.
Cholaca comes in a few varieties – unsweetened, original, and sweet. Since we adore bitter, dark chocolate we went with the unsweetened Cholaca to add to our Peppermint White Chocolate Latte. YOU GUYS. We may never order another latte at Starbucks again! Cholaca adds a level of sophistication and depth that you can’t find anywhere else. Don’t believe us? Grab a bottle at your nearest Sprouts and make this latte. We're telling you, it will keep the stalkers off their game.
***This post was sponsored by Sprouts
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Peppermint White Chocolate Latte
Yield: Makes 6 drinksPrep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups brewed coffee 1/2 cup whole milk, divided 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 tablespoon unsweetened Cholaca 1 tablespoon white chocolate chips 1 to 2 drops peppermint extract crushed peppermints, garnish whipped cream, garnish ground cinnamon, garnish
Directions:
In a small saucepan over medium low heat, combine milk and coffee. Next, add sugar, Cholaca, and white chocolates to the pan. Cook the mixture over low heat for about four minutes or until the chocolate has melted. Do not let it simmer. Just keep stirring over low heat and then add extract. Pour the mixture between six cusps. Garnish with whipped cream, peppermints, and ground cinnamon. Enjoy!
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