Learn how to make a delicious raspberry hot chocolate using basic staples and real raspberries with minimal work. You’re going to love it!
Raspberry Hot Cocoa
My kids have a thing or two for hot chocolate, and since I started making my own hot cocoa mix, I never looked back. When I want to surprise them with something special, I make this delicious raspberry hot chocolate.
It’s pink, like my strawberry hot chocolate, and it’s made with white chocolate chips instead of cocoa powder, turning out a super velvety Valentine's breakfast option.
Ingredients
For this dreamy beverage, you’ll need fresh or frozen raspberries (no need to defrost them first), sugar or honey, any milk (regular or non-dairy), white chocolate chips, and vanilla extract. If you feel your hot chocolate is not "pink" enough, a few drops of natural red food coloring do the trick.
Raspberry Preserves for Hot Chocolate
You can make this hot chocolate with preserves instead of fruit by adding 4 tablespoons of raspberry preserves to the hot chocolate and stirring until they’ve incorporated into the liquid. Then, pour the raspberry hot chocolate through a sieve before serving to remove any seeds.
How to Make Raspberry Hot Chocolate
Check out what the process looks like:
- Break down the raspberries so they release their juices. You can cook them with honey in a saucepan or let them sit in a bowl. Once they've turned into a thick, jelly-like mixture, blend them until smooth and strain them through a sieve to remove the seeds.
- Bring milk to a simmer and remove from the heat before it reaches a boiling point. Add the chocolate chips, raspberry puree, and vanilla extract. Always stir until smooth!
- Make it pink with a few drops of natural food coloring if you feel your raspberry hot chocolate is not as pink as you want.
- Serve the hot cocoa into mugs, top them with whipped cream, homemade marshmallows, chocolate syrup, or your favorite hot chocolate toppings.
More Hot Cocoa Variations
Prep your mugs because there are many hot cocoa recipes you’ll want to try, like my Nutella hot chocolate, this white hot chocolate with peppermint, and this tasty cinnamon hot chocolate. So good!
Raspberry Hot Chocolate (Real Fruit!)
Ingredients
- 1 cup raspberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar, or honey
- 1 tablespoon water
- 3 cups milk
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 drops natural red food coloring, optional
- Whipped cream, for topping
Instructions
Cooked berries method:
- In a small saucepan, combine the raspberries and sugar or honey and water. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the berries begin to break down. Remove from the heat, transfer to a blender, and blend until smooth.
- Strain the raspberry puree through a sieve to remove the seeds using the back of a spoon if necessary.
Make the hot chocolate:
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, bring the milk to a simmer, whisking constantly. Before the milk reaches a boiling point, remove the saucepan from the heat.
- Add in the white chocolate chips and stir until they've melted and the white chocolate milk is smooth. If the chocolate isn't dissolving completely, turn the heat on low.
- Add the raspberry puree and vanilla extract, and stir until they've incorporated into the milk. For a richer red color, add 1 to 2 drops of red food coloring and stir.
Serve:
- Divide the raspberry hot chocolate into 4 mugs and top with whipped cream.
Notes
- Want to use raspberry preserves instead? Add 4 tablespoons of raspberry preserves to the hot chocolate and stir to combine. Pour the hot chocolate through a sieve before serving to remove any seeds.
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Elizabeth F says
I’m a huge fan of hot chocolate and I love trying different flavors. Typically, I buy the flavors remixed and then make them. This is a wonderful way to get an authentic taste from one of my favorite hot beverages.
knycx journeying says
Oh yes, like the raspberry puree and glad to know about how it mix better when warmed :O Thanks for the tip and would like to try it soon!
Sonia Seivwright says
I’ve never thought to add raspberry to hot chocolate but that combo actually sounds amazing. The idea of stirring in raspberry syrup and topping it with whipped cream feels like such an easy way to make it feel a bit special.
Melanie E says
Your raspberry hot chocolate sounds so yummy. It is something I would love to try making for my daughters.
Kat says
Swapping out cocoa powder for white chocolate chips is a fun way to change the texture. That creamy pink color would be a hit at any breakfast table. This looks like a sweet treat for a slow morning.