Tini's Hot Chocolate

Grab your favorite cocoa mugs and RUN to the kitchen to make Tini’s Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Whipped Cream! In 10 minutes or less, you’re left with an absolute hug-in-a-mug, rich, thick hot chocolate that truly looks and tastes like it came right out of a holiday movie!

Tini’s Viral Hot Chocolate Recipe Is Just Right!

If there’s one thing we know about Tini, it’s that we can trust her and her deliciously viral recipes that constantly break the internet! After Tini’s Mac and Cheese took the world by storm and we took our first bite into that dreamy dish, we all figured out that she DELIVERS in the kitchen.

And Tini’s Viral Hot Chocolate is no different! This TikTok Hot Chocolate recipe has a thick, creamy consistency with a rich taste that’s perfectly balanced. It’s not too sweet, yet not too bitter either; it’s just right!

Tini’s Hot Chocolate resembles that dreamy hot cocoa served in The Santa Claus, and if that doesn’t excite you, then I don’t know what will!

Ingredients To Make Hot Chocolate From Scratch

• whole milk
• heavy cream
• cocoa powder (Dutch-processed or unsweetened)
• granulated sugar
• bittersweet chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)
• vanilla bean paste (or extract)
• powdered sugar
• peppermint extract

How To Make Tini’s Hot Chocolate Recipe

A full recipe card with step-by-step photos and ingredient quantities can be found at the end of the post.

1. Heat whole milk and heavy cream over medium heat in a small saucepan. Cook this mixture until steam begins to cover off of the top but yet isn’t simmering.
2. Sift cocoa powder into the saucepan of heated milk and cream. Whisk this together until the ingredients are fully incorporated.
3. Stir in the chopped bittersweet chocolate in two parts, stirring after each addition until the chocolate has fully melted.
4. Add in the vanilla bean paste and then continue heating the hot chocolate for a couple of minutes. Afterward, remove the saucepan from the heat and set it aside while the whipped cream is prepared.
5. Prepare the peppermint whipped cream by adding heavy cream, sifted powder sugar, vanilla bean paste, and peppermint extract into a medium-sized bowl. Whisk the ingredients together by hand or use a hand mixer until peaks form.
6. Pour the rich hot chocolate into mugs and then top them with the homemade peppermint whipped cream! Garnish each mug with chocolate shavings, sprinkles, or crushed peppermint candy if desired. Enjoy!

How To Serve Hot Cocoa

• This rich and creamy hot chocolate is an absolute velvety dream as-is!
• Serve it just like Tini with a heaping dollop of Peppermint Whipped Cream!
• Dress your mug of hot chocolate up by garnishing it with chocolate shavings, fun sprinkles, or crushed peppermint candy!
• Marshmallows are always a good idea! I’m partial to my Easy Homemade Marshmallow Recipe, but store-bought works too!
• Serve Tini’s hot chocolate with a full Hot Cocoa Bar! Not only is a DIY cocoa bar perfect for the holidays, but it’s also great for a chilly day of sledding, outdoor play, or when you’re enjoying a snowed-in day at home!

Homemade Hot Chocolate Variations

• The consistency of this hot chocolate is found in the heavy cream. Therefore, for a thick cup of hot chocolate keep the 1/2 cup of heavy cream. However, for a thinner variation, you can omit the heavy cream and replace it with more milk.
• Feel free to swap dark chocolate out for another chocolate bar of your choice.
• Whole milk can be replaced with your milk of choice just keep in mind it may alter the consistency and/or flavor of the hot chocolate.
• If you’re not a fan of peppermint whipped cream feel free to replace it with regular Homemade Whipped Cream.
• Spike your cup of hot chocolate into an adult beverage by adding alcohol!

How To Prepare Tini’s Hot Chocolate In Advance

You can prepare Tini’s Hot Chocolate ahead of time by making the cocoa, allowing it to cool, and then storing it in the fridge for up to 3 days. When ready to enjoy, pour the cocoa back into a saucepan and heat it slowly on the stovetop. You may need to add a splash of milk to loosen it up more as it cooks!

To prepare the hot chocolate ahead of time to serve at a party, gathering, or DIY Cocoa Bar, first make the recipe according to the recipe card instructions while at least tripling the batch. Once the hot chocolate has cooked on the stovetop, pour it into a slow cooker with the dial turned to “warm.” Just be sure to go back and stir the hot chocolate often!

More Hot Chocolate Recipes:

• French Hot Chocolate – Made on the stovetop using only 4 ingredients!
• Nutella Hot Chocolate – A new delicious way to enjoy hazelnut spread!
• Peppermint Hot Chocolate – Great for holiday sipping!
• Frozen Hot Chocolate – The best way to enjoy hot chocolate year-round!
• Crock Pot Hot Chocolate – Perfect when you’re hosting friends and family!