What’s is your Christmas tradition? Toast to Santa with this Tres Leche Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon Whip for the creamiest way to fiesta.
Thank you to Nestlé® for helping to make the holidays a little extra special and this sponsored post #JuntosConNestle.
Through the years our holiday traditions have changed.
When I was a little girl Christmas lasted for weeks it seemed, traveling to one of my grandma’s or my aunt’s house, enjoying a huge meal and of course, opening presents.
But it wasn’t just what we did at the holidays together – it was the smells, the tastes, and of course, the sounds of laughter that still permeate my memories.
As I have gotten older, there have been fewer holiday stops to be made. I was lucky to celebrate a few of them with my children and that maybe, just maybe they’ll remember the same things I did at grandma’s – like the way it smelled when she was cooking, the cackles she made when a joke was super funny, or grandpa’s special hiding place for his chocolate we’d all sneak a piece throughout Christmas.
However, one of my favorites is the experience of the perfect hot chocolate on Christmas. And not that stuff you get in the envelope either. This is the creamy, perfect taste of hot cocoa that Santa Claus would almost come back for if he could. My mother would spend time making hot chocolate and I never knew why she went to so much time to make it but was always thankful that she did once it was cool enough to put my lips to the mug.
It’s exactly how Christmas morning was meant to be enjoyed – including the tearing up of beautiful Christmas presents, lots of kisses and hugs, and of course, sipping rich hot chocolate with just a little bit of cream on your nose.
Now as an adult, I realize good hot chocolate can’t be quick. Like most of Christmas, it’s about the love and time you put into that will be realized only when you stop to savor what you put into it. Like a tres leches cake that layers different milks to make one of the most delectable cakes ever with ingredients you can find in your pantry.
However, at the holidays, we always stock up at Walmart for items like Nestlé® Carnation evaporated milk. It’s like a little miracle throughout the season when you run out of milk, want to make a rich gravy just like grandma or when you want the creamiest hot chocolate, just like this Tres Leche Hot Chocolate. And it wouldn’t be complete without homemade whipped cream (and a little bit of cinnamon and spice to make your holiday nice!
Did you know what evaporated milk is?
Basically it’s unsweetened milk without about 60% of the water removed so it’s shelf stable and takes far less product to use for recipes with milk.
But of course, this recipe don’t just use Nestlé® Carnation evaporated milk, but milk, heavy cream, and Nestlé® Le Lachera® sweetened condensed milk. Now that’s the secret to creamy hot chocolate.
And maybe one other little something: cinnamon! Using cinnamon (and a little nutmeg) in the cocoa as well as the whipped cream gives it that unique taste that adds not just another layer to your Christmas but also makes it a cut above any cocoa you’ve ever had. (And if you’re up for it, add a little ancho or chile powder on the whip for even more spice!)
Whether you sit around the fire or just want to add something special to your holiday storytime, this hot cocoa recipe with Nestlé® Carnation evaporated milk is the last cocoa you’ll ever make – and keep you coming back for more.
Just make sure to take the time to enjoy making it as much as you do sipping it later. That’s the real secret to this recipe (and the holidays.)
Tres Leches Hot Cocoa with Cinnamon Whip
Description
Toast to Santa with this Tres Leche Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon Whip for the creamiest way to fiesta.
Ingredients
- Cocoa
- 1 cup milk
- 1 can Nestlé® Carnation evaporated milk
- ⅛ heavy cream
- ⅛ Nestlé® La Lechera® condensed milk
- 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ tablespoon nutmeg
- Cinnamon Whip
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar (use as needed)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Ancho or Chipotle Chile Pepper (optional)
- Chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Combine all the cocoa ingredients together and stir over medium heat until warm and melted. Remove cinnamon stick.
- For the whipped cream, using a chilled bowl, beat whipping cream with hand mixer until stiff, adding vanilla and sugar to your liking. Serve over hot chocolate and dust with cinnamon, chocolate shavings and spices (optional.)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 1560
- Sugar: 63
- Sodium: 366
- Fat: 125
- Saturated Fat: 77
- Unsaturated Fat: 41
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 86
- Protein: 26
- Cholesterol: 395
That sounds so good. Especially now that the cold weather is here! Perfect drink for those chilly snow days.
You have no idea how much I wish I could drink is right off the screen. You made this look absolutely mouthwatering. I need to make it just because I need to try it.
That sounds delicious! I’ve never had hot chocolate like this, but I know that anything involving cinnamon is always great!
Hot Chocolate made like this recipe sounds like the ultimate indulgence! I love serving it on Christmas Eve so maybe this year we’ll give our treat an upgrade and try this out.
Looks delicious and perfect for the cold weather right now
The perfect hot drink for after working or playing outside on a bitter cold day! I like the cinnamon whip as a topper!
This looks amazing! I love a great drink like this on a cooler day. I can’t wait to try this out.
Everything about this sounds so delicious! Love the idea of the whipped cream!
I love drinks with cinnamon and chocolate. This looks like it would be so delicious!
YUM! This sounds so so good! What a deliciously easy and fun recipe!
This sounds very good. I enjoy a good cup of hot cocoa. I would have to say this is something I really need to make. My daughter would definitely enjoy it. Yum!
Enjoying a good hot chocolate while sitting by our fireplace is just the best. I need to try this out!
Tres Leche Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon Whip looks so delicious. I am always looking for new recipes to try. I am sure this will be a big hit in my house.
This looks so yummy! I bet my kiddies would love this too. Hot chocolate is the best in the wintertime!
Oh my gosh, that looks absolutely amazing! Can’t wait to try your recipe.
So delicious and tasty. Great treat
I’m a huge fan of Hot Chocolate I can’t live without which is why I have to try your recipe!
This is definitely not the hot chocolate of my childhood. I really need to make it. It looks amazing!
I could go for a mug of this hot chocolate. I can’t wait to try it.
This looks amazing!!! I have a question: are those nutrition facts per cup!?
Mmm, tres leches hot chocolate? With sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream? Count me in (even if I do gain 30lbs from drinking this! 😂 Thank you so much for sharing!
This looks really super delicious! I am totally going to have to try this.
I am going to have to try this out. I love whip on my hot chocolate and this all sounds out of this world good.
I’m Hispanic so I just got the call that it’s time to make tamales!! Our family is big so we make them for the whole year!! 🙈