Lucky Charms Hot Chocolate
Smooth, creamy homemade White Hot Chocolate topped with your favorite Lucky Charms Marshmallows! This Lucky Charms Hot Chocolate recipe is the perfect addition to your St. Patrick’s parties.
Make a batch of Lucky Charms hot chocolate, and it’ll be a hit for St. Patrick’s day or any time you want a fun drink to make for the kiddos (and you!).
We’ve been having lots of fun making recipes with marshmallow cereal. I’ve already shared Lucky Charms pie, and now we have this white hot chocolate recipe decorated with Lucky Charms marshmallows.
This is a great recipe to make for kids for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Here in Minnesota it’s still plenty cold in March, so a hot mug of hot cocoa is always a treat! Giving it a St. Patty’s Day twist just makes it more fun.
Easy White Hot Chocolate Recipe
- The base of this recipe is a really easy white hot chocolate. You can make it on the stove in a pan – it only takes a few minutes!
- Add some whipped cream and cereal marshmallows to dress it up. That’s my kiddos favorite part – sprinkling the Lucky Charms on top before they take a sip!
This year, I’ll make a batch for them while they work on some St. Patrick’s Day printouts. It would also be great for a party if you’re hosting one. Even adults will like sipping on this sweet drink!
Ingredients
- Milk – you can use whole milk or 2% milk.
- White chocolate chips – Or chopped white chocolate from a bar
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
- Whipped cream – for garnish
- Lucky charms marshmallows – for garnish
Helpful Tools
How to Make White Hot Chocolate
Combine all of the ingredients, except for the garnishes, in a saucepan. Warm them over medium heat while whisking. Whisk until the chocolate chips are melted and the hot chocolate is smooth.
Ladle the white hot chocolate into mugs. Top each serving with whipped cream and sprinkle the cereal marshmallows over the top.
Other Garnish Ideas
- Add some colorful sprinkles or shamrock sprinkles on top.
- You could also add some grated white chocolate or mini chocolate chips.
Recipe Tips
When you melt the white chocolate, be careful and don’t let the milk boil. Warm it just below the simmering mark and stir until the chocolate is melted.
You don’t need the cereal part, just the marshmallows. You can separate the marshmallows from a box of cereal, or you can buy just Lucky Charms marshmallows on Amazon.
You can use homemade whipped cream or canned whipped cream to make it easy.
If you don’t like white chocolate, you can prepare a regular hot cocoa mix or make hot chocolate mix.
I hope you give this Lucky Charms hot chocolate a try this year! It’s an easy way to celebrate St. Patrick’s day and will warm you up, too. Enjoy!
More Recipes to Make with Cereal
- Muddy Buddies is a crunchy, sweet snack mix made with Chex, chocolate, peanut butter, and candy.
- Learn how to make Rice Krispies Pops! This is a fun way to serve a classic treat and I show you how to give them a grinch theme for the holidays.
- Monster Rice Krispies Treats are so cute and fun for Halloween parties!
Lucky Charms Hot Chocolate
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- whipped cream marshmallows, sprinkles, etc. for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine all of the ingredients.
- Cook, whisking constantly, until the white chocolate chips are completely melted and all of the ingredients have become silky smooth.
- Ladle equally into four mugs and top as desired before serving.
This is so fun to make and eat!! Everyone really loved it!
I smiled when I saw this post- I love this! My boys would too. I can’t believe I haven’t tried white hot chocolate before. Thank you for the great idea!