Homemade White Chocolate Mocha Recipe (2024)

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This dreamy homemade White Chocolate Mocha can be made with pantry staples in about 5 minutes. No need to leave the house to get your morning mocha!

I’ve shared a ton of Starbucks-inspired recipes on the site over the years like an Easy Homemade Mocha, my mom’s favorite Caramel Macchiato, a Pumpkin Spice Latte made two ways.

And I love them all because I love coffee, but today I’m finally sharing my personal Starbucks order of choice: a White Chocolate Mocha.

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And if you’re here, I’m guessing you love these as much as I do. So next time you’re craving a sweet coffee treat in the morning but can’t bring yourself to put on pants and leave the house to get it, come back here for this recipe and make your White Chocolate Mocha at home.

What’s in a White Chocolate Mocha?

This is not an exact copycat version of Starbucks’ White Chocolate Mocha— their recipe uses condensed milk and espresso–two ingredients I’m guessing most people don’t have sitting around in the minute quantities needed to make one cup of coffee.

But this homemade version is just as good and will hit all those White Chocolate Mocha sweet spots. You will need:

  • Hot coffee: Use your favorite brand, brewed strong if you can.
  • White chocolate: Be sure to use high-quality white chocolate in your mocha. Cheap white chocolate chips that are great in cookies don’t have the best flavor for white chocolate drinks. If you wouldn’t eat a handful of them, don’t melt them down to flavor your coffee.
  • Milk: Any percent milk will work just fine here, but the higher fat your milk, the richer your drink will be.
  • Heavy cream: Heavy cream is optional but adds a little extra richness that is *so good.* And if you have too much heavy cream, go check out my post on what to do with leftover heavy cream.
  • Sugar: The white chocolate doesn’t provide quite enough sweetness to get that classic white chocolate mocha experience, so a little sugar is needed to sweeten things up. Start with the amount called for in the recipe and then add more to taste.

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How to Make a White Chocolate Mocha at Home

White Chocolate Mochas are one of the easiest coffee drinks to make at home. You just need to complete 3 simple steps:

  1. On the stove, heat milk to steaming and whisk in chopped chocolate until completely melted.
  2. Pour hot coffee into an 8-ounce cup and pour milk mixture over your coffee.
  3. Add sugar, stir everything together, and adjust to taste. If you want your drink a little sweeter, you can add sugar, a little richer, add cream.

Iced White Chocolate Mocha

Iced White Chocolate mochas are equally as easy to make at home. The ingredients are mostly the same, but the technique is a little different. Go check out my post on how to make an Iced White Chocolate Mocha or White Chocolate Mocha Frap.

Tips and Tricks

  • This recipe makes a little over 1 cup of coffee, enough to fill one 8-ounce mug. If you want to fill an over-sized mug, double the recipe.
  • If you’d like to make white chocolate shavings for the top of your mocha, use a vegetable peeler and run it down the edge of a piece of white chocolate bar to make the curls.

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More Starbucks Copycat Recipes

  • Iced Mocha
  • Caramel Latte
  • Iced Caramel Macchiato
  • Chai Latte
  • Dulce de Leche Latte
  • White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha
  • Peppermint Mocha

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Homemade White Chocolate Mocha Recipe

This dreamy homemade White Chocolate Mocha can be made with pantry staples in about 5 minutes. No need to leave the house to get your morning mocha!

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Course: Beverage, Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes minutes

Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 1

Calories: 278kcal

Author: Tracy

Ingredients

White Chocolate Mocha

  • 3/4 cup milk any percentage
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream optional
  • 2 tablespoons (1oz) white chocolate chopped (high-quality chips are fine)
  • 1/2 cup strong coffee
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar or to taste

Optional Toppings

  • Whipped cream

Instructions

  • In a small saucepan, heat milk and optional cream until steaming.

  • Remove from heat and stir in chopped chocolate until melted and smooth. Whisk until foamy.

  • Pour coffee into an 8-ounce mug. Pour milk mixture over the top and stir in sugar to taste. Top with optional whipped cream and enjoy!

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Homemade White Chocolate Mocha Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in a white chocolate mocha from Starbucks? ›

Milk, White Chocolate Mocha Sauce [Sugar, Condensed Skim Milk, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Butter, Natural Flavor, Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Monoglycerides], Brewed Espresso, Whipped Cream [Cream (Cream, Milk, Mono And Diglycerides, Carrageenan), Vanilla Syrup (Sugar, Water, Natural Flavors, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid)].

What are the ingredients in white chocolate coffee syrup? ›

ingredients
  • 600 ml sweetened condensed milk.
  • 14 ounces evaporated milk.
  • 34 cup sugar.
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla.
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso.
  • 6 ounces white chocolate, cut up in small pieces.

How do you modify a white chocolate mocha? ›

Ask for one pump of white chocolate mocha, 3 pumps of sugar free vanilla, a splash of sweet cream and light caramel drizzle.

What is a white chocolate mocha made of? ›

White mocha coffee is a blend of espresso coffee, white chocolate and milk. Coffee shops often use syrup to get the white chocolate flavour into the drink, but using real chocolate undoubtedly yields far superior results.

What is on a white chocolate mocha? ›

Measure the white chocolate syrup into a large coffee mug. Brew espresso, then add to mug. Pour the steamed milk into the mug, using a spoon to hold back the foam. Top with whipped cream and serve.

What syrup does starbucks use for white chocolate mocha? ›

Starbucks uses this Fontana White Chocolate Mocha Syrup for their white chocolate mochas. We typically use Ghirardelli White Chocolate syrup instead.

What brand syrup does Starbucks use? ›

Starbucks supplies their own brand of syrups for use in their stores. They are available for sale if you're interested in using it at home. As long as the store has enough in stock for their own use there they are able to sell you a bottle that you can take home with you.

What is the difference between a mocha and a white mocha? ›

The primary difference between a white mocha and a regular mocha lies in the type of chocolate used. While a traditional mocha uses dark or milk chocolate, a white mocha uses white chocolate. This distinction gives the white mocha a sweeter, creamier flavor profile compared to its counterparts.

What are the basic ingredients of white chocolate? ›

White chocolate is a confectionery typically made of sugar, milk, and cocoa butter, but no cocoa solids. It is pale ivory in color, and lacks many of the compounds found in milk, dark, and other chocolates.

What make white chocolate chocolate? ›

White chocolate is a confection made of sugar, milk powder, cocoa butter, and often vanilla and lecithin. White chocolate doesn't contain brown cocoa solids (also known as cocoa liquor or cocoa mass), or cocoa powder.

What ingredient is not used in white chocolate? ›

Basically, it's the same thing as milk chocolate but with no cacao solids or liquor. White chocolate is made from cocoa butter, milk solids, sugar and sometimes vanilla. It contains no cocoa so it's not really “chocolate”.

What flavors are in a white chocolate mocha? ›

A smooth blend of white chocolate, steamed milk and espresso, generously topped with whipped cream, our white chocolate mocha is a tall glass of creamy deliciousness.

What to add to my white chocolate mocha? ›

Grab some espresso (either instant or regular), milk, and some whipped cream and you are on your way to the perfect white mocha! If you are using white chocolate bars or chips: In a double boiler, melt the white chocolate with the milk. Pour the milk mixture over the espresso and top with whipped cream.

Is white chocolate mocha sauce the same as white mocha? ›

A white mocha coffee, also known as a white chocolate mocha, is a popular coffee beverage that is a variation of the traditional mocha. It typically consists of espresso, steamed milk, and white chocolate syrup or sauce.

Is Starbucks white mocha just white chocolate? ›

A white mocha coffee is a coffee drink made with espresso, white chocolate syrup, steamed milk, and whipped cream. It is a sweet and creamy coffee drink with a subtle chocolate flavor.

What's the difference between a white chocolate latte and a white chocolate mocha? ›

The difference between these two drinks primarily comes from their ingredients: a mocha consists of espresso, chocolate syrup or powder, and steamed milk, while a latte is made with espresso and steamed milk.

How much coffee is in a white chocolate mocha? ›

According to Starbucks, a Tall (12 oz) White Chocolate Mocha made with espresso contains 75 mg of caffeine. A Grande (16 oz) White Chocolate Mocha made with espresso contains 150 mg of caffeine, and a Venti (20 oz) White Chocolate Mocha made with espresso contains 225 mg of caffeine.

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