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Photo:
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
White chocolate is often the dark horse of the chocolate world. It can be overshadowed by
milk and dark chocolate
when it really deserves an equal spot at the table. The sugar, milk, and cocoa butter combination offers just the right sweet and creamy flavor without the dark cocoa found in regular chocolates.
White chocolate recipes add a touch of elegance to any dessert table with their pretty presentation. Whether you’re looking for white chocolate desserts to wow a crowd or just a refreshing approach to a classic weeknight dessert, these recipes will guide you to the best sweet treats.
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White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
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Photo: Jennifer Causey
Dried cranberries add a punch of fruity-sweet flavor to these delicious cookies.
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White Chocolate Raspberry Loaf Cake
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Photo: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Styling: Kay Clarke, Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall
Raspberries and lemon zest balance the creamy white chocolate in this loaf.
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Mocha Bark
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Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners; Prop Stylist: Christina Daley
If you love a white chocolate mocha, you’re going to love this bark. White chocolate and dark chocolate swirl together with espresso to create an addictive treat. It requires just 15 minutes of active time (a little over an hour total with chilling) and just five ingredients.
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White Chocolate-Peppermint Blondies
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Iain Bagwell
Crushed peppermint and creamy mint icing give these blondies a holiday makeover.
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White Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
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Micah A. Leal
These white
chocolate-covered strawberries
have a drizzling of semisweet chocolate too for a special touch.
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Peppermint Bark
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
Why buy this festive treat during the holiday season when you can spend an afternoon making it with the kids? Pack it in individual clear bags with a cute bow to drop in neighbors’ mailboxes.
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White Chocolate Fortune Cookies
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Southern Living
Dip one side of these homemade fortune cookies into melted white chocolate and garnish with sprinkles for a love-filled treat.
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Oreo Cookie Balls
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Emily Laurae / Southern Living
Combine crushed Oreos and cream cheese to make these Oreo balls. Finish them off by dunking them in melted white chocolate.
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Bunny Bark
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Jessica Furniss
You need just three ingredients to make this adorable Easter snack that the kids will squeal over.
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Red Velvet-White Chocolate Cheesecake
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Photo: Hector Sanchez
If you’re looking to floor your Christmas crowd, this stunning layer cake is the way to go. It’s a labor of love, so pencil in some time for it.
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Raspberry-White Chocolate Meringue Sandwich Cookies
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Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis
These sandwich cookies are almost too pretty to eat! Because meringue cooks low and slow, these are no quick feat.
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White Chocolate Martini
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Antonis Achilleos; Prop Stylist: Christine Kelly; Food Stylist: Ali Ramee
Our Test Kitchen pros say that with this beautiful recipe, you can have your dessert and drink it, too.
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Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
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Emily Laurae
We’re not afraid to use a box of cake mix to speed things up from time to time. Plus, these cake mix cookies have an incredibly fluffy texture.
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Reindeer Food
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Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox
This precious snack will quickly become a holiday tradition for your kids to make and enjoy each year.
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Ambrosia Bark
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Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox
Our Test Kitchen took the classic flavors and gorgeous colors of ambrosia and packaged it in giftable, snackable bark form.
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Red, White, & Blue Donut Wands
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Southern Living
While these donut wands are the perfect treat for the Fourth of July, they can easily be made any time of year for any theme. Simply just swap out the sprinkles and sanding sugar to match your color scheme.
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Triple Chocolate Brownie-Mousse Stacks
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Linda Pugliese, Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas, Buffy Hargett Miller
A white chocolate mousse takes the top layer of these triple chocolate brownie-mousse stacks. The mouse is made by beating together melted white chocolate with heavy cream until light and fluffy. Each stack is garnished with a generous sprinkling of shaved chocolate.