Let’s Talk About White Chocolate Mochas

So, are you a fan? There is always chatter about how white chocolate is not real chocolate. Well, that is technically true! White chocolate is not officially chocolate as true chocolate has chocolate liquor in it. Instead, white chocolate contains cocoa butter and sometimes vegetable fat. It’s commonly used in baking. Just as with anything else, white chocolate mochas have a distinctive taste from typical mochas.

White chocolate mochas tend to be creamy, when made right. If made with full fat milk, it can be a bit overpowering. Drinking a white chocolate mocha can feel decadent. Add some whipped cream and it’s a full-fledged dessert! The exact taste of white chocolate mochas varies depending on where you get them from. Those can’t handle a bold chocolate flavor instead typically choose white chocolate mochas.

Choose from full fat, low fat or nonfat milk for your mochas. You can choose soy or rice milk but I wouldn’t recommend it. The flavors do not work well with the white chocolate flavor. The full fat version can pack a calorie punch. A 16 oz. white chocolate mocha made with full fat milk is approximately 500 calories with around 20 grams of fat. If you choose nonfat milk, it goes down to 420 calories, not a huge reduction.

I have an enormous sweet tooth. Yet, white chocolate mochas are typically too sweet for me. I think that I need the depth of actual chocolate in it. Every now and then I sample one just to see what I think and every time, I tell myself that I don’t want to order it again. It does seem popular as many people that I know drink them regularly. But, I’ll continue to pass them by.