This White Chocolate Ganache is delicious and silky and tastes just like melted white chocolate! As with my Chocolate Ganache, with just two ingredients, you can have this delicious ganache in a just a few minutes! Perfect on cakes, as a dip or even an ice cream topping, this ganache recipe is gluten free, egg free, nut free and can be made dairy free (vegan) with a few tweaks!
This recipe for White Chocolate Ganache could not be more simple! We use heavy cream and white chocolate chips; that's it! Many chocolate ganache recipes say to only use baking chocolate, but I've never had an issue using the white chocolate chips. This recipe is different than the chocolate ganache with semi sweet chocolate chips. White chocolate is softer so the ratio of chocolate to cream isn't 1 to 1.
For recipes that go with white chocolate ganache, try it on my Vanilla Strawberry Cake, my Gluten Free Lemon Cake, or use it as a topping for my Strawberry Cream Cheese Icebox Cake or my Red Velvet Loaf Cake!
Reasons to Love this White Chocolate Ganache
- Allergy Friendly- This white chocolate ganache recipe is gluten free, nut free, egg free and can easily be dairy free (vegan)!
- Silky Smooth- The ganache is so luscious and smooth!
- So Many Uses- Top cakes with it for a white chocolate drip, use it instead of frosting, make no-bake tarts with it, dip fruit in it, fill cupcakes with it or even top ice cream with it!
- Easy To Make- This recipe only uses 2 ingredients and literally takes a few minutes to make!
Ingredient Notes
- Heavy Cream- You must use heavy cream and not milk or half and half. The ganache will not come together right. For vegan ganache, make sure to use a gluten free vegan heavy cream or canned full-fat coconut milk.
- White Chocolate Chips- Make sure to use vegan if you're making this vegan. The ones I use are gluten free and nut free.
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Substitutions and Variations
Make this into a Vegan White Chocolate Ganache
- Use a vegan heavy cream or canned full-fat coconut milk.
- Read the label on your white chocolate chips to ensure they’re gluten free, nut free and vegan. The brand Enjoy Life also makes vegan white chocolate chips.
How to Make this Recipe with Baking Chocolate
- Use 12 ounces of chopped white baking chocolate.
- Make sure to finely chop the baking chocolate.
This recipe has not been tested with all of these substitutions and/or variations due to celiac disease and food allergies. If you change any of the ingredients, please let us know how the recipe turned out in the comments below!
How to Make White Chocolate Ganache
Here are the step by step instructions for making this simple white chocolate ganache recipe!
Step 1: Heat the Cream
Place white chocolate chips in a heat safe bowl. Set aside.
Then pour heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly. Once it begins to simmer around the edges, immediately pour the cream over the white chocolate chips.
Cover with plastic and let sit one minute.
Step 2: Mix
After a minute, remove plastic and slowly whisk until smooth and combined.
This may take a minute for it to come together.
Expert Tips
- Simmer the Heavy Cream- Once the heavy cream starts to get tiny rapid bubbles around the edges, it's done. You do not want the entire thing bubbling and boiling.
- Let it Sit Before Mixing- After you pour the heavy cream over the white chocolate, make sure to cover it with plastic wrap and let it sit for one minute. This will help ensure that the chips all melt.
- Let it Cool to Thicken- If you want your ganache less liquidy, let it sit at room temperature until it reaches the desired consistency.
Recipe FAQs
Place the ganache (in the heat safe bowl) into the microwave and heat in 10 second increments, stirring after each time until completely melted.
Yes. This is not sponsored, but the brand silk makes one. It says it’s gluten free but I don’t see a certified label, so please double check if you have celiac disease.
As for allergens, it does contain coconut, sunflower and faba bean protein, last time I checked. Please always read the labels.
This recipe makes about 1.5 cups of liquid ganache.
Enough for 12 cupcakes or the topping for a cake. For a white chocolate ganache drip for a layer cake, only make half the amount. So 6 ounces of white chocolate and ½ cup heavy cream.
Storing: Transfer the ganache to an airtight container and let it cool completely at room temperature. Once completely cool, store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
To warm it up and to make it liquid again, microwave in a heat safe bowl in 10 second increments, stirring after each time, until the desired consistency. Please be careful not to burn your mouth.
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📖 Recipe
White Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 12 ounces white chocolate chips or chopped white baking chocolate
Instructions
- Place the 12 ounces white chocolate chips in a heat safe bowl. Set aside.
- Pour the 1 cup heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly. Once it begins to simmer around the edges, immediately pour the cream over the white chocolate chips.
- Cover with plastic and let sit one minute. Then remove plastic and whisk until smooth and combined.This may take a minute for it to come together.
- Immediately spoon the liquid ganache on top of cake or cupcakes or wait till it cools for a thicker ganache.
John says
This was delicious! So easy to make!