Hot Chocolate Recipes

Shut out the cold with heavenly hot chocolate. After a skate or a friendly snowball fight, these easy hot chocolate recipes brew fast and full of flavor and include frozen, gourmet, and peppermint favorites.

 
 
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Vanilla Bean Infused Hot Chocolate

From Midwest Living

We used dark chocolate to make this hot drink. Enjoy it for a sweet snack or as dessert.

Vanilla Bean Infused Hot Chocolate

Mexican Hot Chocolate

From Better Homes and Gardens

Unwind at the end of the day with a cup of this rich hot chocolate spiced with just a hint of cinnamon.

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Chocolate Cocoa Deluxe

From Better Homes and Gardens

True chocolate-lovers will want to use bittersweet chocolate, which carries a more pronounced flavor than semisweet in this warming beverage.

Chocolate Cocoa Deluxe

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

From Ladies' Home Journal

With heavy cream and dark chocolate, this hot drink can work as dessert.

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Peppermint Cocoa

From Better Homes and Gardens

Add special flavor to hot chocolate with just a few drops of peppermint extract.

Peppermint Cocoa

Berry Chocolate

From Better Homes and Gardens

This hot chocolate drink, made with two types of liqueurs, is for adults only.

Berry Chocolate

Timberline Hot Chocolate

From Better Homes and Gardens

This dark chocolate drink requires a major dollop of schlag, the German word for whipped cream.

Timberline Hot Chocolate

Minty Hot Cocoa Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

Fill a pretty 2-cup jar or bottle with four ingredients for a thoughtful Christmas or hostess gift.

Minty Hot Cocoa Mix

Hot Caramel Chocolate

From Better Homes and Gardens

Have your dessert in a mug. This homemade hot cocoa is swirled with chocolate-caramel candy and crowned with whipped cream and additional chopped candies.

Hot Caramel Chocolate

White Hot Chocolate

From Better Homes and Gardens

To create the foamy layer on top of this winter drink, blend some of the hot chocolate mixture in a blender until frothy, and spoon it on each serving.

White Hot Chocolate

Hot Cocoa

From Better Homes and Gardens

Warm up on a cold winter night with this low-calorie beverage.

Hot Cocoa

Hot Chocolate Mix

From Taste of the South

Hot Chocolate Mix

Three-Way Cocoa

From Better Homes and Gardens

Keep the basic cocoa drink warm in the slow cooker, then let guests finish to their liking with cinnamon or coffee crystals.

Three-Way Cocoa

All-is-Calm Hot Chocolate Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

Mix up this chocolate drink mix and give as a gift. Or keep it on hand for unexpected guests.

All-is-Calm Hot Chocolate Mix

mexican cocoa mix

From Family Circle

If you're giving this cinnamon-spiced cocoa mix as a gift, add a holiday mug to the basket.

mexican cocoa mix

Hearty Hot Chocolate

From Parents

Add a cool twist to this winter drink by whipping it with ice. Melted chocolate bars make this recipe sweet enough for dessert.

Hearty Hot Chocolate

Dark Hot Cocoa

From Heart-Healthy Living

A blend of unsweetened cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate, and honey makes this hot drink good enough to serve for dessert.

Dark Hot Cocoa

"Healthified" Decadent Hot Chocolate

From Betty Crocker

When it's cool out, warm up with a cup of hot chocolaty goodness. It has 50% fewer calories, 77% less fat, and 20% more calcium than the original recipe.

"Healthified" Decadent Hot Chocolate

Mocha Hot Cocoa

From Heart-Healthy Living

Espresso powder lends a rich dose of coffee flavor to this hot drink.

Mocha Hot Cocoa

White Hot Chocolate

From Parents

White chocolate in milk make this hot drink a fun, new version of the traditional dark chocolate drink.

White Hot Chocolate

Triple Hot Chocolate

From Parents

This favorite hot drink has chocolate syrup, chocolate chips, and shaved chocolate for a beverage that's sweet enough for dessert.

Triple Hot Chocolate

Candy Cane Cocoa Mix

From Heart-Healthy Living

This minty take on cocoa is perfect for holiday gift giving. Or use it to make your own sweet drink for a snack or dessert.

Candy Cane Cocoa Mix

Almond Cocoa

From Better Homes and Gardens

For extra-special hot chocolate, add a few drops of almond extract. Try other extracts too.

Almond Cocoa

Double-Chocolate Hot Chocolate

From Food & Wine

Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito firmly believe that homemade hot chocolate is superior to any commercial mix. They make their decadent version with both bittersweet and milk chocolate and then top it with marshmallows that they make and sell at Baked bakery in Brooklyn.

Double-Chocolate Hot Chocolate

Ditte Isager
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