How to Spice Up Your Hot Chocolate
Nothing beats a mug of hot chocolate in the winter months! Most of them time, I’ll buy the powder to keep things simple. When I’m feeling more productive, I’ll make a batch of homemade hot chocolate. I love to add little twists to the recipe though to keep things fun and interesting. With this recipe collection, you’ll find easy ways to spice up your hot chocolate. Give your next mug a little zing! Who knows – maybe you’ll discover a new favourite recipe.
Make sure to try out my Red Velvet Hot Chocolate.
How to Spice Up Your Hot Chocolate
Give your next mug a little zing of flavor with this yummy variety of hot chocolate recipes.
Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
The delicious flavours of a peanut butter cup in hot chocolate! Super easy to make in the slow cooker – a great make-ahead recipe when serving a crowd!
Thick Italian Hot Chocolate
Italian Hot Chocolate is a mug full of creamy deliciously thick Hot Chocolate, made with real chocolate and milk, the ultimate Comfort Food.
Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate
Our Pumpkin Spiced Hot Chocolate made with real chocolate and milk is a creamy and delicious treat perfect for warming up on a brisk fall day.
Instant Pot Hot Chocolate
Rich, creamy, and delicious, this irresistible homemade Instant Pot hot chocolate is the perfect sweet treat. Made with seven ingredients, you only need ten minutes to make this easy classic. Perfect for holidays and cold winter days, you’ll love this old-fashioned favorite.
Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Recipe
This red velvet hot chocolate recipe is the perfect treat to celebrate Valentine’s Day or even Christmas with. This beautiful red hot cocoa recipe is full of white chocolate and creamy goodness that will leave you and your family want it again and again. Make a cup of this cozy cocoa today.
Atole de Chocolate (Mexican Chocolate Atole)
Atole de Chocolate is a warm and rich drink. A cup of this Mexican hot chocolate is deeply satisfying and perfect for chilly nights.
French Hot Chocolate
French Hot Chocolate is unlike any other recipe you'll have ever tried. It's not made from cocoa powder. Instead it's made from real chocolate and heavy cream is also used to give it a thick consistency. It also has a very intense, rich flavor.
Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate with Raspberry Mint Drizzle
This winter, treat your family to a mug of this Hot Chocolate with Raspberry Mint Drizzle. Fresh raspberries mix into the hot chocolate with each sip, making this recipe one you will remember.
Creamy Coconut Hot Chocolate With Coffee
Dairy-free, coconut milk hot chocolate with coffee. A perfect winter treat to cozy up with - with a grown-up twist.
Stove Top Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Dippers
Nothing beats hot chocolate on the stovetop, except when you add extra chocolate and a peppermint candy spoon. These are easy to make and so fun to drink on a chilly day.
White Hot Chocolate with Dark Chocolate Whipped Cream
There’s nothing more warming that a cup of white hot chocolate with dark chocolate whipped cream.
How to Make Whipped Chocolate (Dalgona Chocolate) Latte + Hot Chocolate
This whipped chocolate recipe is a coffee-free twist on the viral Dalgona coffee trend! Perfect for non-coffee drinkers that still want to enjoy this fluffy delicious drink.
Salted Honey Hot Chocolate
This hot chocolate is made from dark chocolate and sweetened with honey for a sublime cocoa taste. Topped with whipped cream laced with sea salt and honey for an extra flavour dimension, it’s very mellow and verging on addictive.
5-Ingredient Vegan Hot Chocolate
This hot chocolate recipe is 100% vegan and surprisingly uses no cocoa powder! The end result is still totally delicious!
Baileys Hot Chocolate
A rich alcoholic drink topped with cream or marshmallows perfect for the holidays. With a kids' safe version.
Homemade White Hot Chocolate
This sweet and creamy White Hot Chocolate is ready in minutes!
Grown Up Hot Chocolate
Feeling like you’ve outgrown your average hot cocoa? Make yourself some grown up hot chocolate from scratch with cocoa, vanilla, salt, milk, and cream!
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
This homemade Peppermint Hot Chocolate recipe is made with 6 ingredients in 6 minutes. It has two kinds of chocolate so it’s ultra-rich and creamy and it’s flavored with candy canes instead of expensive extracts.
How To Make Hot Chocolate
Learn how to make homemade hot chocolate on your stovetop in minutes without cocoa powder. All you need is a chocolate bar or chips, your favorite sweetener, and milk (dairy or dairy-free). To make it even more decadent, add some vanilla extract, dry spices & a creamy topping.
Italian Spiced Hot Chocolate with Floating Meringue Kiss
This Italian spiced hot chocolate with a floating meringue kiss will wow your friends and family this holiday season!
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So many delicious options, I want to try them all.
I am not a huge fan of hot chocolate for some reason, but I may just have to give this a try because it is a new way to drink it 🙂
Mexcian Hot Chocolate is my favorite since it’s so spicy. I love all your other hot chocolate ideas too, so I can change it up all winter long.
I love these ideas – very imaginative! I certainly will try the Mexican Hot Chocolate with a bit of spice…and I really like the idea of special marshmallows.