Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipes
Nothing beats a mug of hot chocolate in the winter months! Most of the 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 favorite recipe.
Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipes
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!
Cinnamon Hot Chocolate
Cinnamon Hot Chocolate is a cozy and sweet warm winter drink with its creamy blend of cinnamon and chocolate.
Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
Indulge in this rich, creamy and luxurious drink for Valentine’s day. Red Velvet Hot Chocolate is super chocolatey with all the flavors of the classic cake.
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.
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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These are great ways to spice up hot chocolate. It’s hard to believe that its this time of year already.
My family loves hot chocolate! I will need to try some of these out!
This is sooo my kind of post. I love Hot Chocolate… and prefer it over coffee most days. My friend all laugh when they say do you want to meet for Coffee… or I mean Hot Chocolate? Love it!
Hummmmmm, I`ve had cinnamon & peppermint hot chocolate, but never tried adding peanut butter, definitely going to try it sounds delicious!
I love hot chocolate in the Winter! I usually add a little cinnamon to mine, and it’s perfect. I also like peppermint hot chocolate. Going to have to try the Mexican next time I make some 🙂
I can’t remember the last time I had a cup of hot chocolate, but I love your suggestions for add-ins they all sound wonderful and very tasty!!
These are great Hot Chocolate recipes. I have not had any since last winter. I will have to make some tonight.
I love to make fancy hot chocolate with whip cream and caramel drizzle. It is a delicious way to warm up on a chilly day.
Hot Chocolate is a popular drink in our house. I love mixing a spoon of instant coffee with my hot coco.
I want to try the caramel drizzle in my hot chocolate. I like spicy Mexican chocolate too.
Fall and Winter are my favorite seasons. I am more of a coffee drinker and my children love hot tea. I have never tried to make homemade hot cocoa. This sounds like a nice project to try with my children.
My entire family is crazy for hot chocolate! Last year, I got gourmet marshmallows for my kids.
I love adding peanut butter to my hot chocolate. Those snowman marshmallows are just too cute!
I love the cat mug!
I love the ideas to use Nutella or peanut butter! and of course, more whipped cream!
I love Hot chocolate and I need a new cup and I want to Try caramel drizzle on top, It sounds delicious and I like caramel on anything. Thanks for the fun ideas!
I haven’t had hot chocolate in a while!
I have not had a nice cup of hot chocolate in a while!
I think I could make my hubby a Nutella Hot chocolate everyday of the week. I think I could just give him Nutella with a spoon and put it in a mug and he would be happy (He might like Nutella a little LOL)
mmm nutella…..