Unique Hot Chocolate Recipes to Keep Family Warm

The weather is getting colder and colder every day and there is no better way to keep your family warm than enjoying a creamy and decadent cup of hot chocolate. Here are 4 Unique hot chocolate recipes to keep your family warm:

Gingerbread hot chocolate

Gingerbread syrup

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of water.
• ½ a cup of brown sugar.
• ¼ a cup of Biscoff spread.
• 1 teaspoon of ground ginger.
• Cinnamon sticks.
• ¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg.

Instructions:

• In a small saucepan, combine all the ingredients and bring the mixture to a soft boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce the heat to low and cook the mixture for 15 minutes or until it thickens to a maple syrup like consistency.
• Take off the heat and set it aside.

Gingerbread hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of milk.
• 1 whole gingerbread recipe.
• 5 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder.
• 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar.
• 4 teaspoons of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Instructions:

• Warm the milk in the microwave for 1 to 1 ½ minutes before transferring the milk to a small sauce pan over medium heat and stirring in the gingerbread syrup, cocoa powder, sugar, chocolate chips, and vanilla extract.
• Continue cooking for about 10 minutes or until it starts to boil while constantly whisking before removing from the heat.
• Serve and Enjoy!

Peppermint white hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of milk.
• 1 cup of white chocolate chips.
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
• ½ a teaspoon of peppermint extract.
• For toppings: whipped cream, crushed peppermints, marshmallows.

Instructions:

• In a medium sauce pan, mix the milk and white chocolate chips over medium heat until the chocolate is melted.
• Stir in vanilla extract and peppermint extract before serving.
• Top with whipped cream, crushed peppermints, and marshmallows. Enjoy!

Red velvet hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of milk.
• ¼ a cup of granulated sugar.
• 1 ¼ cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
• 2 teaspoons of red food coloring.
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Cream cheese whipped cream

• ¼ a cup of cold heavy cream.
• ½ a cup of softened cream cheese.
• ½ a cup of sugar.
• ½ a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Instructions:

Cream cheese whipped cream

• In a bowl, whip cold cream for 5 to 10 minutes or till soft peaks form.
• In another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract until well combined and creamy.
• Fold in whipped cream until fully combined and fluffy. Refrigerate till ready to use.

Red velvet hot chocolate

• Bring the milk and granulated sugar to a simmer over medium heat before taking off the heat and stirring in white chocolate chips till it melts.
• Add in red food coloring and vanilla extract before serving and topping with marshmallows and cream cheese whipped cream.

Grinch white hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of milk.
• ½ a cup of white chocolate chips.
• Green food coloring.
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Instructions:

• In a medium saucepan, heat milk and white chocolate chips over low heat till chocolate is melted before Stirring in green food coloring and vanilla extract.
• Take off the heat before serving.
• Top with whipped cream and green sprinkles. Enjoy!