The 11 Best Hot Chocolate Recipes To Turn Up Your Holidays

Hot chocolate is one of life’s best simple pleasures. Warm, sugary and comforting, it’s hard to be sad when you’re drinking it. And while you could just go with the classic plain hot chocolate, we think you deserve something a little fancier. We’ve got a delicious recipe in our International Flavor e-cookbook (which you can download here right now!) we rounded up 11 of the most delicious hot chocolate recipes we could find. Make one (or two) today and just surrender to the cocoa.

1. Cinnamon & Cayenne Hot Chocolate

Spicy and sweet, just like the holidays.

2. Chai Hot Chocolate

Because chai makes everything better.

3. Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate

…but not as much as peanut butter does.

4. Banana Hot Chocolate

5. Coconut Tres Leches Hot Chocolate

One milk in hot chocolate is good…so three should be even better, right?

6. Cookies N’ Cream Hot Chocolate

Don’t make me dip my own cookies. Put them IN the mug, plz.

7. Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

8. White Chocolate Cocoa with Coconut and Rum

Of course we snuck a little booze in this list. You’re welcome.

9. Toasted Marshmallow Cream Hot Chocolate

10. Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

11. Lavender Hot Chocolate

What are your favorite hot chocolate recipes? Tell us in the comments below!