Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la lame. No offense to holly or anything, but you can’t booze it up in any way, and isn’t that what the holiday season is all about? Now, hot chocolate, that’s something you can put booze in.
Since chocolate goes with just about everything, the possibilities for boozy hot chocolate recipes are endless, which is why I pulled together the ultimate roundup list that’s bound to please every chocolate and alcohol lover alike. Whether caramel, mint, pumpkin or Guinness is your thing, at least one of these boozy hot chocolates is for you.
Boozy Caramel Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
Instructions
Make two cups of your favorite hot chocolate and add two shots of caramel flavored vodka to each.
Spruce it up with whipped cream, caramel sauce, sprinkles, or whatever toppings you love the most.
Peppermint Infused Vodka Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
Instructions
Place mint candies in a bag and crush with a rolling pin or with a hammer.
Add the pulverized mints and vodka in a sealable jar and chill in the freezer for two hours.
Strain the vodka through a cheese cloth and make two cups of your favorite hot chocolate. Add two shots of the infused vodka to each, and save the rest for later.
Top off your hot chocolates with whipped cream, shaved chocolate, sprinkles, and maybe even some crushed mint candies.
Boozy Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
Instructions
Melt chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the milk in a saucepan over low-medium heat for about 3 minutes, whisking frequently throughout.
Add the rest of the milk, the pumpkin, and the pumpkin pie spice, and stir until hot (about 7-10 minutes).
Pour the hot chocolate in two glasses and add two shots of Kahlua (or a shot of bourbon, if that’s more your speed) to each.
Stir the hot chocolate, top with whipped cream, caramel sauce, and more pumpkin pie spice, and never go back to that plain PSL again.
Irish Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, cook Guinness over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 10 minutes).
Make two cups of your favorite hot chocolate and add half of the Guinness to each, followed by a shot of Bailey’s and of whiskey in each.
Top off the hot chocolate with whipped cream and sprinkles, and cheers with your favorite Irish friend!