You have your flocked Christmas trees up and the homes decorated. Now, it is time to relax and think about all the treats you want to make for the festive holidays. With the cold nights, nothing completes the evening more than a steaming mug of hot chocolate while wearing your snuggly slippers in front of your snowy tree. While we cannot provide you with some warm slippers, we do have something up our sleeves. Here we have two delicious hot cocoa beverage recipes for mom and dad and the kids.
White Hot Chocolate
The recipe is ideal for the kids on those cold winter nights. It is a traditional milk chocolate version with a twist. White chocolate is delightful, even if it is not yet snowing outside. Yum yum, you get your white Christmas in a mug while looking at your flocked Christmas tree. The ingredients in this recipe serve two people.
Ingredients:
- A slab of white chocolate
- 8.45 fluid ounce of almond milk
- 8.45 fluid ounce soya or full-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- A dash of whipped cream with some tiny marshmallows with colorful sprinkles
Making Your White Hot Chocolate
- Take a medium-sized saucepan to heat your milk, and add your chocolate to melt.
- Using low heat, whisk in the cinnamon and vanilla to combine.
- Get two mugs, pour your hot chocolate in them, or use large glasses.
- Sprinkle the decorations on top of the cream and sip away.
For Mom and Dad, Red Wine Hot Chocolate
Now, if you need something spicier than the white hot chocolate, you will love this recipe. You can enjoy it after you tuck the kids into bed to wind down a bit. Then you can sit back and look at your flocked Christmas tree while the lights shine on your decorated display and cuddle in front of the fire with your beverage. The recipe serves four people.
Ingredients:
- 16 fluid ounces of soya or milk
- 8.11 fluid ounces of red wine
- 0.211 ounces of dark chocolate curls
- Optional whipped cream
To Make Your Warm Enjoyable Drink
- Take a medium-sized saucepan to combine the chocolate and milk until melted.
- Pour in the red wine and mix while simmering until combined.
- Pour into glasses or mugs, top it off with whipped cream, and add chocolate curls to enjoy.
These two beverages will warm you and the family up this festive season. Deck out the halls, put up your flocked Christmas trees, and sit back and relax with one of these warm beverages.