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Adult Hot Chocolate Recipe
Why let the kids have all the fun? Indulge in the ultimate cozy treat: a spiked hot chocolate! Luxuriously rich, creamy, and decadently chocolaty, this playful beverage will warm you from the inside out. It's perfect for cheery fall or winter gatherings, to create a memorable date night, or to warm the soul on chilly evenings.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2 cocktails
Calories: 432 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 2 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 2 tablespoons brown sugar or maple syrup
- 2 2 cups whole milk
- ¼ ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 3 ounces bourbon, dark rum, whiskey, or Bailey's
- Whipped cream and shaved chocolate or cocoa powder to serve
Instructions
- Add the cocoa powder and brown sugar to a small pot over medium-high heat. Pour a splash of milk into the pot and whisk it until the cocoa powder dissolves. Whisk in the remaining milk.
- When the milk is steaming hot (but not boiling) remove the pot from the heat and add the chocolate chips. Whisk until they dissolve.
- Pour 1 ½ ounces of your choice of alcohol into each glass and then top with the hot chocolate.
- Serve with some whipped cream on top and either a little shaved or a sprinkle of cocoa powder over top.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cocktail
Calories
432kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
100mg
(4%)
Potassium
586mg
(17%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
407IU
(8%)
Calcium
330mg
(33%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2cocktails
Amount Per Serving
Calories 432
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cocktail | |
| Calories | 432kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 100mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 586mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 407IU | 8% |
| Calcium | 330mg | 33% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.