25 delicious hot chocolate recipes

This vegan hot chocolate whips up using just five ingredients. It uses real chocolate and is decadent and delicious.

Champurrado is hot Mexican chocolate made with masa harina. It's thick, rich, and absolutely delicious - the perfect way to warm up in the winter months.

This simple coconut flavored white hot chocolate is a delightful change from your everyday hot chocolate.

This dairy-free gingerbread hot chocolate is full of Christmas spice. It’s easy to make and is the perfect warming drink for the holidays!

This healthy dairy free hot chocolate is made with oat milk, enriched with cacao butter, and sweetened with raw honey or maple syrup. Raw cacao adds a deep chocolate flavor, with a touch of vanilla and a tiny pinch of sea salt to round it out.

This easy crock pot hot chocolate is delightfully rich and creamy! Everyone will love this simple recipe with just eight ingredients.

It's perfect for warming up on a chilly day, serving at holiday gatherings, and sipping throughout the season.

Aromatic star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom add a delightful spin to this cozy and comforting spiced white hot chocolate. This rich drink is sure to warm your body and soul. 

A perfectly nutty and comforting drink to enjoy on a cold winter's day, homemade hazelnut vanilla hot cocoa is easy to make and will be enjoyed by the whole family.

This sweet and creamy white hot chocolate comes together in minutes.

Tsokolate, or Filipino hot chocolate, is made with just milk and tablea or cocoa tablets. It is what chocolate purists dream of.

It’s quick, easy, delicious and sure to lift your spirits!

Italian hot chocolate with orange scented whipped cream is the indulgent treat that will forever change how you make hot chocolate. Each sip is perfection.

Mexican hot chocolate is the perfect twist on a classic homemade hot chocolate recipe. Rich hot chocolate is enhanced with spices like cinnamon and a touch of cayenne pepper for a subtle hint of spice.

This Nutella hot chocolate recipe is everything you'd hope it would be – warm, nutty, chocolatey, and sweet.

You only need 3 ingredients to make this deeply flavorful, thick, luscious Parisian hot chocolate (Le chocolat chaud).

Top it with some raspberry whipped cream and marshmallows and enjoy whenever you need some cozy comfort.

Whip up this peppermint white hot chocolate when you're in search of the perfect way to warm up on a cold winter day.

This easy peppermint hot chocolate recipe is gluten free and super easy to make. Garnish with a fresh candy cane for a fun twist!

Pumpkin spice hot chocolate is a deliciously thick and creamy hot chocolate that is loaded with pumpkin and other warm spices -just in case you wanted something a little different.

Did I hear you say salted caramel hot chocolate?

This simple drink is made with a homemade chocolate mix, mixed with milk and salted caramel, topped with sea salt. Delicious!

This hot chocolate is made from dark chocolate and sweetened with honey for a sublime cocoa taste. Topped with whipped cream, it's also laced with sea salt and honey for an extra flavor dimension. It’s very mellow and verging on addictive.

The delicious flavors of a peanut butter cup in hot chocolate!

This hot chocolate recipe is super easy to make in the slow cooker – a great make-ahead recipe when serving a crowd.

Slow cooker peppermint hot chocolate is the easy way to prepare rich, creamy hot chocolate.

Top it with whipped cream or marshmallows and crushed candy cane.

This is the best hot chocolate float recipe.

The flavors from the vanilla extract, the pinch of salt, and the combination of cocoa and dark chocolate chunks will have you throwing away the powdered hot chocolate packs in your pantry.

This ultimate hot chocolate makes for the perfect Christmas morning tradition. It’s made with two kinds of chocolate and the rich, creamy combination of whole milk and heavy cream.

A delicious hot chocolate recipe: decadent hot chocolate, garnished with sea salt and cocoa whipped cream.

This yummy chai white chocolate is bursting with creamy white chocolate and the vibrant, warming spice of chai tea. It's a quick and easy to make cold-weather drink tastes.