Hot chocolate is the best and most tasty supplement on a cold winter day; there are many recipes and various types of ingredients, starting from marshmallows to healthy supplements and sweeteners like maple syrup, honey, or even jaggery, which gives you a sweet and healthy winter drink to survive the chilling cold weather with sufficient antioxidants, theobromine, and serotonin benefits in just a cup of hot chocolate with many flavors and health benefits which helps in cooling our body and providing multiple benefits in a single cup of hot chocolate.
Here are a few recipes for different combinations of hot chocolate:
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Oreo hot chocolate
Oreo lovers will like this recipe as it gives the taste and essence of Oreo biscuits and the hot beaming chocolate made by blending one cup of milk, sweetened condensed milk and Oreos, cocoa, and cornstarch until smoothened in a three-quart saucepan over medium or low heat, stir the remaining three cups of milk for approximately eight to ten minutes whisking occasionally on low steam. Add the chocolate Oreo mixture and whisk on medium heat for five to ten minutes, not allowing it to boil; remove the mixture from the heat and serve it with whipped cream and Oreo cookie crumbles on top.
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Gingerbread hot chocolate
To a small saucepan, add one and a half cups of cashew milk, two tablespoons of unseasoned cocoa powder, one tablespoon molasses, three-fourth teaspoons of ground ginger, half a teaspoon cinnamon, one-by-eighth teaspoon of allspice, and one-eighth teaspoon of ground cloves whisking it over medium-low heat for about five minutes until it is hot and steaming by adding a sweetener like one to three teaspoons of honey or maple syrup and serving it hot with a topping of whipped cream.
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Hot chocolate on spoons
Hot chocolate on a spoon is made by melting semi-sweet milk chocolate chips in a microwave or stovetop for one and a half to two minutes, stirring frequently to ensure it’s not burning until all the pieces are fully melted along with the mixture. Add peppermint extract. Pour the melted chocolate mixture into the silicone ice cube tray and spread evenly between at least ten molds. You can have these scoops on your spoon as a dessert or a topping on ice cream and smoothie. We can freeze it by placing a wooden spoon and topping it with marshmallows or chocolate sprinklers, then serving it chilled.
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Coffee hot chocolate
Coffee hot chocolate is made by heating milk, chocolate chips, sugar, cocoa powder, and instant coffee powder in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk it to combine all the ingredients. Continue to heat it for five minutes until the mixture is hot, not boiling it. Remove it from the heat and whip the cream, instant coffee powder, and sugar until the end of the cup is filled with foam. Add it on top of the hot chocolate and serve it.
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Cheesecake hot chocolate
Warm the milk over medium heat in a medium saucepan until hot and not boiling. Turn the heat down to low. First, whisk in the vanilla and cream cheese until melted; second, whisk in the white chocolate until melted and smooth; and serve it with whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs on top as toppings.
We have gone through some of the easiest and simplest recipes for hot chocolate. Still, do you know the benefits of a hot chocolate drink, especially on a cold winter day? When you are in a bad mood and very tired, hot chocolate is the best choice for an antioxidant warm drink filled with serotonin content, which improves the mood and also provides relaxation through the presence of theobromine, becoming a comfortable and enjoyable beverage during winter snows.
