Having grown up in Boston, I can tell you right now that I am pretty sick of snow. Yeah, it’s pretty, but after two decades of winters in Massachusetts, you start to get sick of the cold. But what I haven’t gotten sick of is having an excuse to drink hot cocoa at every given opportunity. So we’ve dug up some of the most interesting and creative hot chocolate ideas on the web for you to enjoy! And put away that Swiss Miss garbage.

Candy Manor Peppermint Hot Chocolate at Ezra Pound Cake (lovely site name!)
More wonderful recipes after the jump, some of which involve booze!

White Hot Chocolate from The Good Mood Food Blog

Homemade Vanilla Hot Chocolate from This Week for Dinner

Peppermint Paddy Cocktail from Andrea Meyers

Spiced Hot Chocolate from The Road Forks

Peppermint Patty from Life’s Ambrosia

Mexican Hot Chocolate from Zested

Almond Milk Hot Chocolate with Chili from Veggie Belly

Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate from Pham Fatale

Hot Chocolate with Caramel and Cinnamon from Apple Pie, Patis, and Paté












