Description
A warm, spiced hug in a mug, this gingerbread hot cocoa combines cocoa with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg for a festive drink.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Chocolate shavings or marshmallows for topping
Instructions
- In a saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until warm but not boiling.
- Whisk in the cocoa powder, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg until smooth and combined.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Continue to heat until hot.
- Pour into mugs and top with chocolate shavings or marshmallows.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
For a vegan version, substitute milk with unsweetened almond, oat, or soy milk and use coconut sugar or maple syrup instead of sugar.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: gingerbread, hot cocoa, holiday drinks, seasonal recipes, warm beverages