17 Boozy Hot Chocolate Recipes To Make This Winter

    Hot chocolate with a little bit *extra*.

    Emma Cooke
    by Emma Cooke

    BuzzFeed Staff, UK

    1. Kahlua Hot Chocolate

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    Hot chocolate with a hint of grown-up coffee, topped with caramel and chocolate drizzled marshmallows to satisfy your inner kid. Recipe here.

    2. Stout Hot Chocolate

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    Stout is an amazing pairing to chocolate, as is the big scoop of ice cream added on top. Get the recipe.

    3. Red Wine Hot Chocolate

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    Red wine and chocolate are star-crossed lovers. Fact. Recipe here.

    4. Guinness Hot Chocolate

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    Irish hot chocolate! The guinness adds a beautiful depth to the chocolate, while a little whiskey gives a boozy kick that'll warm you up on a cold night. Get the recipe.

    5. Salted Caramel Vodka Hot Chocolate

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    Sweet and sticky and so, so freaking good. All hot chocolate needs salted caramel in it. And vodka. Get the recipe.

    6. Black Cherry Bourbon Hot Chocolate

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    Like a hot, boozy chocolate berry in a glass. Recipe here.

    7. Tipsy Hazelnut Hot Chocolate

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    Nutella makes everything 1000x better, so hazelnut liqueur + hot chocolate = a drink that's 1000x better than plain old hot chocolate. Get the recipe.

    8. Peppermint Vodka Hot Chocolate

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    The peppermint flavour comes from candy-cane infused vodka and I am SO INTO THAT. Recipe here.

    9. Hot Cocoa Martini

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    Nostalgia in a glass, this is the way serious cocktail addicts do hot chocolate. Get the recipe.

    10. Grown-Up Hot Chocolate With Baileys Marshmallows

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    Try to resist eating all the Baileys marshmallows instead of putting them in your drink. Recipe here.

    11. Boozy Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate

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    Creamy white chocolate and spiced pumpkin will have you coming over all American. Recipe here.

    12. Boozy Mexican Spiced Hot Chocolate

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    Tastes like an Aztec party in your mouth. It's vegan thanks to coconut milk, and the combo of mezcal (smoky tequila) and cayenne pepper will keep you warm. Get the recipe.

    13. Alcoholic Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

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    Cinnamon, honey, vanilla, and brown sugar make this hot chocolate and rum drink the ultimate in sweet comfort. Recipe here.

    14. Orange Pisco Hot Chocolate

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    A hot Terry's chocolate orange in a mug. Get the recipe.

    15. Cinnamon Hot Chocolate with RumChata

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    There is no better name for a liqueur than RumChata. A Caribbean rum with cream, it'll take your hot chocolate to the next level. Recipe here.

    16. Baileys and Amaretto Hot-Tails

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    Amaretto, chocolate liqueur, and hot milk makes for a creamy, nutty drink that's made for drinking in front of a fireplace. Get the recipe.

    17. Malibu Hot Chocolate

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    Coconut and chocolate! It's like a grown-up bounty bar! Recipe here.

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