If you have leftover gingerbread cookies from the holiday season, I highly recommend pairing them with this incredibly creamy gingerbread hot chocolate! With notes of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and molasses, this hot chocolate is sure to warm your soul during those chilly winter days.
This hot cocoa tastes just like a liquid gingerbread cookie and I’m super excited to share this recipe with you guys today!
Ingredients
- Milk of your choice (I used oat milk)
- Heavy cream
- 1 4oz bar of chocolate, chopped (I prefer dark, but you can definitely use milk chocolate)
- Cocoa powder
- Molasses
- Ground ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon
- Vanilla bean paste
If you want to get a bit fancy with your hot chocolate, I highly recommend also using some whipped cream and topping it with a gingerbread cookie. Whether you leave the cookie whole or crumble it on top of the whipped cream is totally up to you!
Alternatively, you could sprinkle some extra cinnamon to the whipped cream, add marshmallows, or just leave the gingerbread hot chocolate as is.
How to make gingerbread hot chocolate
It is soooooo easy to make this hot chocolate and takes less than 10 minutes!
In a saucepan over medium heat, add the milk, heavy cream, chopped chocolate bar, and molasses. Allow this mixture to heat until the chocolate has fully melted and the mixture is smooth.
Then, add in all spices, vanilla bean paste, and cocoa powder. Whisk for about a minute, pour into your mug, and serve with whipped cream, marshmallows, or whatever you’d like!
If you’d like to pair this gingerbread hot chocolate with some gingerbread cookies, check out my cookie recipe here!
And, if you’d like your own gingerbread cookie to hang from the side of your mug, I highly recommend grabbing this pack here! Not only do you get to have a cute gingerbread man, you get a star and house mold! Having this just makes your hot chocolate feel that much more merry!
Super Creamy Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
With notes of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and molasses, this gingerbread hot chocolate is sure to warm your soul during those chilly winter days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 Cups 1x
Ingredients
- 3 cups milk (I personally use oat milk, but feel free to use what you’d like)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 4oz bar of chocolate, chopped (I’m a big fan of dark chocolate, but use whatever you’d like)
- 2 TBSP cocoa powder
- 1 TBSP molasses
- 1 TSP vanilla bean paste
- 1 TSP ground ginger
- 1 TSP cinnamon
- 1/2 TSP ground cloves
- 1/2 TSP ground nutmeg
*Optional: whipped cream, marshmallows, or gingerbread cookies to top your hot chocolate!
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add the milk, chopped chocolate, heavy cream, and molasses until the mixture is smooth and the chocolate has fully melted.
- Add in the cocoa powder, vanilla bean paste, and spices. Whisk for about a minute (or until everything is fully incorporated) and pour into your favorite mug.
- Top with whipped cream, some gingerbread cookies, cinnamon, or marshmallows and enjoy! Alternatively, you can enjoy this gingerbread hot chocolate as is.
