When it comes to a Christmas special inspired hot chocolate cocktail, “Yo we got it!” Hot, Hot, Hot, Hot Chocolate is a must for your viewing of The Polar Express. We take hot seriously in this recipe, but not so serious that your mouth can’t handle the heat. This fun drink gives you a warmth in temperature, as well as a little heat on the palate.
Why is This Hot Chocolate Cocktail “Hot, Hot, Hot, Hot”?
The double dose will warm your soul while you sing along with one of Tom Hanks’s seven character voices as the conductor, including the song “Hot Chocolate” that he sings in the film. It’s hot, hot, hot! You can also make this hot chocolate cocktail a mocktail by omitting the tequila, and you’ll still have a delicious hot chocolate.
Hot, Hot, Hot, Hot Chocolate
Description
Enjoy this hot chocolate well past Christmas.
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole milk or heavy cream (for a richer drink)
- 4 fingers or wedges of Mexican chocolate, available online or in the Mexican section of your supermarket*
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/8 tsp ancho chili powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup tequila blanco
- 4 cinnamon sticks or 4 whole dried ancho chilis for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the milk, chocolate, brown sugar, cayenne, chili powder, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking until the chocolate dissolves. It may take five minutes or longer.
- Watch to make sure the milk doesn’t boil over. Pour two ounces of tequila into each of four mugs and add the hot chocolate when it’s heated through.
- Garnish with a cinnamon stick or a whole dried chili.
Also great to sip while watching one of many versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Read our story on Dickens with this Spiked Hot Chocolate recipe here.
Recipe by Lindel Hart, adapted from Punch Drink
Styling by Anna Franklin
Photography by Laura Petrilla
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