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Try these spiked adult hot chocolate recipes when need a cozy drink! Each one is warming and deliciously creamy.

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Looking for a warming, cozy drink with a little kick? Pick from one of these adult hot chocolate recipes! If you’re a fan of this warm beverage, there’s really nothing better than adding a splash of your favorite liquor. Aged rum adds oak and vanilla notes on the finish of each sip, or try peppermint schnapps for a minty freshness! Whatever you choose, we promise: it will warm you from the inside out.

And now…our top adult hot chocolate recipes!

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Looking for more inspiration? There are plenty more warming drinks for winter: many of them not nearly as sweet and decadent as these. Here are a few more hot alcoholic drinks to try:

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Top 5 Adult Hot Chocolate Recipes

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Try these spiked adult hot chocolate recipes when need a cozy drink! Each one is warming and deliciously creamy.

  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 1 drink 1x
  • Category: Drink
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Cocktails
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 cup homemade hot chocolate (or vegan hot chocolate)
  • For the alcohol:
    • Spiked Hot Chocolate: 1 ounce aged rum or bourbon
    • Peppermint Patty: 1 ½ ounces Creme de Cacao and 1 ½ ounces peppermint schnapps
    • Kahlua Hot Chocolate: ¾ ounce Kahlua
    • Peppermint Schnapps Hot Chocolate: 1 ounce peppermint schnapps
    • Baileys Hot Chocolate: 1 ounce Baileys Irish Cream
  • Whipped cream, for topping (optional)

Instructions

  1. Make the Homemade Hot Chocolate (or use pre-made mix).
  2. Stir in the alcohol of choice. 
  3. Top with whipped cream if desired.

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About the authors

Alex & Sonja

Hi there! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of two cookbooks, busy parents, and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share simple, seasonal recipes and the joy of cooking. We now offer thousands of original recipes, cooking tips, and meal planning ideas—all written and photographed by the two of us (and tested on our kids!).

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  1. Sonja Overhiser says:

    Let us know if you have any questions!