About a Dozen Hot Cocoa Ideas

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I'll make you work for them - behind the cut.

Add 1 - 3 tablespoons malted milk powder. Top with toasted marshmallows.

Add a tiny, tablespoon sized scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Add a pinch of ground red peppers, a pinch of cinnamon, and a dollop of sweetened whipped cream with chocolate sprinkles.

Add a squeeze of orange juice and a sprinkle of cardamom.

Stir in some dark chocolate chips and a spoonful of honey

Add a half teaspoon of the following spices, mixed: cardamom, white pepper, crushed aniseed, nutmeg, allspice, clove, and cinnamon. Stir in a tablespoon of evaporated milk.

Stir in a spoonful of pumpkin and a dash of pumpkin pie spice. Top with toasted marshmallows sprinkled with nutmeg or cinnamon.

Stir in some Frangelico, top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of toasted, chopped hazelnuts.

Stir in a tablespoon of espresso, topped with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles or crushed roasted coffee beans.

Crush a peppermint and stir it into hot cocoa. Crush another peppermint to a fine powder and beat into whipping cream to dollop on top.

Stir in a teaspoon of maraschino cherry juice, top with toasted marshmallows and a maraschino cherry.

Stir in a spoonful of creamy peanut butter, top with marshmallow fluff.

Mash a tablespoon of very ripe banana and stir in, top with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry and chocolate sprinkles.

Stir in a tablespoon of brown sugar, and a pinch of freshly chopped ginger. Top with whipped cream and colored sprinkles.

Stir in a tablespoon of Nutella. Top with toasted marshmallows and toasted coconut.

Someday, I'd like to open a bar where I serve a variety of such beverages - flavored sodas, cocoas, coffees, milks, juices, and waters. Maybe with bar snacks like freshly made potato chips, popcorn, cookies.