Food Vibes: IT'S HOT CHOCOLATE SEASON! 🥳 (Patreon)

What are your thoughts on hot chocolate? Are you a hot chocolate person?

**If this post comes out funky, Patreon keeps crashing... I'm doing my best 🫠 Crash count: 8


I love making fancy hot chocolates. For a while, I made a different "signature" hot chocolate every year, so I thought it would be fun to share some of them with you in case you'd like to give them a try! They're all super easy and pretty basic, but sometimes it just takes some inspiration ✨

Unless otherwise specified, I always use a base of milk for any hot chocolate. As a lazy person, I usually just fill a mug with milk (now oat milk) and microwave it for 2 minutes 👍

Starting with the most basic...

• Cinnamon Hot Chocolate: Just like it sounds; 2 heaping spoonfuls of regular hot chocolate mix and... I don't know, probably 1/4 tsp of cinnamon 😅 I always just kind of gently tap some out of the container. Then top with whipped cream and another sprinkle of cinnamon. And sometimes, I'd add a proper cinnamon stick for the aesthetic 💁‍♀️
  

• Candy Cane Hot Chocolate: 2 heaping spoonfuls of regular hot chocolate mix, a sprinkle of crushed candy canes for the start, and a full candy cane hanging off the edge of the mug slowly dissolving into the hot chocolate mix. Then top with whipped cream and some more crushed candy cane, for the ✨vibes✨
  
• Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate: 2 heaping spoonfuls of dark hot chocolate mix (or you can melt in some dark chocolate and sugar, but I'm lazy) and a little bit of caramel (and yes, I know I just said I'm lazy, but I do make my own salted caramel for this...like a crazy person). Then top with dark chocolate whipped cream, – if this doesn't exist anymore, that's rude...because it's the whole reason I made this hot chocolate – caramel drizzle, and a tiny sprinkling of course salt
  
• Oreo Hot Chocolate: 2 heaping spoonfuls of regular hot chocolate mix and some crushed mini Oreos, topped with whipped cream and more crushed Oreos and, if you so desire, 1 full Oreo. Can't go wrong 🤷‍♀️ *Disclaimer: you will likely have a layer of soggy Oreo cookie bits left at the bottom...but the drink part is great 😂

• Eggnog Hot Chocolate: *Start with a half milk, half eggnog base! You can of course use more or less eggnog - milk ratio depending on how much you like eggnog, but this is what works for me 😅 After heating, add two heaping spoonfuls of hot chocolate mix, and top with whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and a sprinkle of ground nutmeg!

For the next food vibes post, I think it's high time I finally share a cookie recipe with you all 👀 Please comment below whether you'd prefer: shortbread, s'mores, or just a classic chocolate chip! 😊

Also, let me know if you try any of these hot chocolates, or if you have any others you like to make!
I know I don't respond to the comments much these days, but I do generally read them; I just don't have the energy to respond...and now the nerve pain makes typing hurt 🫣 But I am interested in what you have to say!