Kahlua Hot Chocolate

Indulge in this delicious and decadent Kahlua hot chocolate. This fantastic pairing of sweet hot chocolate and smooth coffee Kahlua creates a delicious beverage that you’re sure to love.

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• 🍫 What is a Kahlua Hot Chocolate?
• ⭐ When to Make This Drink
• 📖 Variations
• 🥄 Equipment
• 📋 Ingredients
• 👩🏻‍🍳 Instructions
• Recipe

🍫 What is a Kahlua Hot Chocolate?

A Kahlua hot chocolate is a simple combination of a mug full of warm hot chocolate and a shot of Kahlua stirred in. This flavorful and rich cocktail is sweet, creamy and full of chocolate flavor with a slight hint of coffee.

You can stir this one up so easily in about 5 minutes. It’s made just like other spiked hot chocolates such as whiskey hot chocolate, rum hot chocolate or amaretto and hot chocolate. Simply toss your two ingredients together in your mug and get to sipping.

This warm and decadent drink is fantastic for cozy nights and fireside sipping during the holidays. However, it’s also well suited to be a glorious dessert drink.

And, if you aren’t sold yet, here are another few reasons you must give this one a try:

• Coffee lovers rejoice – this cocktail is the perfect infusion of sweet chocolate and coffee flavor. If you’re a coffee aficionado, this one is a must try.
• Perfect for cool weather. Need something to warm you up, but want it to be extra sweet and delicious? This drink fits the bill.
• Stirred up easily. With only two ingredients, this one is super easy to make. Especially if you use instant hot chocolate.

⭐ When to Make This Drink

Whip up this coffee infused hot chocolate at some of the following events:

• New Year’s Eve
• brunch
• dessert drinks
• holiday parties

📖 Variations

Try some of these ideas out for ingredient substitutions and flavor variations:

• Make dairy-free hot chocolate. Use oatmeal hot chocolate or other dairy-free alternatives instead of milk-based.
• Use flavored hot chocolate. What the batch of Butterfinger hot chocolate or Oreo hot chocolate to capitalize on some sweet flavors.
• Ramp up the garnish. Toss a few mini chocolate chips, mini marshmallows or even a couple coffee beans on top of this drink. Or, you can add some chocolate syrup drizzle.
• Use a different coffee liqueur. Kahlua isn’t the only coffee liqueur available. You can try a different one such as Tia Maria.

🥄 Equipment

• Coffee Mug
• jigger
• bar spoon

📋 Ingredients

• 6 oz Hot Chocolate – We prefer a dark chocolate instant mix hot chocolate. But, you can use any type you like including making your own from scratch.
• 2 oz Kahlua – this is a sweet coffee flavored liqueur made from rum, sugar and arabica coffee beans.
• Whipped Cream

👩🏻‍🍳 Instructions

Step one

Ensure you have everything necessary for this cocktail including Kahlua, whipped cream, hot chocolate, jigger, bar spoon and fog.

Step two

Mix up a batch of your favorite hot chocolate. Either follow the instructions on the back of the instant chocolate mix or use your favorite recipe to make it from scratch.

Step three

Add 2 oz of Kahlua to the mug by measuring it out with a jigger.

Step four

At 6 oz of hot chocolate to the mug by measuring it out with a jigger.

As an alternative, you can simply pour the hot chocolate directly into the mug to fill it up.

Step Five

Snatch up the bar spoon and stir everything together well. Add a dollop of whipped cream to the top of the drink and you’re good to go.

Recipe