Food Beverages Hot Drinks to Take the Chill Off Winter By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 28, 2024 Trending Videos Close this video player Warm up your parties or family gatherings with our recipes for hot chocolate, flavored coffee, spiced tea, apple cider, slow-cooker drinks (for a crowd!) and more. These hot beverages will take the chill out of winter—or just a cool day any time of year. 01 of 15 Extra-Good Hot Chocolate Carson Downing This creamy and rich cocoa is best served topped with whipped cream and dusted with cocoa powder, cinnamon or freshly grated nutmeg. View Recipe 02 of 15 Caramel-Hazelnut Café Mocha Melted Nutella. Need we say more? Our updated version of hot chocolate is made in a slow cooker, just for kicks, and after cooking, can be kept on the warm setting for one hour. View Recipe 03 of 15 Roasted White Hot Chocolate Roasted White Hot Chocolate with Malted Milk. With notes of caramel and malt, this white hot chocolate (made by roasting the white chocolate first in the oven) is deliciously light and frothy. View Recipe 04 of 15 Chai-Maple Cider Breathe deeply. This spiced cider tea from the slow cooker doubles as aromatherapy. After cooking, the cider can be kept on the warm setting for one hour. View Recipe 05 of 15 Double-Hot Drinking Chocolate This isn't a watery cocoa for the kids on movie night. It's a fully adult dessert that you just happen to sip from a cup. A dash of cayenne pepper makes the drink extra-warming without being overtly spicy. View Recipe 06 of 15 Tea and Cider Wassail Tea, four fruit juices and spices brew in your slow cooker. Serve the drink from the cooker or a heatproof bowl. Party Drink Recipes View Recipe 07 of 15 Oatmeal Cream Pie Brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, butter, vanilla, egg—it's like a rich, drinkable cookie. Our slow-cooker twist on classic eggnog can be kept on the warm setting for one hour. View Recipe 08 of 15 Spiced Black Tea Prepare this spiced tea in just 10 minutes, using ingredients including pomegranate juice, lemon juice, fresh ginger, cloves, cinnamon and star anise. View Recipe 09 of 15 Hot Cocoa-Nut While traveling in Israel, Minnesota blogger Molly Yeh discovered hawaij, a spice blend often sprinkled in coffee. In this recipe, she adds hawaij to her coconut-based hot chocolate for extra flavor. View Recipe 10 of 15 Vin Brulé If you like, garnish cups of chef Gerard Craft's Italian mulled wine with thin orange slices or pretty curls of orange peel. This recipe multiplies easily and can be made ahead and reheated before serving. View Recipe 11 of 15 Golden Milk Latte Whip up this trendy and good-for-you coffeehouse drink at home with a few pantry spices. Turmeric has been shown to have anti-inflammatory health benefits, and this sunny alternative to tea or coffee is a great way to eat more of it. View Recipe 12 of 15 Mexican Spiced Cocoa A pinch of cinnamon plays well with rich cocoa flavor. Use a rotary beater for an extra-frothy drink. View Recipe 13 of 15 Mulled Cranberry Punch Cranberry juice, juice concentrate, spices, orange juice and water simmers in your slow cooker. If you're serving this punch at a party, keep it warm on the low-heat setting for up to two hours. Irresistible Slow-Cooker Appetizers View Recipe 14 of 15 Vanilla Bean Infused White Hot Chocolate Jill Prescott of Wisconsin created this heavenly take on hot chocolate. We used dark chocolate to make this hot drink. Enjoy it for a sweet snack or as dessert. Vanilla Bean Infused Hot Chocolate 15 of 15 Hot Holiday Apple Cider This rosy cider simmers for just 10 minutes, making a great choice for drop-in visitors or last-minute parties. The recipe comes from Burchell's White Hill Farmhouse Inn in Minden, Nebraska. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit