Surprise your family or friends with this Cherry Hot Chocolate recipe! With its delicious taste and fragrant smell, you won't regret making it. We're willing to bet you'll get a second cup!
Our recipe combines the rich, creamy taste of chocolate with maraschino cherry juice and a touch of almond and vanilla extract. Then, for the finishing touch, we top it with cherry whipped cream. We guarantee it will become your new favorite!
How to Make Cherry Hot Chocolate
Note: The full instructions are provided in the recipe card below.
Whisk together the milk, evaporated milk, syrup, sugar, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan until well combined. Bring to just below a boil over medium-high heat, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the almond and vanilla extract. Serve with whipped cream in each cup. Enjoy our Cherry Hot Chocolate!
How to Make Cherry-Whipped Cream
Place the cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sugar, syrup, and pure almond extract and beat medium-high until it forms soft peaks.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Cherry Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
For the Cherry Hot Chocolate:
- 5-½ cups whole milk
- 1-½ cups evaporated milk or half and half
- 1 cup Flavored syrup from Maraschino Cherries
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
- ½ cup light brown sugar , adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
For the Cherry Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup heavy cream , cold
- ¼ cup confections sugar or granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 3 tablespoons Maraschino Cherries syrup
Instructions
For the Cherry Whipped cream:
- Place the cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sugar, syrup, vanilla and almond extract and beat medium-high until it forms soft peaks.
For the Cherry Hot Chocolate:
- Whisk together the milk, evaporated milk, syrup, sugar, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan until well combined. Bring to just below a boil over medium-high heat, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the almond extract and vanilla. Serve with whipped cream in each cup. Enjoy our Cherry Hot Chocolate!
Notes
- To store: Refrigerate the Cherry Hot Chocolate for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
- To reheat: In a saucepan over low heat until thoroughly heated; do not boil. After that, remove it quickly to serve.
- You can use any milk or non-dairy you want. However, full-fat dairy makes it a richer and creamier Cherry Hot Chocolate.
- This recipe also works well with any chocolate powder mix.
- Topping Ideas: Whipped cream, marshmallows, white chocolate shavings or chocolate chunks, peppermint, cut-up maraschino cherry, etc.
- Refrigerate the Cherry Hot Chocolate for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
- Reheat in a saucepan over low heat until thoroughly heated; do not boil. After that, remove it quickly to serve.
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods, and portion sizes per household.
