Delight your family or friends with this Cherry Hot Chocolate's decadent taste and delicious aroma.
Our tantalizing recipe combines the rich, creamy taste of chocolate with maraschino cherry juice and a touch of almond and vanilla extract, then topped with Cherry Whipped Cream for the perfect finishing.
We guarantee it will become your new favorite way to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa!
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.