Peppermint Mocha Hot Chocolate Coffee

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One of the best things to enjoy during the cold winter months of the year is curling up around a steaming hot cup of Peppermint Hot Chocolate Coffee.

Rich, creamy, and deliciously sweet, this beverage is pure comfort in a cup.

If you love a delicious peppermint mocha, you’ll love this recipe.

You may even want to call it candy cane coffee! 

Make a cozy cup of Peppermint Hot Chocolate Coffee

 

If Pumpkin Spice is the flavor of the Autumn, Peppermint is definitely one of the best flavors of the winter holidays.

And beverages like this coffee take full advantage of that amazing flavor.

Start off with a tasty cup of Andes Mint Coffee.

It’s delicious all by itself.

After all, who doesn’t love a tasty cup of chocolate mint coffee?

We used a k cup to make it simple.

But feel free to brew a whole pot of coffee if you’re making multiple drinks.

But when you add the hot chocolate, hot cream, and the melted peppermint white chocolate bar, this tasty coffee treat becomes less of a beverage and more of a dessert.

It’s truly one of our favorite Andes Mint Coffee recipes.

How to serve a peppermint mocha hot chocolate

Top it with Reddi-Whip or homemade whipped cream, some chocolate curls or crushed peppermint,  and dark chocolate syrup. 

Then the transition to dessert drink is complete!

Peppermint hot chocolate coffee is the ultimate holiday drink

Make up a large recipe in a crockpot to share at holiday parties.

Or serve some after coming home from caroling.

Prepare a batch to enjoy while opening presents on Christmas morning.

Or make some simply because you love the flavor of peppermint and chocolate.

You can even serve this recipe as a yummy iced peppermint mocha!

There really is no wrong time to enjoy a drink this delicious!

Ingredients you need to make Peppermint Hot Chocolate Coffee

• Andes Mint Coffee – we used one of the Andes Mint Coffee k cups
• Sweetened hot chocolate mix – we used Ghirardelli’s hot chocolate mix
• Heavy cream
• Peppermint White Chocolate Bark – we used the peppermint white chocolate bark from Godiva
• Optional: Reddi-Whip or homemade whipped cream
• Optional: Dark Chocolate Syrup, to drizzle

To make the drink, you will need: a coffee maker, a measuring spoon, a sauce pan, a microwave safe bowl, and a mug.

Note: peppermint white chocolate bar isn’t the size of a candy bar, but rather like the size of a mini candy bar.

I like to use these Peppermint Bark Squares from Ghirardelli if I can’t find the minis. 

You can also drizzle chocolate syrup instead of melting the chocolate bar if that’s what you have on hand. 

If you don’t have the Andes Mint Coffee, the peppermint hot chocolate k cups makes a nice substitution.

Then just mix it in with plain coffee.

Or you can use the candy cane flavored k cups too!

Can I serve candy cane coffee with alcohol?

Sure! You can spike this with some alcohol if you would like.

We have a few suggestions for you.

We like to spike it with peppermint schnapps, Godiva’s Chocolate liqueur, or even your favorite whiskey.

Vodka also goes well in the drink, particularly if you use a flavored one.

Is there anything better than peppermint schnapps, chocolate syrup, and coffee?

YUM!

 

 

How to make Peppermint Mocha Coffee

We like to use a large mug for this drink so that there’s plenty of room to mix and of course, to top it off!

Start by brewing the Andes Mint Coffee or other peppermint flavored coffee.

Then warm the heavy cream in a sauce pan until it is hot.

We used a Keurig and a K cup to make it quick and easy, but you can also brew a pot of coffee too.

If you’re concerned about curdling the cream, you may warm it up using a double boiler if you’d like. 

If you plan to spike the drink, add an ounce of peppermint schnapps, Godiva chocolate liqueur, Kahlua, whiskey or your other favorite liquor to the mug. 

Pour the coffee in the mug and leave a bit of room at the top so you don’t slosh the coffee out when you stir in the hot chocolate mix. 

Add 1 tbsp of sweetened hot chocolate mix to the freshly brewed coffee.

Stir it until the chocolate mix has thoroughly dissolved. 

Add the hot heavy cream and 1/2 Godiva Peppermint White Chocolate Bark, stir until the white chocolate bar is dissolved. 

Top with Reddi-Whip or homemade whipped cream and drizzle with dark chocolate syrup (optional).

If you really want to garnish the drink, you can add a number of festive, seasonal items.

We like to add a candy cane, sprinkles, chocolate jimmies, crushed candy cane pieces, and even drizzle some chocolate syrup on the whipped cream.

And then serve. 

Note: If you don’t have the Andes Mint Coffee, you can brew regular coffee and add either peppermint flavored simple syrup or peppermint extract to taste.

Alternatively, you can add a small candy cane or peppermint candy to step 3 and let it dissolve with the chocolate in the cream.

 

 

More great coffee recipes to try:

Cinnamon Vanilla Iced Latte

London Fog Latte

Skinny Pumpkin Spice Vanilla Espresso 

Coca Cola Coffee with Kahlua

Cafe Americano Espresso Coffee

Pumpkin Creme Brulee Latte

Vanilla Cardamom Latte

More hot chocolate recipes to try:

Boozy Coconut Rum Hot Chocolate Bombs

Hot Fudge Hot Cocoa Bombs with whiskey

Baileys Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

Pumpkin White Hot Chocolate

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Strawberry Hot Chocolate

Whiskey Spiked Hot Chocolate

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This post was originally published on October 18, 2019. It was updated with new photos and updated information on October 18, 2020.

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