Mexican Hot Chocolate

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Mexican-Spiced Hot Chocolate

Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 0m
Cook Time: 10m
Total Time: 10m
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (18 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

130
Calories
2.7g
Fat
18.2g
Carbohydrate
7g
Protein
15mg
Cholesterol
89mg
Sodium
Mexican Hot Chocolate

Recipe Description

What goes into Mexican Hot Chocolate? Sugar and spice and everything nice!

In your boiling water and milk mix, you can add baking cocoa, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground cloves or nutmeg and a teaspoon of vanilla extract for a hint of sweetness. Top your hot cocoa mugs with whipped cream and cinnamon sticks for stirring it all together!

To make Mexican Hot Chocolate, you will need the following ingredients:So, how to make Mexican Hot Chocolate?

Ingredients for Mexican Hot Chocolate

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Prepare hot cocoa

    3 min
    Step 1 - Mexican Hot Chocolate

    In a small saucepan, stir water, cocoa and sugar together and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

  2. 2

    Add spices and milk

    5 min
    Step 2 - Mexican Hot Chocolate

    Add cinnamon, cloves and milk and stir to mix. Simmer for 5 minutes. (Do not bring to a boil.)

  3. 3

    Add vanilla

    1 min
    Step 3 - Mexican Hot Chocolate

    Remove from heat, add vanilla and stir to mix.

  4. 4

    Serve

    2 min
    Step 4 - Mexican Hot Chocolate

    Pour into mugs and top each serving with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick, for stirring.

These Mexican Hot Chocolate mugs are a fun twist on the authentic winter drink. What makes this hot chocolate have a Mexican twist? All the extra spices added, for you to enjoy! Try it and let us know if you love this idea. Tag #cookmerecipes online!

About the author

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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4.9 out of 5 (18 reviews)
Zoe
February 2, 2025
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Exceptional! Made this for a cozy night in, felt like a warm hug in a mug.

Isabella
October 21, 2024
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Delicious! I made this for a family gathering and everyone loved it. The spices really brought warmth on that chilly evening. Making it was so easy, I’ll definitely be repeating this often. Thankful for such an amazing recipe that brings us together.

Yankee
November 22, 2023
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Dude, this Mexican Hot Chocolate is the bomb! Made it on a cozy night in with my wife, and it was like a warm hug in a mug. The mix of spices is lit, and the whipped cream on top is just perfect. Totally recommend it.

Liam Johnson
October 31, 2023
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This Mexican Hot Chocolate is just superb! Whipped it up for date night and it was a hit! So much flavor, love it!

Natalie Johnson
February 4, 2023
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I made this Mexican Hot Chocolate for a cozy date night with my husband, and it was amazing! The spices really brought everything to life and I loved adding whipped cream on top. It felt like a warm hug in a mug! Definitely a new favorite in our home.

Carmen
November 25, 2022
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Superb hot chocolate! Made it for my kids, they loved it!

Bethany
March 23, 2022
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Love this recipe!

Nora
February 8, 2021
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I made this Mexican Hot Chocolate for a cozy evening at home, and it was just delicious! The spices took me back to my grandma’s kitchen.

Gabriela
November 24, 2020
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Hice este chocolate caliente para una noche con mis amigas. A todas nos encanto el toque de canela. Fue muy fácil de preparar y nos recordó a la infancia. Definitivamente lo haré de nuevo cuando haga frío.

Elli
May 6, 2020
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Superb! I made this Mexican Hot Chocolate for a cozy movie night with friends, and everyone couldn't stop raving about it. The spices give it an amazing kick that made it unique. Definately my go-to for cold evenings.

Grecia Bollar
April 21, 2020
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Thing is that, I don't really like cinnamon, but it wasnt too bad so i'll make it again minus the cinnamon next time.

Keziah Pagnozzi
March 15, 2020
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Might sound strange but it has a smooth kind of flavor I like it.

Shaylee Chuon
February 29, 2020
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I like hot chocolate so naturally I had to try this, met my expectations, 5 stars all the way :)

Karissa Gilford
February 4, 2020
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Okay I don't need any other hot chocolates, this one is perfect so i'm saying goodbye to the cocoa powder mix haha.

Sofie Schutzenhofer
November 15, 2019
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The aroma that it gives off is just amazing.

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