Love the Fall? Try These Easy Drink Recipes for Chilly Days (and Nights)!

Jessi

Love fall drinks that warm you up? Try these five recipes now, or any time of the year!

Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate:

  • Milk (any kind you like.)
  • Heavy/double cream
  • Chocolate (milk, dark, or semi-sweet.)
  • Drinking cocoa powder (use your favourite!)
  • Pumpkin puree
  • Vanilla extract
  • Ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves

Hot Pumpkin Nog (Dairy-Free!)

  • 1 ½ cups of non-dairy milk
  • 1 large egg + 1 yolk
  • 3 tbs sugar
  • ⅛ tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ⅛ tsp cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp Kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup pumpkin puree canned is fine
  • fresh grated nutmeg

Hot Buttered Cider

  • 8 cups apple cider or apple juice
  • 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 4 stick cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon whole allspice
  • 1 teaspoon whole cloves
  • Peel from 1 lemon, cut into strips
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Cinnamon sticks (optional)

Starbucks Copycat Chai Tea Latte:

  • 2 chai tea bags
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cup milk (or non-dairy!)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • Cinnamon and nutmeg (for garnish)

Simple Hot Cocoa For One

  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 cup milk or any combination of milk, half-and-half, or cream
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Want more recipes? Check out our library's cookbook selection!

 

This blog post reflects the opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of Brooklyn Public Library.

 

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