18 Recipes For A Hug In Your Mug: Warm Winter Beverages

There’s nothing like a nice, hot cup of something to warm you up, get your day started or settle you and yours down in the evening. .  But typical go-to drinks such as herbal tea, instant hot chocolate, and coffee can get a tad boring.  Extravagant concoctions from your favorite coffee shop are decadent and delicious, but they are often loaded with sugar, fattening, and expensive.

Well. Here’s the scoop on winter beverages that are comforting, healthier than most, and don’t require you to brave the chilly outdoors to get them.  We’ve searched the inter-webs for make-at-home recipes for 18 toasty, tasty drinks.   Just grab your warmest blanket and enjoy:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Winter Coconut-Cacao Beverage

Whispering Wreath

Spiced Chai Mix

Mocha Chocolate a la Paris

Simple Metabolism Boosting Coconut Hot Chocolate

Eggnog

Deliciously Nutritious Homemade Chai Tea

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Pumpkin Chai Tea Latte

Peppermint Mocha

Superfood Vanilla Latte

Gingerbread Latte

Skinny Double Chocolatey Chip Frappuccino

Mocha Cappuccino

Guilt-Free Cappuccino

Homemade Apple Cider 

Spiced Vanilla Oatmeal Steamer