
We’re spoilt for choice for hot chocolate haunts here in Brighton but when we’re not cosying up in a café corner, we love nothing more than re-creating an indulgent beverage at home.
Little else can soothe our souls more than a mug full to the brim with rich hot chocolate, bedecked with cream and marshmallows.
From dairy-free delights to salted caramel blends, fill your boots with these epic hot chocolates & all the trimmings.

Candy-canes
No hot choc is complete without a plethora of toppings to boot. If you fancy a festive twist, why not add some crushed candy-canes atop your hot choc? Traditional and tasty!
Squirty Cream
Hot chocolate and whipped cream go together like Beavis and Butt-Head. You know it makes sense, pile it up.
Mini Marshmallows
Melt some mini marshmallows into your hot cocoa brew for a wonderfully nostalgic cuppa. Dust with cocoa powder and enjoy!
Honeycomb Pieces
Sweet-tooth fans, try crumbling some honeycomb pieces over your cream for a crunchy toffee caramel topping.
Baileys Irish Cream
A creamy and frothy shot of Baileys in your hot chocolate provides the perfect night cap. Boozy and delicious!

Whittards Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
Peanut butter and jelly is o-l-d news, it’s all about the iconic duo that is PB and hot choc. This velvety concoction is guaranteed to keep you warm on a chilly day.
Clipper Hot Chocolate
Seriously velvety hot chocolate with a conscience – Clipper products are made with responsibly-sourced, pure natural ingredients. Ideal for a spot of evening indulgence in front of a cosy film.
Cartwright & Butler – Orange Drinking Chocolate
Will these bitesize balls even make it into a mug with hot water before they fall into our mouths? Probably not.
A hot chocolate with a festive twist. Premium sweet orange oil mixed with dark chocolate in one of the signature Cartwright & Butler kilner-style jars – it would make for a very good gift indeed, if you can bear to give it away.
Ultimate Salted Caramel Hot Choc – Fortnum & Masons
Natural 41% Columbian milk chocolate married with lingering sea salted caramel. Mother, may I?
Whittards White Hot Choc
Deliciously sweet ‘n’ creamy, this is crying out for an avalanche of marshmallows, if you’re feeling particularly wicked.
Cadbury’s Drinking Chocolate
Vegans rejoice, the Cadbury’s classic Drinking Chocolate is dairy-free and designed to be mixed with a milk of your choice. No whey? Yes way.
Mix it with your favourite plant-based milk to create a dreamy drink perfect for sippin’ on in front of a binge-worthy Netflix series.

Twinings Swiss Hot Chocolate
Snuggle up with a good book and treat yourself to a silky-smooth hot chocolate with real Swiss choc. Simply add hot milk of your choice and immerse yourself in a moment of chocolatey glee. Bliss!
Green & Blacks
Organic dark chocolate, made with raw cane sugar and cocoa powder. If you like your hot chocolate intense and full of flavour, this one will tickle your T-buds.
Galaxy Instant Hot Chocolate
Wrap yourself around a mug of Galaxy’s silky-smooth drinking chocolate. It’s the ultimate cup of comfort on a blustery day.
Hotel Chocolat
Made with grated flakes of 70% dark chocolate, this one’s perfect for anyone who prefers their chocolate to pack an authentic punch.
Lakeland Hot Chocolate Selection Gift Set
From chilli, orange, cinnamon and hazelnut, there’s something for everyone in this hot chocolate gift set. Variety is the spice of life and all that!
Love the post! Feels so warm and cosy 😀 small feedback: the gif seems a bit wonky on the phone but looks perfect on the desktop, thought the team would want to know. Loving all the content!
OMG yum! My go to at a cafe is for sure a hot chocolate 🙂
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These look unbelievably lush and scrumptious!! This is just reminding me that I have a few Pinterest hot choc recipes saved that I have yet to make :’)
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I love a mint hot choc or one with hazelnut syrup in.
I love to make a cadburys hot chocolate topped with a handful of mini marshmallows and then followed with some scooshy cream and sprinkles of cinnamon! SO yummy :))
I didn’t Know the cadburys hot chocolate was dairy free, I will defo be picking some of this up asap x
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I love hot chocolate from insomnia cafe, it comes with whipped cream and sprinkles of chocolate. The chocolate is mixed with the milk by hand and you can watch as they prepare it. By far the best place for a hot chocolate in Dublin city!
This looks unreal!! i NEED!!
Hot chocolate with squirty cream is the best. xo
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