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  4. 16 Festive Holiday Drinks the Whole Family Can Enjoy

16 Festive Holiday Drinks the Whole Family Can Enjoy

November 03, 2020
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Celebrate the holidays with these delicious, seasonal drink recipes. These recipes will keep you (and your fingers!) warm while you enjoy quality time with your loved ones. Whether it's a riff on classics like Slow-Cooker Hot Chocolate or Berry-Apple Cider, these drinks are healthy, flavorful and perfect for colder weather.

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Slow-Cooker Hot Chocolate

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Making hot chocolate in quantity in a slow-cooker is an easy make-ahead drink for parties. Once the hot chocolate is ready, you can use the "keep warm" setting to keep it hot throughout the gathering. Plus, take it to the next level by setting up a hot chocolate toppings bar with bowls of mini marshmallows, crushed peppermint candies, sprinkles, whipped cream and cinnamon sticks at the ready to stir into your cocoa.

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Mulled Apple-Cranberry Cider

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Orange zest and cinnamon infuse this warm apple-cranberry drink with lots of holiday flavor.

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Fireside Mulled Cider

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Cinnamon, cloves and ginger infuse apple cider with fall flavor.

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Thick & Rich Drinking Chocolate

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Rich, creamy and thick enough that you may want to scoop it with a spoon, this European-style drinking chocolate is something different from the usual hot cocoa. Serve it in a demitasse or espresso cup for an elegant treat.

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Spiced Pear Tea

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You'll enjoy the rich fruity pear and orange flavors in every sip of this warm tea. If you can afford the carbohydrates, stir in a little honey to take away any bitterness from the orange.

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Dark Chocolate-Coconut Hot Cocoa

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This stovetop hot chocolate starts with a delicately sweet coconut beverage. The subtle hints of vanilla help blunt the bitter edge of dark chocolate, and a splash of maple syrup makes this warm drink sweet and comforting.

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Berry-Apple Cider

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Throw cinnamon, cloves, apple cider, and cranberry-raspberry juice into a slow cooker to make this easy and tasty berry-apple cider.

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Fizzy Rosemary Cider Mocktail

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Many types of mocktails are high in sugar, but this easy mocktail cuts down on the calories and carbs by using club soda and our sugar-free simple syrup recipe.

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Warm Honey Green Tea

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Green tea is loaded with antioxidants and has been shown to keep your blood sugar stable. We like it flavored with orange, lemon, and honey in this easy recipe.

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Cinnamon-Spiced Hot Chocolate

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The warm, spicy notes of cinnamon add interest to this made-from-scratch hot chocolate.

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Sleigh Driver

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This scrumptious nonalcoholic punch adds pear, cranberries and vanilla to the traditional hot cider.

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Chai

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It's easy to make this coffeehouse drink at home in under 15 minutes--all you need is black tea, milk and spices!

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Fruit Sparklers

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This easy sparkling fruit drink will please both children and adults. Choose a juice--either grape, cranberry or pomegranate--and mix it with sparkling water and fresh fruit. Delicious and refreshing!

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Christmas Cider

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Chai tea and fruit juices make this festive hot drink a must-serve at your next holiday gathering.

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Healthy Hot Chocolate

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This healthier cup of hot chocolate uses low-fat milk, natural cocoa powder and just enough sugar to sweeten things up without going overboard on calories. As an added bonus, the milk provides a healthy serving of protein and calcium, which you won't get from sugar-loaded powdered hot-chocolate mixes prepared using water. Spice it up with an add-in like orange zest, cinnamon or vanilla for a delicious twist on this classic treat.

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Peppermint Herbal Tea

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A perfect blend to sip on after meals, this healthy digestion tea contains peppermint, which helps soothe the stomach and helps combat IBS.

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    1 of 16 Slow-Cooker Hot Chocolate
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    6 of 16 Dark Chocolate-Coconut Hot Cocoa
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