10 Hot Chocolate Hacks To Make Your Drink Even More Awesome

5) Crushed Candy Canes (5 of 10)

5) Crushed Candy Canes (5 of 10)

Crushed candy canes add a burst of festive color to your hot chocolate, as well as refreshing minty flavor that mingles marvelously with sweet cane sugar and rich cocoa powder. Make the minty flavor really pop by heating some of the candy canes with your hot chocolate rather than simply placing them on top of the mug. A candy cane stir stick completes this holiday-appropriate beverage.

Reading for more amazing mix-ins? Jazz up an ordinary cup of hot chocolate with the 10 easy upgrades listed in this post. For an insane amount of deliciousness, feel free to combine multiple toppings, like peanut butter cups with caramel sauce or toasted marshmallows with crushed candy canes, in one steaming mug of hot chocolate.