Winter Drinks

The arrival of winter completely changes the diet, as the body needs to maintain the correct temperature. That is why to achieve this, hot, thermo genic and much more energetic meals are required. On the other hand, the organism also needs to keep its defenses high, in this season it is more susceptible to colds. What food can give you all these benefits almost instantly? A nice hot drink!

Thinking about all of the above, we have gathered for you the 38 best drinks for winter, a selection for all tastes and for all occasions. Wrap up well and enjoy with us the tastiest coffees, teas, cocktails and other comforting drinks. It will be a delight!

Bonbon coffee

Do you want a drink to take away the cold that is spectacular? Then try the famous bonbon coffee, a preparation that combines the flavor of coffee, condensed milk and whipped cream. Its texture is super creamy! Prepare it easily just by checking the following indications:

1. Pour 2 tablespoons of condensed milkin the bottom of a special cup for espresso coffee and reserve.
2. Prepare 2 cups of coffee. Conventional coffee or instant type work equally well.
3. Add the coffeeon top of the condensed milk.
4. Finally, garnish with whipped creamand a little cocoa or cinnamon powder.

Yield for 2 diners.

Traditional Mexican punch

If you are looking for drinks for the cold with alcohol and to warm up easily, surely you are looking for a good traditional Mexican punch. What do you think if you try our recipe with rum? If you dare, here we leave you all the steps so that you forget about the cold for a while:

1. Wash the fruits and cut them. Chop 1 kilo of guavasand 1 kilo of hawthorns into four, but first remove the base and the crown. Remove the shell from 100 grams of tamarind, while from 1 kilo of sugar cane you must remove the rind and cut it into four pieces, like little sticks. book it all
2. Boil 4 liters of waterwith 10 grams of cinnamon, 1 handful of Jamaican flower, the reserved tamarind and 200 grams of piloncillo. Wait 10 minutes before turning off the burner.
3. Add the reserved fruits in this order and stir: the hawthorn, the guava and the cane.
4. It also incorporates 125 grams of pitted plums. Mix the preparation again.
5. Cook for 10 more minutes. Rectify the sweetness in that time, and if you consider it necessary, add more piloncillo.
6. Once ready, remove from heat and wait until the drink cools. So, add 1 glass of rum and mix, but never do it during cooking or it will evaporate.
7. Serve and decorate with 1 cinnamon stick.

Yields for 10 diners.

Easy golden milk (golden milk)

If you are looking for drinks to snack on and warm up easily, you will surely love this Ayurveda preparation, as it is very comforting, especially if you drink it in the afternoon or before going to sleep, just when the cold is getting worse and you need to keep your body warm. Prepare the easy golden milk (golden milk) easily with the following instructions:

1. Boil in a saucepan 2 cups of cow’s or vegetable milk,1 piece of cinnamon stick, 1 piece of vanilla pod (open it) and 2 grains of green cardamom (open). Stir everything very well until they are fully integrated.
2. Just as it starts to boil, lower the heat and add the rest of the spices: ¼ tsp. ground cayenne, ¼ tsp. ground cloves, ¼ tsp. ground black pepper, 1 tsp. turmeric powder, 1 tsp. cinnamon ground, 1 tsp. ginger powder or grated. Stir again.
3. Finally, sweeten to taste. You can use the sweetener or sweetener that is more to your liking, we add 1 teaspoon of coconut sugar.
4. Cook for 5 more minutes, keeping the heat low.
5. Remove from the stove, and strain the preparation.
6. Serve with sprinkled cinnamonand taste it together with a piece of chocolate. You’re going to love it!

Yield for 2 diners.

Hot chocolate and mint drink

Although there are many delicious alternatives, when it comes to non-alcoholic cold drinks, nothing beats the iconic combination of chocolate with mint and marshmallows, as it is loved by children and adults alike. A perfect drink for winter festivities! Taste the unique flavor of the hot chocolate and mint drink by following our step by step below:

1. Pour 1 glass of milk into a saucepan and add 1 mint pastille. Stir and wait until the pill dissolves.
2. Then, add 12 chocolate bars and repeat the above process.
3. Finally, conclude with 30 grams of powdered chocolate and mix until a homogeneous texture is obtained.
4. Serve the hot drink in glasses or cups. Garnish with small marshmallows or cut the large ones into small cubes.

Yield for 1 diner.

Chai tea

If you are looking for hot drinks with tea, Chai or masala chai tea is among our best fall drinks to warm up, since its hot spices are thermo genic foods. What does this mean? That when you eat this type of food, they trigger a heat reaction in the body, thus increasing the basal metabolism (when you are at rest). It is in charge of the most essential functions for life, among them it has the objective of maintaining constant body temperature, among other benefits. If you want to try the effects of this drink, take note of the following step by step:

1. Heat 100 ml of water.
2. When it boils, add the following ingredients in order: 2 black tea sachets, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 2 pieces of cardamom, and 1 small piece of ginger (peeled and grated very finely).
3. Cook over low heat for 3 minutes.
4. Add 250 ml of milk and boil 2 more minutes.
5. Once ready, turn off the heat, cover the pot and let the tea rest for 5 minutes.
6. Strain the Chai tea, sweeten to taste, and sprinkle with cinnamon. It goes great with honey or agave syrup.

Yield for 2 diners.

Hot chocolate with spices

This drink to take away the cold is an infallible classic. Why? Because chocolate, especially the dark type with 70% cocoa, is rich in magnesium, a mineral that helps keep energy levels high to combat the cold. In addition, the hot spices in it also give extra warmth to the body. Try this spiced hot chocolate by following the easy steps:

1. Boil in a saucepan 500 ml of milk with 100 gr of sugar (1/2 cup).
2. Just when it boils, add 300 gr of chopped dark chocolate (used in desserts), and cook over low heat. Stir occasionally until dissolved.
3. As the chocolate begins to thicken, stir it more often until it reaches the texture to your liking.
4. Once ready, remove it from the heat and add the following spices: 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 2 pinches of ground cloves, 2 pinches of powdered nutmeg, and 2 pinches of ground black pepper.
5. Stir, cover and let rest for a few minutes.
6. Serve with Christmas cookies or dry pasta.

Yields for 4 diners.

Non-alcoholic fruit punch

A good way to keep the children warm is by preparing them some winter cocktails, but without alcohol. There are many tasty alternatives, but none compete with the classic non-alcoholic fruit punch, so easy to prepare that you just have to follow these steps:

1. Pour 1 liter of apple juiceinto a saucepan.
2. Also add 2 anise stars, 2 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 apple cut into cubes without seeds, 5 tangerine or orange segments, and 5 strips of orange or tangerine peel (without the white part or the mixture will become bitter). ).
3. Sweeten to taste. Remember if you buy packaged juice, you don’t need to add a lot of sugar to it.
4. Heat the juice until it comes to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low. Let it cook for 25-30 minutes.

Yield for 3 diners.

Diplomatic cafe

Coffee with brandy? Believe us, this is one of the best alcoholic drinks to drink in winter, both for its taste and its effect. How does it work for the cold? Well, on the one hand, the caffeine stimulus raises body temperature, while, on the other hand, the brandy generates a very comforting sensation of heat, although somewhat deceptive. Prepare this diplomatic coffee following our instructions below:

1. Mix 1 egg yolk with 50 ml of Brandyin a bowl until you get a frothy mixture.
2. Add 500 ml hot dark coffeeand stir. If you want previously sweeten the coffee to taste.
3. Prepare the whipped cream by beating 40 ml of heavy cream with 20 g of whitesugar (the cream must be very cold) until you obtain a homogeneous and thick mixture. Reserve the product obtained in the fridge.
4. Serve the mixture hot, decorate with the whipped creamand sprinkle a little coffee powder on top.

Yield for 2 diners.

Strawberry atoll

Strawberry atoll is an efficient drink to get rid of the cold, because thanks to its main ingredient, corn, it provides immediate energy and valuable nutritional content to keep us healthy and strong during the winter. Corn contains high doses of potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and some B vitamins. This drink of pre-Hispanic origin has many versions. In the next step by step we will prepare a very tasty one:

1. Add ½ cup of sugar (100 gr) and 2 cups of strawberriesto a saucepan. Before disinfecting the strawberries and remove the stem.
2. Cook until a kind of thick jamis formed. Stir occasionally.
3. When it reaches the desired point, remove it from the heat and let it cool slightly before processing it.
4. Blend ½ cup of water and the cooked strawberries. Do it until you get a very well crushed puree and reserve.
5. Mix very well 2 tablespoons of corn starch with ½ cup of water at room temperature and reserve. The preparation should be without lumps.
6. Cook in another saucepan 500 ml of milk and 1 pinch of bicarbonate.
7. Add the strawberry puree, when the milk reaches its boiling point, mix everything very well.
8. Wait again for the boiling point of this preparation to add the reserved corn starchand stir again.
9. Finally, wait until the strawberry atoll thickens.
10. Serve for breakfast, snack or dinner.

Yield for 2 diners.

Creamy whiskey Dulce de lecher shake

This creamy whiskey Dulce de lecher shake is something of a grown-up treat, and is sure to become a taste experience that you’ll want to repeat many times and your guests too. Now, it is important that you know something about homemade drinks with alcohol to drink in winter, in terms of the warmth they provide. Well, it is more of a sensation, since liquors actually lower core body temperature, which is why they are not recommended in cases of hypothermia or severe cold, but they are exquisite for tolerable cold. That being said, let’s prepare this delicious winter drink together:

1. Deposit 500 ml of whole milk and 200 gr of Dulce de lecherin a bowl.
2. Mix until both ingredients are perfectly unified. Use manual beaters, electric beaters, or a blender.
3. Add 1 cup whiskeyand mix again.
4. Serve the drink in a glass of wine, and cover it with heavy cream or cream (150 ml),sprinkle it with cocoa on top (2 tablespoons) and garnish it with 1 cinnamon stick.

Yield for 2 diners.

Christmas scarlet

If you’re looking for winter cocktails that are extra special and easy to make, don’t miss this Christmas scarlet recipe. Christmas scarlet is perfect not only for Christmas Eve, but also for any special celebration during the winter. Follow the steps to prepare it:

1. Mix in a casserole filled with 500 ml of water,the following spices: 1 tbsp. of cinnamon, 1 tbsp. of anise and 1 tbsp. of amaranth. Let them boil for 5 minutes.
2. After the time has elapsed, add ¼ cup of sugar (50 gr)and stir until dissolved.
3. Once ready, remove the preparation from the heat, strain and let it warm.
4. Add 150 ml of Camparito the preparation, stir well and set aside.
5. Pour into the glasses that you will use for this cocktail, 300 ml of rum.
6. Finally, add the reserved preparation.
7. Serve in glasses previously decorated with sugar (frosted) and place an orange slice in each one.

Yields for 4 diners.

Pepper chocolate

A spicy touch is always good in meals, especially when it comes to drinks to combat the cold and warm up. On this occasion, we added cayenne pepper to our chocolate, as it increases body heat. Follow our steps below and taste this chocolate with pepper:

1. Reserve ½ cup of milk from 1 cup of whole milk.
2. Pour the rest of the milk into a saucepan, along with the evaporated milk. Heat over medium heat.
3. Add the 2 tablespoons of cocoa powderand dissolve before the milk boils.
4. Keep stirring the preparation and add: ½ tsp. cayenne pepper, ½ tbsp. clove dessertand 2 medium cinnamon sticks.
5. Sweeten with honey, sugar or steviato taste.
6. In the reserved milk, dissolve 2 tablespoons of corn starchand reserve the mixture.
7. Add 1 tablespoon of the mixture into the casserole. Keep adding until you get the thickness you like.
8. Wait until it boils and then cook it for a couple more minutes. Don’t stop stirring until it thickens.
9. Remove from heat and rectify the seasoning of sugar and spices. If you want you can strain the chocolate before serving.

Yield for 1 diner.

Irish coffee with Rum and Baileys

Irish coffee is a classic when it comes to winter cocktails, and it is also excellent for traditional winter festivities. This specialty coffee is made with an alcoholic drink called Baileys, whose flavor is reminiscent of chocolate, but tastes only partly sweet. Now, imagine this traditional mix, but enhanced by rum. Irresistible right? Well, don’t wait any longer and try this Irish coffee with rum and Baileys by following our instructions below:

1. Mix 20g of rum and 20g of If you like the stronger flavor, add 1 ounce of Irish whiskey (egg Jameson).
2. Add 1 cup of hot coffee and stir very well until everything is integrated. If you think the coffee is too bitter, add a little brown sugar.
3. Serve in a glass and decorate with whipped cream. Optionally, you can add grated, black or white chocolate.

Yield for 1 diner.

Cookie champurrado

It is said that the champurrado is a derivative of the atoll, or rather, an atoll with its own personality. What is the biggest difference between the two? The champurrado is thickened with mashed corn dough, while the atoll achieves its consistency with corn starch. Of course, no matter which one you choose, you will get two excellent drinks to warm up, perfect for comforting the body. This time we are left with a cookie champurrado. Here we show you how to prepare it:

1. Heat 1 liter of milk, 1 cinnamon stick and 50 gr of piloncilloor the sweetener of your choice in a casserole. Stir constantly until the piloncillo dissolves.
2. Mix in the blender 1 can of evaporated milk, 2 cups of water (480 ml), 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence and 1 package of Maria cookies or any other style. Blend until the cookies are completely crushed.
3. Pour the blended preparation into the casserole. Cook over low heat, always stirring.
4. Wait until the champurrado boils and acquires the texture that you like.
5. Once ready, serve it in individual cupsand decorate with cookies.

Yield for 5 diners.

Christmas hot drink

This hot Christmas drink is not only designed to restore the sensation of warmth to the body, but also to toast during these festivities in the company of family and friends. Here is a good example of it. Our recipe is very elegant and tasty, prepare it very easily by following these steps:

1. Frost 4 glasses and reserve. For that, place 1 cup of juicein a deep plate and 1 cup of sugar (200 grams) in another, pass the mouth of each glass through the first and then through the second.
2. Pour 1 cup of gin and 1 cup of red wine into a saucepan.
3. Add the following spices: 1 tablespoon of aniseed, 1 tablespoon of cloves and 2 cinnamon sticks.
4. Cook approximately 15-20 minutes. When the water boils, turn off the burner.
5. Serve this hot drink in the reserved glasses.

Yields for 4 diners.