Hot chocolate ideas, from recipes to toppings

• Start with a great-quality hot chocolate. Try our new Collection hot chocolate sachets, in flavours like Belgian Mocha Latte, Salted Caramel or 72% Dark.

• Heat through with your favourite milk – whole dairy milk, oat, almond, or coconut will each bring a slightly different flavour.

• Experiment with flavour additions. Try a dash of Hazelnut Syrup, make it boozy with a splash of Chocolate and Cherry Flavour Irish Cream Liqueur, grate in some orange zest, or stir in a dollop of Pistachio Crème.

• Serve with our Gingerbread Mug Hangers, Giant Marshmallows and whipped cream.

Homemade hot chocolate recipe ideas

• Top your hot chocolate with homemade popcorn and add a dash of gingerbread syrup in this gingerbread hot chocolate recipe.

• Give your hot choc a grown-up twist with our Lion’s Mane Hot Chocolate recipe.

• Try this recipe for a boozy Tiramisu Hot Chocolate, topped with lashings of whipped cream.

• Whip up a s’mores espresso martini for a chilled, adults-only twist on hot chocolate that's perfect for Bonfire Night.

Hot chocolate must-haves from M&S Food

Our Foodhalls are prepped for cosy season with everything you need for a pull-out-all-the-stops hot chocolate. Pick up marshmallows to make s’mores and mini marshmallows top your hot choc, or our Collection Belgian drinking chocolate sachets to make the ultimate smooth, creamy drink. For a fun, festive stocking filler, pick up our snowman Hot Chocolate Bombe, which comes filled with marshmallows. Simply warm with milk for a deliciously decadent hot chocolate.

What to eat with hot chocolate

Cosy up with a homemade sweet treat alongside your hot chocolate.

• Try our air fryer s’mores, made with our moreish Peppermint and Double Chocolate Cookie Dunkers.

• These gooey, white chocolate-studded Marmite caramel cookies, made with our Marmite Caramel Sauce, are completely irresistible.

• Hazelnut and chocolate are a match made in heaven – these hazelnut cookies, filled with our moreish Italian Hazelnut Creme, will work a treat with your hot choc.