2 recipes to keep you warm for the winter season is the hot cocoa bomb taking over the media and the customary Icelandic alcoholic beverage, Jólaglögg.

With the holidays around the corner, the weather is finally reaching hot cocoa potential. Sweeping the internet for the seasons are sweet chocolatey bombs. These are no regular bombs, they are chocolate shells filled with hot cocoa mix and warm milk is the fuse. This cocoa bomb recipe will keep you high in the holiday spirit and yearning for more! Get the half-sphere molds ready (can be found on amazon for under $5) and let’s get baking.

Steps:

1. Melt chocolate chips

2. Spread chocolate over the sphere mold and refrigerate until hard.

3. add hot cocoa mix and marshmallows (add sprinkles or peppermint) to one half sphere

4. melt the end of the empty half sphere on a pan by placing it face down and turning.

5. Put the half spheres together and pour warm milk over the cocoa bomb to watch it melt!

What you’ll need (makes 4 bombs):

• Chocolate chips (8oz)

• Hot cocoa powder (2-3 packets)

• Mini marshmallows

• peppermint shavings/sprinkles (optional)

Glögg originates in Sweden and is the holiday (alcoholic) drink in most nordic countries today. This warm drink was invented in the early 1600s’ by vikings to combat their poorly tasting wine. It is served scolding hot and spiced to taste like Christmas.

Steps:

1. Combine the wine, bourbon (or vodka), sugar, orange zest, raisins, cardamom pods, a slice of ginger root, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a pot. Let simmer for 2 minutes.

2. Take off heat and let steep for one hour

3. Warm before drinking and add a few almonds and raisins. Garnish with orange slices and enjoy!

What you’ll need:

• 1 bottle red wine

• 1 1/2 cup of bourbon (or vodka)

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 2 tablespoons orange zest

• 2 tablespoons raisins (plus 1 teaspoon for serving)

• 1 tablespoon cardamom pods

• 2 tablespoons ginger (fresh root; sliced)

• 1 stick cinnamon

• 8 cloves

• 2 tablespoons almonds (blanched and slivered)

• Garnish: orange slices

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