{"id":829,"date":"2025-12-09T16:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=829"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:23:43","slug":"christmas-countdown-cosy-up-with-festive-hot-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/christmas-countdown-cosy-up-with-festive-hot-drinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosy up with festive hot drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So the weather outside may be frightful \u2013 but the drinks definitely can be delightful. And what better excuse to cosy up at home with a Christmassy drink to hand? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChristmastime\u2026 hot chocolate and mulled wine\u2026\u201d We\u2019ve got delicious Slimming World recipes for both \u2013 plus a new, wonderfully warming winter spiced coffee! With Slimming World, you can enjoy all the tastes of Christmas and still get a sparkly weight loss result on the scales!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Festive favourite hot drinks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hot chocolate recipe<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Try the recipe: Curl up with this indulgent-tasting triple-topped hot chocolate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More for members: Will those sprinkles, syrup shots and creamy toppings turn your simple Free coffee into a Swip-packed surprise? Find out with our guide to filling your cup… the Slimming World way!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mulled wine recipe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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makes 15 glasses
ready in 20 mins
5 Swips per serving<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 x 75cl (750ml) bottles red wine
25ml brandy or rum
grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
\u00bd cinnamon stick
3 cloves
pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
1 level tbsp brown sugar
1 orange, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
cinnamon sticks, to decorate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Pour the red wine into a large pan. Add 600ml water, the brandy or rum, lemon zest and juice, spices and sugar. Stir with a wooden spoon over a low heat, until the wine is hot and the sugar has dissolved. Important \u2013 do not allow to boil!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Transfer to a large heatproof jug (or a fancy heatproof punch bowl) and float the orange and lemon slices on top. Divide equally between your most festive glasses (pour or use a ladle) and serve with a cinnamon-stick stirrer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top tip: If you don\u2019t have special mulled wine glasses then latte glasses work perfectly \u2013 I\u2019ve spotted them for as little as \u00a31 each in the shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter spice coffee with a snowflake marshmallow<\/h3>\n\n\n
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serves 1
ready in 10 mins
3 \u00bd Swips per serving<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 marshmallow
blue writing icing
your favourite black coffee (see tip)
pinch each of ground ginger, ground nutmeg and ground allspice
4 level tbsp squirty cream
1 level tsp candy balls
1 long cinnamon stick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Sit the marshmallow flat-side up. Carefully draw a snowflake on the flat side of the marshmallow with the writing icing, then set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Make up a mug of coffee, adding the ground spices as you stir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Top with the squirty cream and candy balls. Pop the cinnamon stick into the mug to use as a stirrer and serve with the marshmallow on the side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top tip: You can add milk, if you like \u2013 either from your Healthy Extra calcium allowance or count \u00bd Swip per dash of skimmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More on the blog: Make your own pumpkin spice mix<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your local Slimming World group<\/a> will be full of festive food and drink ideas in the run-up to the big day, with lots of tips, tools and treats for a tinsel-tastic countdown to Christmas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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