Pumpkin Spice, Almond & Raspberry Hot Chocolates
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No matter how exotic food might be, it’s one of our most simplest of pleasures. A cup of hot chocolate, a popsicle, a package of Tim Tams, can all bring comfort to our senses like good friends can bring comfort to our souls – right?
I first heard of Tim Tams about 3 years ago when I first entered the blog world, and my curiosity was piqued! Growing up in Sri Lanka, I had been exposed to a few of Australia’s popular eats but never Tim Tams. So, naturally, I had to go looking for them! I looked high and low, north and south, east and west, but failing to find them, I called off the search.
Then, recently I was at the Target across the street from my day job, trying to while away my lunch break when I turned a corner and came face to face with – guess what?! Yup – Tim Tams! Yes, that was the day I found out the truth behind “sometimes what you’re looking for comes when you’re not looking at all.”
Of course, I brought home the few packages of Original Chocolate Crème, Caramel, and Dark Chocolate Tim Tams I could find, so my daughter and I could try some. When my daughter and I took our first bite, we both understood why these biscuits had the reputation they did. The smooth, creamy, velvety thin layer of textured chocolaty goodness, the crunch of those two layers of chocolaty biscuit inside, and ooh, that tastebud tantalizing chocolaty cream filling! Of course, we decided to try the Tim Tam Slam and bit off two opposite ends of a Tim Tam and then used that as a straw to slurp up some hot chocolate I was experimenting with and WHOA – what an incredible experience.
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I went back to Target to pick up a few more packages of Tim Tams for a little friendsgiving I was having that involved 3 types of hot chocolate, namely Raspberry, Almond and Pumpkin, and those packages were disappearing quickly off those shelves. At my friendsgiving, I think I’m going to suggest we start off the festivities with a good ol’ Tim Tam Slam Contest!
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Ingredients
PUMPKIN HOT CHOCOLATE
- INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ¼ cups coconut/almond milk or milk of your choice
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons sweetener of your choice/sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup pumpkin puree
RASPBERRY HOT CHOCOLATE
- INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ¼ cups coconut/almond milk or milk of your choice
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons sweetener of your choice/sugar
- ½ cup fresh raspberries mashed up roughly
ALMOND HOT CHOCOLATE
- INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ¼ cups coconut/almond milk or milk of your choice
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons sweetener of your choice/sugar
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
Instructions
PUMPKIN HOT CHOCOLATE
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat milk in a pan, when hot, stir in the cocoa.
- Add in the salt, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, vanilla, sweetener, and pumpkin puree and stir well
- Pour into a cup, top with aquafaba or whipped cream and enjoy
RASPBERRY HOT CHOCOLATE
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat milk in a pan, when hot, stir in the cocoa.
- Add in the salt, mashed raspberries, vanilla, sweetener, and stir well
- Pour into a cup, top with aquafaba or whipped cream and enjoy
ALMOND HOT CHOCOLATE
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat milk in a pan, when hot, stir in the cocoa.
- Add in the salt, almond butter, almond, sweetener, and stir well
- Pour into a cup, top with aquafaba or whipped cream and enjoy
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Perfect way to cozy up for the holidays!
Three recipes for the price of one. Love the addition of the protein from the almond milk and butter
That looks so cozy. Love hot chocolate on rainy day like today..
We sadly cannot find Tim Tam here in the USA. I wish we could. This sounds like a scrumptious combination.
Can you send over a big package of these to the US? I’m dying to try them!!
3 in one…simply awesome Shashi. Hope you enjoyed Halloween. 🙂
Have never had a TimTam in my life…not sure I have ever seen them before…the hot chocolate looks really great and comforting.
How have I never heard of Tim Tams??? What a delicious treat and perfect for friendsgiving!!!! I am having a Christmas Coffee for friends to drop by on a Saturday morning in December before they head out racing around doing Christmas errands for the day. I’ll have to make sure we have these Tim Tams on hand. And we’ll have to try some of your delicious hot chocolate recipes! Raising my mug to you, my friend. Clink clink. (Do mugs clink?) Have a fabulous day Shashi! XO
Never heard of Tim Tams (yeah, I don’t get out much). Or the slam — but that sounds like fun. Great excuse to make hot chocolate too. Thanks!
These will be nice to enjoy during the cold winter months and for the holidays too! All the flavors sound delicious!
OMG. Tim Tamsssss! Why are they so hard to find in the States?! This looks amazing.
I have totally heard of Tim Tams, but I have never had one. Shame right? I mean, I AM allergic to chocolate, so I am going to blame that! But when I was little, before I developed an allergy, Tim Tams weren’t a thing my parents ever had around… I’m not even sure they had access to them! lol. Anways, LOVE you hot chocolate trifecta!!! Boy would have a field day at your house because he LOVES hot chocolate! I’m going to have to make him all three of these flavors, because they all look just delicious. Cheers, Shashi! xo
I love Tim Tams! Absolutely loving this creative idea! So cozy for the colder months.
These look so creamy and comforting, Shashi! I’ve never had Tim Tams before, but I wouldn’t mind dipping one into these luscious hot chocolates… especially since it’s been so dark and dreary here lately!
Anything with Tim Tams has to be good!
Wow, these hot chocolates sound amazing Shashi! All of the varieties sound so delicious, I can’t wait to try them all!
So I’ve heard of Tim Tams, but I haven’t tried them yet…in fact, I didn’t realize you could get Tim Tams here in the States. That is awesome! Heading to Target this weekend for sure. And I’ve also heard of the Tim Tam Slam, but I didn’t know exactly what it was until I read your post. I’m totally taking that challenge! But I’ll most definitely need some comforting hot chocolate to go along with my Slam, and you’ve got that covered for sure! Picking between those 3 flavors will be the hardest part, but I’m pretty sure I’ll land on almond. I love chocolate + almond together! 🙂
I studied abroad in Australia in college and we were all obsessed with Tim Tams! haha I even bought a ton to bring home with me! I will most definitely take one of these hot chocolates too!
You know what I don’t like about pumpkin spiced recipes? They often are deceiving! They say “Pumpkin spiced latte”, and some naive people anticipate what? Right, pumpkin in it. You know how this ends in most cases. I like you didn’t let me down (and many other your readers), and you had real pumpkin hot chocolate:) Thank you, Shashi!
Ooo, these sound so delicious! Perfect way to warm up this winter!
Looove that you’re posting about Tim Tams – Australia represent!! And I never thought of adding almond butter to hot chocolate before, but what a genius idea! I’m actually really lucky that my best friend from Australia just came to visit me and brought me six packs of Tim Tams. I only have one left, though – they are addictive!
Wow! This looks delicious! I have never tried Tim Tams… I’m not even sure they sell them in Canada. But I would love to try this hot chocolate.