What better way to celebrate the holidays than with the best holiday coffee drinks. No need to head out to your favorite coffee shop, you can enjoy these holiday coffee flavors from the comfort of your own home.
Regardless of whether you are looking for the best Christmas coffee drinks, holiday coffee cocktails, hot holiday drinks or Thanksgiving coffee drinks, you are sure to find some great holiday coffee drink recipes to try on our list.
From cold to cozy, spiced to spiked, we share some of the best holiday drinks for coffee lovers that you can easily make at home.
Holiday Coffee Flavors
From Thanksgiving to New Year, there are plenty of seasonal coffee drinks to try at home.
So what are the most popular holiday coffee flavors?
By far one of the most popular Christmas coffee flavors is peppermint and we have a super peppermint mocha creamer to share with you in our list.
Other holiday coffee flavors included in our list of holiday coffee recipes include cinnamon, caramel, chocolate and pumpkin spice.
Plus it couldn’t be the holidays without some boozy coffee drinks so we share some of those too.
Starbucks holiday coffees
It is no surprise that some of the most popular seasonal coffee flavors are influenced by Starbucks holiday flavors and the Starbucks Christmas coffees.
You’ll find some great holiday coffee drink ideas and copycat Starbucks Winter drinks recipes in our list including the Starbucks Irish cream cold brew, Starbucks gingerbread latte and a copycat Starbucks chestnut praline latte recipe.
So let’s get to the list so you can start making the best holiday coffee drinks recipes at home!
The Best Holiday Coffee Drinks List
We have grouped our holiday coffee drinks list by popular holiday flavors:
- Christmas coffee drinks
- Gingerbread holiday drinks
- Cinnamon holiday lattes
- Starbucks coffee holiday drinks
- Holiday eggnog drinks
- Spiced holiday festive drinks
- Holiday alcoholic drinks
- Fall specialty coffee drinks
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Holiday Coffee Drinks
We hope you are inspired to try a few new holiday coffee recipes and would love to know what your favorite festive coffee drinks are in the comments below!
Christmas Coffee Drinks
These holiday Christmas drinks are the perfect way to enjoy coffee on Christmas morning.
Whether you are looking for cold holiday drinks or hot Christmas coffees, these Christmas coffee flavors are a tasty treat in your mug.
Have a little fun during the festive season with this easy Christmas iced coffee with coffee ice cubes. With cute gingerbread boy and girl coffee cubes, it is one of the easiest Christmas coffee drinks to make at home.
This minty, chocolatey homemade coffee creamer with sweetened condensed milk is a decadent creamer you will be making again and again.
This hot chocolate coffee is the perfect drink for chocolate and coffee lovers. It’s thick, luscious, and perfect for cozy winter nights and the holidays!
This rich and creamy peppermint mocha frappe is more dessert than healthy smoothie!
With a decadent blend of coffee, chocolate pudding and mint, this iced mocha frappuccino recipe is a delicious alternative to expensive Starbucks or McDonald's coffee drinks.
Holiday Coffee Drinks with Gingerbread
Gingerbread is a classic holiday flavor and is the hero in these delicious hot holiday drinks and holiday coffee syrups.
This homemade Gingerbread Latte is a truly perfect seasonal drink. It's creamy, sweet, and deliciously flavored, filled with winter spices and whipped cream. A holiday classic that will warm your heart and boost your Christmas spirit.
Make up your own festive drinks this holiday season with this homemade gingerbread syrup full of winter spices. Perfect for making gingerbread latte and Christmas espresso martinis!
Looking for a homemade gingerbread latte recipe? You will love this slow cooker gingerbread latte! It’s rich, flavorful, and perfect for the holiday season.
Perfectly spiced, with a hint of chocolate, this gingerbread spiced mocha latte is a delicious and comforting drink. It’s great for a treat or something fancy to wake up to during the Holidays!
Hot Holiday Drinks with Cinnamon
Cinnamon spiced coffee drinks are the best hot coffee drinks for the Holiday season.
Not only is it a great way to enjoy black coffee more, it creates wonderful aromatics that scream Winter!
Make and enjoy your favorite Starbucks cinnamon dolce latte at home with our quick and easy cinnamon dolce latte recipe. The combination of espresso, cinnamon dolce syrup and steamed milk is the perfect fall and winter coffee drink.
This cozy and flavorful cinnamon coffee is easy to make at home. Serve it with turbinado sugar and whipped cream for an extra special drink.
With sweet cinnamon and cream you are going to love this Snickerdoodle Latte this holiday season!
Copycat Starbucks Holiday Drinks
Starbucks Christmas drinks are famous the world over.
If you love the Starbucks Christmas flavors, but don't love the cost so much, here are some great copycat recipes for the best Starbucks holiday drinks you can make at home.
This delicious iced sugar cookie latte with homemade sugar cookie syrup is the perfect holiday coffee recipe to make this festive season. Inspired by the Starbucks Sugar Cookie Latte, it is a sweet and festive coffee drink you can easily make at home.
Creamy and delicious this easy homemade Irish cream cold brew recipe is inspired by the seasonal Starbucks Irish cream cold brew coffee drink. Once you know how to make Irish cream cold brew at home you can enjoy your favorite drink year round!
Enjoy one of the popular Starbucks cold holiday drinks with this Cinnamon Dolce Latte recipe. Robust coffee with homemade cinnamon syrup come together in this creamy coffee house beverage.
This DIY Chestnut Praline Latte is sweet with a caramalized chestnut flavor. Topped with whipped cream and praline crumble, it is a great copy of one of the best Starbucks seasonal drinks.
Holiday Eggnog Drinks
Eggnog is perhaps one of the most well known traditional Christmas drinks.
Here we share three unique eggnog coffee drinks to try at home.
This holiday eggnog coffee is quick and easy to make and the perfect way to enjoy your favorite eggnog and coffee this Christmas!
If you want a caffeine fix to go along with your eggnog, this Eggnog Latte recipe is perfect for you! Plus you can make it dairy free and vegan just by swapping out the milk and eggnog for vegan substitutes.
So technically this isn't eggnog. But, this Vietnamese egg coffee recipe is creamy, frothy, rich and so delicious we had to include it in our list of holiday espresso drinks. This coffee drink is like Tiramisu in a cup. Can also be made keto, and is Paleo and Whole 30 friendly.
Spiced Warm Holiday Drinks
Aromatic and flavorful, spiced coffee drinks are some of the best Winter drinks.
Here are three deliciously good Holiday season drinks to try.
This creamy and fragrant cardamom latte is warm and inviting. Adding this unique spice brings a sweet, floral and peppery flavor to your homemade latte that you won’t soon forget.
Ginger coffee is an intriguing hot beverage with intensity and aroma from the coffee as well as mild fragrance and heat from ginger syrup.
This Gingersnap Latte has all of the creamy and delicious flavor that you love, but none of the dairy!
Spiked Coffee Drinks
Tis the season to enjoy Holiday cocktail drinks!
From hot holiday alcoholic drinks to rumchata coffee drinks and Irish Cream coffee drinks, spiked coffee drinks are a great option for holiday celebrations.
See some great recipes below and then take a look at our full list of alcoholic coffee drinks here.
This white russian recipe is a classic after dinner cocktail with a modern twist for coffee lovers.
This recipe for espresso martini with Frangelico is a sophisticated coffee cocktail you can make at home. It is the perfect choice for after dinner cocktails or the holidays.
Kahlua Dalgona Coffee with instant espresso and chocolate drizzle is a rich, decadent and delicious Kahlua coffee drink that is sure to become a new favorite!
Inspired by the Black Russian coffee cocktail, the Raven is a Fall inspired cold liqueur drink. With cinnamon, vanilla and coffee flavors, it is perfect for serving as a Thanksgiving cocktail.
This warm, boozy cup of java, rumchata, chocolate liqueur and Frangelico is perfect to warm you up on any cold winter day. It can also wrap up the evening as a delicious night cap.
When the weather turns chilly, it's time to warm up with holiday whiskey drinks. This Irish Coffee with brown sugar and whipped cream is the perfect after dinner holiday drink.
This Dark Mint Dream cocktail is a handcrafted holiday espresso beverage that is a minty glass of pure deliciousness. It's topped with whipped cream for a touch of added indulgence.
Fall Coffee Drinks
As the weather cools down, Fall coffee flavors are a welcome change from cold summer coffee drinks.
From pumpkin coffee drinks to caramel coffee drinks and creme brulee, why not indulge with these tasty Fall beverages.
Warm up with our delicious pumpkin spice latte with pumpkin puree. A creamy, aromatic drink to enjoy this Fall
A creamy cold foam with aromatic pumpkin spices combined with cold brew coffee, this Copycat Starbucks recipe for delicious pumpkin cream cold brew is the perfect way to enjoy your coffee this Fall.
Creamy caramel & a pinch of sea salt come together to make this coffeehouse style fall coffee drink. Topped with hot frothed milk, caramel, and sea salt, this drink is a party for your taste buds.
A Pumpkin Crème Brûlée Latte has all kinds of decadent flavours together in one cup. From the Crème Brûlée coffee, pumpkin pie and caramel syrups to the whipped cream topping, this is a decadent fall specialty coffee to try.
More coffee drinks and recipes
If you love to make coffee at home, here are some more great coffee drinks and recipes to try at home.
- How to enjoy drinking black coffee
- Cold brew coffee waffles
- 10 unique coffee drinks to try
- Best automatic pour over coffee makers
- Pumpkin coffee muffins
Find all our coffee drink recipes here or browse all our coffee recipes.
If you want to brew better coffee at home, read about the best coffee beans here.
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how about coffees that have NO milk. There are those of us who like black coffee, not a lot of milk with a little coffee
Hi Barbara, you are right that many Winter coffee recipes in this list have milk added, although several have just a touch and it can be omitted altogether if preferred. Do you have a favorite black coffee recipe for the holidays? I do love a flavored cold brew when the weather is warm enough.
This looks so good! What a great list of options to make a treat for visitors!
Thanks for sharing! What a fun list to work through all winter!