How to make a Hot Dr. Pepper drink for the 2024 holidays? Recipe and more explored

Instagram is known for making the craziest things go viral. We had ramen/ramyun and matcha, and during the COVID-19 lockdown, dalgona coffee went viral.

An Instagram influencer, Morgan Chomps, added another recipe to this list by making Hot Dr Pepper. And it took the internet by storm.

When it comes to holiday drinks and recipes, we’ve tried the Snowglobe, Rudolph, and Gingerbread Martini in recent years. We are producing Hot Dr Pepper this year.

Dr Pepper Recipe

The process of preparing this dish is simple. Simply heat Dr Pepper, add lemon slices and serve to create this popular drink. Once the carbonation has subsided, you can reheat it in a mug or simply in a 2 quart slow cooker for a large gathering and accordingly add slices of 2 lemons.

Not only does the Dr. Pepper Museum offer it every winter, but the huge and famous Newburgh Vintage Emporium antique store in the Hudson Valley also uses it to bring a nostalgic Christmas touch. Indeed, despite its current popularity, it is not new.

History of the drink

The drink was very popular in 1960s America after being made popular by a Dick Clarke commercial. The main intention was to publish the recipe to boost flagging sales.

Some suggested adding a little rum and called it “Boomer.” It was somewhat of a predominant choice at concession stands and even teen parties in the 1960s and 1970s (without rum), at least in some parts of the country, although few people remembered it until recently.

The majority of citations in newspaper archives come from Texas, and that’s no coincidence: Dr. Pepper was created in Waco in 1885, making it the oldest soda in the country.

Brand legend states that Dr Pepper was created by a young pharmacist at Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store who wanted to make a drink that tasted like air around the flavored syrup counter.

Dr Pepper’s ability to function as a hot beverage is said to come from its spicy-fruity base of evenly blended flavors. Naturally, the manufacturer is ready to reveal that 23 flavors go into the finished product, including licorice, anise, cherry, apricot and almond. However, the recipe is a comically well-kept secret.

Some even tasted the hot drink and testified that it tasted like almonds. People on Instagram flooded Morgan Chomps’ comments section. One person recalled a childhood memory of using this drink to help her when she got sick. They commented: “It is a remedy at home to bring down fever. Hot pepper and lemon with a touch of salt. Heals your ailments. »

Few people tried it for the first time and declared themselves fans of this drink.

So why not try it during the end-of-year holidays? As the saying goes, don’t knock it till you’ve tried it!