When you think of warm winter drinks, you might think of hot chocolate or mulled wine.
So how about some hot Dr Pepper?
The soda, which is usually served over ice, has become the hottest hot drink this festive season, according to trend-setting TikTokkers.
This warmed soda is all the rage on social media. Challenges for content creators Serve drinks.
One user, named Morgan Chops, posted a tutorial showing users how to make hot Dr. Pepper by filling a 2-liter jar with Dr. Pepper, placing it in a pot, and adding sliced lemon.
“This is soda on a whole other level,” she declared. video Posted last month.
She recommended heating the Dr. Pepper to a slight boil, but not boiling, before eating fresh lemon slices. In another clip she revealed The “lazy” method To make hot Dr. Pepper, fill a mug, heat in the microwave, and sprinkle with crystallized lemon.
Critics went wild in the comments, saying the drink “sounds disgusting,” but Morgan insisted it was actually “tasty.”
“The Dr. Pepper spice works really well as a hot drink,” she explained over a glass of Holiday Libation, which flattens out when heated. “Lemon brings it all home.”
But while the drink may be trendy, it's not necessarily a new phenomenon.
“I always remembered my mom putting Dr. Pepper on the stove in “Blast from the Past.'' That must be from the 60s,” one user commented.
“I’ve been drinking this since the 70s,” said another.
Advertisements from the 60s also promoted heated drinks.
1 ad posted in 1964 Instagram promotes the hot soda as a “diabolically different” and “fun holiday idea.” It's also suggested adding “a little rum” to try “something special.”
In another ad published in redditIt is said that it is “delicious even when hot.''
“I knew a guy in college who used to do hotpot in his dorm room just to make this,” one Redditor commented. “All these years I thought he was a special oddity!”
“I quite like it myself. When heated, it doesn't just taste sweet and fizzy, it seems to have almond, ameretto, and spicy flavors,” said another.
Meanwhile, Dr. Pepper enthusiasts are also conducting an experiment called “.dr pepper eggnog” — a stomach-churning combination of spicy-sweet soda and traditional eggnog — it's similar to the viral “dirty soda” and “protein soda” trends that skyrocketed in popularity earlier this year.
