You’ll also love Crockpot Mulled Wine, Instant Pot Infused Water and Instant Pot Eggnog. Suitable for vegetarian and gluten free diets. On cold, shivering days, is there really anything better than stripping off those scarves, coats, and mittens and warming up with a cup of fresh, steaming Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate?! Especially with such a super easy and quick homemade recipe like this one. Crockpot Hot Chocolate is the perfect drink for serving at all sorts of fall and winter holiday gatherings too. Your guests will love to fill their mugs with this warm and cozy beverage and then top it off exactly as the like it. And you’ll love how easy it is to make! Think Halloween festivities, Thanksgiving dinners, Christmas, and New Year’s parties. #easyentertaining
What Is Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate is also known as hot cocoa, drinking chocolate or chocolate tea. It’s usually topped with marshmallows or whipped cream. Typically homemade hot chocolate is made with cocoa powder, hot water or milk, and some type of sweetener.
Why You’ll ♡ This
Warms you up on a cold day.Super easy to put together and fuss-free. Perfect beverage for Chocolate Lovers.Set it and forget it. Easy to tend to other dishes and recipes while this cooks.
Tools Needed
An awesome slow cooker.Measuring cups and spoons.A mixing spatula.
Soooo, let’s gather up these ingredients and I will show you….
How To Make Crock Pot Hot Chocolate
Get the complete ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.
Add all your ingredients to the slow cooker.Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 2- 2 1/2 hours. Stir a couple of times while cooking.Leave on the warm setting until you’re ready to enjoy it.
Expert Recipe Tips
It may help to heat the milk and mix with cocoa powder first before combining it with the rest of the ingredients. Make sure you continue to stir the mixture as it stays on the warm setting. I recommend sifting the cocoa before adding it into the Slow Cooker to eliminate lumpsIf adding in alcohol, wait to spike your drink until serving.Need to extend the batch a bit? Add some milk to thin it out a bit and increase the number of servings. Break the chocolate into small pieces so it melts quicker.
Delicious Variations
While classic Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate is fantastic just the way it is, here are a few other options to make it even more amaaaaazing.
Add toppings: Try chocolate syrup, chocolate chips, crushed candy canes, crushed graham crackers, crushed pretzels, sugar strands or melted peanut butter, etc. Make it even more decadent: You can add an extra cup of cream and reduce milk by the same amount to keep the proper ratio. For even more indulgence, use evaporated milk. Add in flavors: Try peppermint extract, brownie batter extract, some caramel sauce with sea salt, or peanut butter powder. Trade out or mix-up chips: Use some semi-sweet or sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, white chocolate, mint chocolate, salted caramel, or butterscotch chips depending on your preference.Vary spices: use individual spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, or nutmeg.Spike it: If only adults are enjoying, you can add in a little Rum, Kahlua, or Peppermint Schnapps.
Pro Tip: Make this dairy free by swapping out the milk for coconut or almond milk. You may need to adjust your toppings of choice as well.
Prep Ahead, Store And Reheat
Crockpot Hot Chocolate is great to make and have cooking while you’re out looking at holiday lights, playing in the snow, or just relaxing during a rainy day.
Prep Ahead – Not much to prep ahead with this, as it truly is a dump n start, set it and forget it type of recipe. Store – Make ahead and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat – Leftovers can be refrigerated and reheated on the stove or in the microwave for a few minutes at a time.
FAQs
Serving Suggestions
Easy Shortbread Christmas Cookies.Christmas Light Cookies.Air Fryer Roasted Almonds.
More Slow Cooker Recipes
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken.Crockpot Christmas Candy.Crockpot Mashed Potatoes.Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas.Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs.Crockpot Breakfast Casserole.Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs.Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Pasta.Slow Cooker Spaghetti.Crockpot Tomato Soup.Crockpot Sweet Potato Mash.Crockpot Mashed Butternut Squash.Crockpot Mulled Wine.
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