Crockpot Hot Chocolate Rich Creamy Delicious

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Crockpot Hot Chocolate is a rich creamy and delicious drink.  Just put the ingredients in your slow cooker and allow it to slowly cook until you’re ready to enjoy it.  Perfect for cold winter nights, curled up on your sofa with a blanket and a good book.

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Why you will love Crockpot Hot Chocolate

• So rich and creamy
• Cooks while you do other things
• Makes a larger amount for multiple servings
• Can change it up with added ingredients

Ingredients for Hot Chocolate made in the slow cooker (measurements in recipe card below)

• whole milk – can use 2% or another milk if you like
• heavy cream – can eliminate heavy cream if you like and use extra half and half
• half and half
• sweetened condensed milk – this adds the sweetness plus extra creaminess
• chocolate chips – can use either milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate
• unsweetened cocoa – make sure not to use a sweetened cocoa mix
• vanilla extract – always use real vanilla extract if possible

How to make creamy Crockpot Hot Chocolate recipe

One of the wonderful things about making Crockpot Hot Chocolate is that it is so easy to make.  Simply place all ingredients in your crockpot, set to high and cook for 4 hours or set to low and cook for 6 hours.  Stir once every hour to assure the mixture is kept mixed well and does not scorch.

Additions and substitutions to recipe

• Serve with whipped cream or marshmallows. If you like marshmallows, you have got to try these homemade marshmallows. Yummy, yet easy!
• Sprinkle cinnamon, chocolate chips or butterscotch chips on top of your serving.
• Add some soft caramel squares.
• Substitute any milk, such as low-fat, oat milk, soy milk or coconut milk.
• Serve with a cany cane or crushed peppermint candies.
• Add some rum extract
• Splash in a bit of rum or another alcohol for an adult beverage

Tips for making Crockpot Hot Chocolate

• Be sure to stir as it cooks.
• Do not use instant cocoa drink packets
• Use a good chocolate such as hersheys, Ghiardelli or Nestle

What to serve with Crockpot Hot Chocolate

• Easy Toffee Chocolate Covered Popcorn
• Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting
• Candy Cane Peppermint Puppy Chow

Recipe for Crockpot Hot Chocolate