Warm Up Your Winter with Our Best Crockpot Hot Chocolate Recipe!

Crockpot Hot Chocolate

yield: 8 SERVINGS

prep time: 10 MINUTES

cook time: 2 HOURS

total time: 2 HOURS 10 MINUTES

Ingredients

Directions

1

Pour and then whisk all of the ingredients (other than the toppings) together in the slow cooker.

2

Cover and cook on low for about 2 hours until chocolate is melted.

3

Make sure to whisk a few times occasionally during the 2-hour period and whisk again before serving.

4

Consider setting up a little hot chocolate station with whipped cream and yummy toppings. Refrigerate any leftovers.

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Homemade Crockpot hot chocolate is better than any powdered mix!

Hand holding a mug of Crock Pot Hot Chocolate with the slow cooker in background

Warm up on a chilly day with a cup of rich Crockpot hot chocolate!

Turning a bag of chocolate chips into a deliciously creamy hot chocolate drink for the family to enjoy. The recipe is perfect on a chilly day and is super easy (and convenient!) when you use your slow cooker to heat everything up! There’s no powder mix involved in this easy homemade process either. 😉

A hot chocolate board with two mugs of hot cocoa sitting next to a Crockpot full of hot chocolate

The best part is your delicious chocolate will stay nice and warm in the slow cooker for when you’re ready to serve it. Crockpot hot chocolate would be a wonderful activity to add to your Christmas bucket list. You could even design a whole evening around creating a festive hot chocolate bar with toppings and have a fun Christmas movie night at home as a family activity. Another great idea is to make a hot chocolate charcuterie-style board.

Check out this fun hot cocoa snowman trimming kit with the faces and candy canes! It makes this idea even more festive and fun.

A ladle holding slow cooker hot chocolate

The winning combination of chocolate chips, cream, and sweetened condensed milk all melted together results in the richest most satisfying hot chocolate drink. This is a family favorite recipe that’s always a big hit, especially with the kids!

adding sweetened condensed milk to hot chocolate

whisking together slow cooker hot chocolate

Whisking hot cocoa in a slow cooker or Crock Pot

Dumping a bag of marshmallows into a Crockpot hot chocolate drink

Using a ladle to fill a mug full of Crockpot hot chocolate


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Crockpot Hot Chocolate

yield: 8 SERVINGS

prep time: 10 MINUTES

cook time: 2 HOURS

total time: 2 HOURS 10 MINUTES

Melted rich & creamy homemade hot chocolate conveniently made using your Crockpot slow cooker!

Ingredients

Directions

1

Pour and then whisk all of the ingredients (other than the toppings) together in the slow cooker.

2

Cover and cook on low for about 2 hours until chocolate is melted.

3

Make sure to whisk a few times occasionally during the 2-hour period and whisk again before serving.

4

Consider setting up a little hot chocolate station with whipped cream and yummy toppings. Refrigerate any leftovers.

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ingredients for slow cooker hot chocolate

Tips for making the BEST Crockpot hot chocolate:

  • This idea can be catered to your family’s taste. If you want or need a different type of milk, feel free to swap that out for your favorite.

slow cooker hot chocolate snow man

Get ready to dish up the BEST Crockpot hot chocolate!

We love this recipe so much, as it makes such smooth and velvety hot cocoa. My daughter’s 1st-grade teacher made it for the class one year and gave me the recipe. It sure does remind me of when my kids were younger. Enjoy!

slow cooker next to a mug with hot chocolate

Here’s what my teammate Jenna had to say after making this hot chocolate:

This was fun to make and the perfect time of year for it! I have made other slow cooker hot cocoa recipes that never turned out as awesome as this one — it’s easy to follow and tastes so great! I did find that whisking the hot cocoa a few times really helped to incorporate the chocolate into the milk before serving. I especially love that it can be refrigerated and it heats up beautifully the next day!

Girl holding a mug of Crockpot hot chocolate


Make our Grinch Hot Chocolate next!


About the writer:

Lina has a Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.


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Comments 59

  1. Kat4312

    We use this recipe every year on Christmas Eve and it’s delicious!!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Nice! I love that tradition ❤️Thanks for sharing!

  2. lisabestboyer

    OMG! That sounds delicious. I must go shopping today! 😂

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Yes it’s worth it!

  3. Jo

    Love this recipe. Its a winter family favorite!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh yay – it’s a keeper!

  4. Carrie

    This is the best!! My kids ask for it every year!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Yes! It truly is – thanks for sharing!

  5. Ashley

    I think I’ll make this for my students this year! What a great treat on the last day before Christmas break!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      How fun <3

    • Hartsell

      I make hot chocolate for my students every year. I simply use chocolate milk in my crockpot. Add some marshmallows. Kids always live it and it’s much easier and cheaper!

  6. Wendy Mucci

    My simple crockpot recipe is pretty amazing–jar of nutella, bag of chocolate chips and milk. Seriously…it’s delicous and easy. Even better with a cup of salted caramel Baileys in it.

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      That sounds delicious!

  7. melissazmichobrien

    I’m gonna add a trick we just learned. We started adding Aldi Cookie Butter creamer to it. So good!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Wow yum!

  8. KetaKoya87

    Super delish!! Made this for my students once & they LOVED it!!! Been my go-to group recipe for a few years thanks to H2S

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh that’s so fun to hear! Thanks so much!

  9. Keri and

    Thank you for sharing! Perfect timing for a little neighborhood get together!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh nice – enjoy.

  10. Monique

    Lina! Your recipes are killing my waistline 😝 my pants don’t love you but my stomach and I sure do! Thanks for posting so much yummyness…

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Haha 😆 thanks Monique!

  11. Brittany

    I know this might sound crazy but my grandmother used to add a little bit of butter to her homemade hot chocolate. She wouldn’t put it in the main pot, but would add a thin slab to everyone’s cup after she ladled it out. It made it extra rich and cut the sweetness. It was so good! So if you are already indulging, give it a try-you might be surprised.

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      I can see that! Thanks for sharing!

  12. daisyrios

    How big should the slow cooker be? I don’t own one and would like to do this recipe

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      I have a 6 quart Crock-Pot and it fit nicely. I would say around that size.

    • kimmy8

      Could you use the slow cooker button in the instant pot

      • LijaW

        Yes! 🙂

  13. Shaun Impink

    OMG 😱!! We just made a test batch of this before the big day. It is incredibly, super rich. I want to know how you got Judy to give you the recipe. 700 years in the making and so simple.

  14. Holly-Marie

    This looks good, I want this right now but it’s 3am lol. I gotta try this!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Yes it’s so yum! Thanks for stopping by!

  15. daisyrios

    I used this recipe for the first time for my Girl Scouts Holiday party. I have 8 girls in my troop and this was gone in a few minutes. It was truly one of the best hot chocolates I’ve ever made and had. Thank you!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      YAY!!! That is so awesome. Thanks for sharing!

  16. T

    I really like this idea because it is a good sharing drink for adults and kids. A lot easier to do this than individual mugs. Thank you. Will definitely save this page to use in the future.

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Perfect! Thanks for sharing <3

  17. Blake Chase

    Hi! Could I use a milk alternative like oat milk?

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Ya i would add in your preffered non dairy milk!

  18. Sarah

    How many oz/cups does this make?

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Estimating about 8-10 cups.

  19. Materof6

    Ever since you first posted this, it’s been my go-to…simply the best! Thank you SO much!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh yay, that’s great to hear!

  20. Eileen Dover

    Do NOT put plastic utensils in hot food items or hot food items in plastic containers!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Hi Eileen, unsure where you are seeing that. I am using a silicone ladle and ceramic stoneware mugs in the photos. Hope that helps!

  21. jainaellis

    We also add evaporated milk. It’s soooo good! Glad to see you’re not using water. I’ve never understood using water for hot chocolate. 🤢

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Yes, I agree on that! I will try the evap milk! Great tip!

  22. Linda

    How much evap milk? I can not wait to do this with my grandchildren

    • jainaellis

      So I don’t use the heavy cream and I would just use a can of evaporated milk.

  23. Tina Sanchez

    Can you double the ingredients to make more???

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Yes! great idea, if it will fit then I think will be perfect for a large party!

  24. allyushka

    We make a white hot chocolate with basically the same recipe 🙂

    • Claudette (Hip Sidekick)

      Yum!!! Thanks for sharing, Allyushka!🥰

  25. bremoeller

    I made this and it is absolutely delicious. I decided to use what I have on hand because we had a huge snow storm and I didn’t want to go out. Anyway I didn’t have condensed milk, I used Evaporated milk and a half cup of sugar. I also didn’t have semi sweet chocolate so I used milk chocolate chips instead. Other than that the recipe was as written. It is very rich and delicious. Thanks Hip2Save team for another great recipe. Happy Holidays to your families Hip2Save!!

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh I am so glad it turned out! Sounds delicious. Happy Holidays to you as well. Thank you for coming back to let us know!

  26. Mary

    Does it make a difference taste wise what percent milk you use? Just curious what everyone else uses whole, 2%, 1% or skim milk?

    • Claudette (Hip Sidekick)

      Hi Mary! You can use any percentage.🎄Enjoy!🥰

  27. Meg

    Where are the cute snowman faces from? Did you decorate marshmallows or white chocolate melts? They are cute!

    • Jessica (Hip Sidekick)

      Hi Meg! You can find those cute snowmen linked in the post in a blue box that says “Check out this fun hot cocoa snowman trimming kit with the faces and candy canes! It makes this idea even more festive and fun.” ⛄️🤍

  28. Lisa

    This looks SO good, and could be made completely sugar free! There are recipes for ( sugar free) homemade sweetened condensed milk, Max mallows are sugar free, and Lily’s chocolate chips. Substitute the milk for a carb friendly option…Oh, and sugar free peppermints! It would not be calorie free, but at least it’s sugar free.

    • Jessica (Hip Sidekick)

      YUMMY! Great suggestions for swapping out some of these for sugar free options, Lisa! Thanks so much for taking the time to share! ❤️

  29. Gigi

    Thanks for the recipe! I am not seeing the little icon at the top to pin your posts anymore. Am I missing it?

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