Make This Rich, Creamy, Crockpot Hot Chocolate for Cold Winter Days
Homemade Crockpot hot chocolate is better than any powdered mix!
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. 😉
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.
The winning combination of chocolate chips, cream, and sweetened condensed milk all melted together results in the richest most satisfying hot chocolate drink!
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
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 7 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- hot chocolate toppings: candy canes, marshmallows, whipped cream, white chocolate, & sprinkles etc.
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.
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.
- Want to use white chocolate chips instead? I think that sounds like a delicious version!
- Come up with some creative toppings like adding candy canes, sprinkles, chocolate spoons, whipped cream, marshmallows, etc.
- Want more slow cooker drinks? You’ve gotta try out our Crockpot hot apple cider!
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!
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!
I have this recipe saved for each year (originally found on Hip2Save😉) because my family LOVES it and asks for it whenever Christmas and the cold hits! Can’t thank you enough for sharing!
Oh that’s so fun to hear! It’s a good one for sure.