Best Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

This easy crockpot hot chocolate is easy to make with just five ingredients. Trust us: You’ll want to bookmark this incredibly cozy slow cooker hot chocolate recipe ASAP.

Crock-Pot Hot Chocolate Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make the best slow cooker hot chocolate of your life:

• Milk: This easy slow cooker hot chocolate starts with regular milk (whole or reduced-fat will work best). If you use an alternative milk, opt for something creamy like oat milk.
• Chocolate chips: Semisweet chocolate chips create a perfectly balanced flavor. You could also use milk or dark chocolate chips.
• Heavy whipping cream: Heavy whipping cream is the key to a creamy, decadent, rich slow cooker hot chocolate.
• Sweetened condensed milk: Like so many decadent recipes, this hot chocolate calls for a can of sweetened condensed milk.
• Vanilla: A teaspoon of vanilla extract lends complexity and takes the overall flavor up a notch.
  

  How to Make Crock-Pot Hot Chocolate

  Making hot chocolate in the slow cooker truly couldn’t be easier. You’ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect:

  Simply combine all the ingredients in a slow cooker, stir to combine, and cook on Low (stirring occasionally) until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.

  Ingredients

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  Original recipe (1X) yields 10 servings

  • 6 cups milk
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  Directions

  1. Combine milk, chocolate chips, cream, condensed milk, and vanilla in a slow cooker.

     

  2. Cover and cook on Low, stirring occasionally, until chocolate chips are melted and mixture is smooth, about 2 hours.