Delicious Homemade Hot Chocolate
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 8 cups 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cups heavy whipping cream
- 6 cups milk
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups chocolate chips (milk chocolate or semi-sweet, whichever you prefer)
Adults can add a variety of alcohol, such as:
- Bailey’s Irish Cream
- Borgota Chocolate and Peppermint Liqueur
- Pennsylvania Dutch Peppermint Bark Liqueur
- Rumchata Cream Liqeuer
- Whiskey or Bourbon
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a crock pot (I used a 5-quart crock pot.)
- Stir, cover, and cook on low for 2 hours. Stir occasionally until the chocolate chips are melted.
- Once heated through and the chocolate is melted, switch to the warm setting and stir again before serving.
- Serve with ladle to transfer hot chocolate neatly
Tip: This recipe yields about 8-10 cups, depending on the size of the mug. If you need to serve a large party, double the recipe and use a 6–7-quart crock pot.)
Recipe courtesy of www.wishesndishes.com
Notes
Serve with treats such as:
- Festive Sprinkles
- Whipped Cream
- Chocolate candy, such as Hershey Kisses, Ghirardelli, M and Ms, or chocolate chips
- Marshmallows of various sizes or festive marshmallows
- Candy Canes
- Chocolate Hazelnut Rolled Wafers
- Cookies, such as mini gingerbread, Milano’s Peppermint Cookies, or Chessman Butter Cookies
- Peppermint Stir Sticks or Chocolate Stir Sticks
- Chocolate spoons or Chocolate-dipped spoons (Trader Joe’s also has a version)
- Chocolate, White Chocolate, or Chocolate- Peppermint chocolate covered pretzel rods