Kid-Approved Crockpot Witches Brew Hot Chocolate
This rich, creamy hot chocolate is made in the slow cooker with simple ingredients like whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. It’s a dump-and-stir recipe that’s perfect for parties, holidays, or cozy family nights.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups whole milk
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine the dry ingredients. In your slow cooker, add the ¼ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder and the ¼ teaspoon of salt. Use your whisk to break up any lumps in the cocoa powder.
- Add the milk and sweetened condensed milk. Pour in the 6 cups of whole milk and the full can of sweetened condensed milk. Whisk everything together until the cocoa powder is fully dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
- Add the chocolate chips and vanilla. Dump in the 1 ½ cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips and the 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Give it one more good stir with your whisk.
- Cook on low. Put the lid on your slow cooker and set it to LOW. Cook for 2 hours. After 1 hour, give it a good stir with your whisk. Stir again at the 1.5-hour mark.
- Whisk again before serving. Right before you’re ready to serve, give the hot chocolate one last vigorous whisk.
- Serve and enjoy. Ladle the hot chocolate into mugs. Let it cool for a minute or two before serving to little ones.
Notes
For a party, keep on WARM setting for up to 3-4 hours, stirring every hour. If it gets too thick, stir in a splash of milk. For a dairy-free version, use full-fat oat milk or canned coconut milk, dairy-free chocolate chips, and dairy-free sweetened condensed milk.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 ounces
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 40
- Sodium: 200
- Fat: 16.5
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 47.5
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 9
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