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Home » Slow Cooker Recipes » Easy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

Easy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

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Easy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate is the most fabulous recipe. It is incredibly quick to prep and made with real chocolate and cream, silky smooth and luxurious. Who doesn't want to ladle themselves a steaming mug and top with cream, marshmallows and chocolate sauce? Seriously?

hot chocolate in a glass mug sat on a white small plate with mini marshmallows and grated chocolate chunks in the foreground. A long grater lies to the side and another glass tall mug of hot chocolate is in the background

The ease of the slow cooker here is almost just as good as the hot chocolate loveliness itself.

A couple of minutes prep and only 3 ingredients and you have hot chocolate on tap or ladle for how ever long you want it. Smug Sue alert.

*Reasons to make this recipe!*

  • only 3 ingredients plus extra sprinkles
  • the easiest prep ever
  • slow cooker keeps it warm for as long as you need it
  • kids favourite - great for christmas, halloween, bonfire night in the U.K or just plain movie night
  • easy to customise - add different flavours
  • great to double or triple up for entertaining a crowd
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  • Hot Chocolate Toppings
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The Best Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate Recipe

There is literally 3 main ingredients and then whatever you want to sprinkle the top with for extra dazzle. My kids go for squirty cream, mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce but feel free to go wild.

Halloween sprinkles at Halloween, Christmas sprinkles at Christmas, you get the themed gist. That's the beauty of hot chocolate. It can wear many hats.

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  • 300 grams cooking milk chocolate the best quality you can get
  • 500 mls milk semi skimmed (reduced fat or whole)
  • 200 mls double cream (heavy/whipping cream)

Method

Simply break your chocolate up into squares and put them into your pot.

milk chocolate squares broken up in a black slow cooker pot

Pour in the milk and cream.

milk, cream and chocolate squares poking out of the liquid in a black slowcooker pot

Cook on Low for 2 and a half hours. Stir twice in that cooking time remembering that the longer the lid is off the more heat will escape from the pot.

hot chocolate with a wooden spoon resting on the side of a black slow cooker pot.

Stir well before serving.

Top with whatever toppings you fancy. As mentioned above my family love the classic, whipped cream, mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce.

hot chocolate in a glass mug sat on a white small plate with mini marshmallows and grated chocolate chunks in the foreground. A long grater lies to the side and another glass tall mug of hot chocolate is in the background

Hot Chocolate Variations & Substitutions

Add the following to taste

  • Nutella
  • Biscoff
  • Baileys (alcoholic so best to add just before serving to the people that want an alcoholic version )
  • Orange extract
  • Peppermint extract (small amount)
  • Kahlua (alcoholic so best to add just before serving to the people that want an alcoholic version )
  • Vanilla 2 tsp
  • Peanut Butter
  • Tahini

Hot Chocolate Toppings

  • caramel sauce
  • chocolate sauce
  • various sprinkles
  • crushed candy canes
  • ginger syrup
  • chocolate shavings
  • chocolate chips
  • fudge chunks
  • orange zest
  • maltesers/crumbled flake bars/crushed kit kats/after eights/

Top Tips

To make this a vegan hot chocolate then use vegan chocolate and milk. Vegan cream is not the easiest to heat so probably better to stick with just the milk. It will not be so creamy and velvety as this dairy version.

Store leftovers in the fridge covered and reheat on the hob or in the microwave. Make sure people are aware how hot it is before drinking.

You can totally make this recipe on the hob. Simply heat through over a gentle heat stirring frequently until the chocolate is melted and the whole mixture is hot enough.

To make the chocolate frothy then whip it well just before serving in the slow cooker pot. You can buy battery operated little whiskers which are great.

More Winter Seasonal Recipes

  • Cinnamon Bundt Cake
  • Cinnamon Rolls
  • Mincemeat Loaf Cake
  • Easy Christmas Cake
  • Light Fruit Cake
  • Slow Cooker White Hot Chocolate
  • Steamed Sticky Toffee Pudding
hot chocolate in a glass mug sat on a white small plate with mini marshmallows and grated chocolate chunks in the foreground. A long grater lies to the side and another glass tall mug of hot chocolate is in the background with a large glass jar of sugar right at the back

Easy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

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Easy Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate is velvety, luxurious and wonderfully chocolatey. Just 3 ingredients and only 2 minutes of prep required to make this family favourite.
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Prep Time 3 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time 2 hours hrs 33 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine Universal
Servings 4 people
Calories 683 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 500 mls milk
  • 300 grams cooking chocolate
  • 200 mls double cream
  • whipped cream, sprinkles etc

Instructions
 

  • Simply break your chocolate up into squares and put them into your slow cooker pot.
  • Pour in the milk and cream.
  • Cook on Low for 2 and a half hours. Stir twice in that cooking time remembering that the longer the lid is off the more heat will escape from the pot.
  • Stir well before serving.
  • Top with whatever toppings you fancy. My family love the classic, whipped cream, mini marshmallows and chocolate sauce.

Notes

To make this a vegan hot chocolate then use vegan chocolate and milk. Vegan cream is not the easiest to heat so probably better to stick with just the milk. It will not be so creamy and velvety as this dairy version.
Store leftovers in the fridge covered and reheat on the hob or in the microwave. Make sure people are aware how hot it is before drinking.
You can totally make this recipe on the hob. Simply heat through over a gentle heat stirring frequently until the chocolate is melted and the whole mixture is hot enough.
To make the chocolate frothy then whip it well just before serving in the slow cooker pot. You can buy battery operated little whiskers which are great.

Nutrition

Calories: 683kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 666mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 986IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 5mg

All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.

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