Oh hi there BEST HOT CHOCOLATE of MY LIFE!
Sorry to do the all caps thing but seriously I need to express how much I love this hot chocolate. It is a rich chocolatey dessert in a mug. It is velvety and creamy and almost too easy to make. It has notes of salted caramel but it doesn’t overpower the chocolate. I need to throw a christmas party just so I can serve this hot chocolate. I need to bottle this hot chocolate and bring it to people that I really want to be friends with. I need to run 9 miles a day so I can drink this hot chocolate from one of those bottles that you hide in a brown paper bag all day long.
Bottom line. I love this hot chocolate and you will too 🙂
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Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
Description
The yummiest hot chocolate ever! Make it and keep it warm in your slow cooker.
Ingredients
- 12 cups of milk (I’ve used skim to whole)
- 1 (14 oz) can Eagle Brand caramel flavored sweetened condensed milk or an equal amount of caramel ice cream topping (I’ve also just used regular sweetened condensed milk and it has been great)
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips (I like the Costco brand)
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Pour all ingredients into the slow cooker and stir.
- Cover and cook on HIGH until chocolate is melted and milk is hot. Mine took 1 1/2 hours, but my slow cooker cooks fairly fast. Each slow cooker will vary.
- Whisk very thoroughly. Turn slow cooker to warm. Serve hot chocolate in mugs with marshmallows and whipped cream.
- If there are leftovers you can pour the hot chocolate into a pitcher with a lid and store in the refrigerator. Each time before drinking, stir with a whisk.
Notes
Ideal slow cooker size: 6 quart
Got to try it!
YUMMY! I made this with a jar of salted caramel ice cream topping instead of caramel flavored sweetened condensed milk. Served up with marshmallows and Reddi Wip! I poured the leftovers into a pitcher, and have been enjoying it all week!
★★★★★
Yum! I like the idea of drinking it all week. It really is like dessert!
This is also great with a shot or two of espresso. Basically homemade salted caramel mochas from Starbucks. I do about 1/3 cup with this, add my espresso and round it out with plain steamed milk.
If you boil the sweeten condensed milk for a bit ,you will get a Carmel
Ops,Leave it in the can when boiling
This would be such delicious hot chocolate after tobogganing!
Totally!
Sorry, just to be clear, if I can't find the flavored condensed milk should I add regular condensed milk and the caramel topping? Or just the caramel topping?
I'd do just the caramel topping!
If you don't have a big party and can not (or should not!) drink that much hot chocolate at one time, it seems like you might be able to melt the chocolate, add the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla and salt and store in the refrigerator and add some amount to a cup of hot milk to enjoy this. It seems to me that the mixture would keep long enough to drink it all a little more judicially…what do you think?
I bet that would work!!! YUM!
that sounds like a great idea!