Crockpot Hot Chocolate is a warm, velvety smooth, decadent drink that will keep you feeling merry and bright this winter! You only need 6 ingredients and a slow cooker to indulge in a big batch of the perfect hot cocoa. Great for cozy holiday sleepovers, festive family functions, or just a friendly get together on a chilly day!

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Servings: 12
Calories: 433kcal

Ingredients

• 4 cups heavy cream divided
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 cups whole milk
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 12 ounces semi-sweet baking bar finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Optional Toppings

• candy canes
• marshmallows
• whipped cream
• sprinkles

Instructions

1. Pour in two cups of the heavy cream into the slow cooker insert.
2. Add the unsweetened cocoa powder and whisk until fully combined.
3. Whisk in the remaining two cups of heavy cream, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, chopped baking chocolate and vanilla extract.
4. Continue whisking until all the ingredients are combined.
5. Set your crockpot to low and cook for 3 hours, stirring about every 20 minutes until the chocolate has fully melted and combined with the other ingredients.
6. For serving, set the crockpot to its “warm” setting for up to 3 hours. If you find the hot chocolate getting too thick as it sits, stir in more milk to thin it out.
7. Serve your hot chocolate with your favorite toppings. Marshmallows, whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, crushed candy canes, or a sprinkle of cinnamon are some of my favorites!
8. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of milk
• 1 tbsp raw cacao powder
• 1 tbsp dark chocolate
• Sweetener to taste – honey, maple syrup or coconut sugar
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla ( optional)
• A pinch of salt
• Dash of cinnamon ( optional)

Recipe:

1. In a small saucepan, combine the milk, cacao powder, dark chocolate sweetener, and a pinch of salt (can also add a pinch of cinnamon and some vanilla extract).
2. Whisk until smooth.
3. Remove from the heat and pour into a mug.
4. Top with whipped cream and shaved dark chocolate, if desired.

Crock Pot hot chocolate is so fun and easy. Slow cooker hot chocolate stays warm making it the perfect. I love adding peanut butter for an extra twist but you can easily leave that out or doctor it up however you like. Add some to make Christmas hot chocolate!

If you don’t have a crock pot I’ve also included instruction for how to make Instant Pot hot chocolate using your electric pressure cooker or a regular pot on the stove top.

What We Love About Crock Pot Hot Chocolate
There are a lot of things we love about making hot chocolate in the crock pot.
Delicious and creamy. This makes the best hot chocolate.
Stays warm for a long time. Perfect for parties or serving lots of people.
Customizable. You can easily flavor the hot chocolate, my favorite is with peanut butter but you can play around with other flavors too!
While you can make this with your crock pot or instant pot you can also make it on the stove.

Crock Pot Hot Chocolate Ingredients
I love this creamy hot chocolate recipe. I make this hot chocolate with chocolate chips and I think making sure you use really good quality chips pushes this over the edge.

sweetened condensed milk – 14 ounce can
evaporated milk – 12 ounce can
whole milk – 6 cups
vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
semi sweet chocolate chips – 2 cups of good quality
peanut butter – 1 cup creamy (optional)
marshmallows – you can use large or mini marshmallows. You can also play around with using flavored marshmallows. (optional)
peanut butter cups – for extra fun chop up some peanut butter cups (my favorites are Trader Joe’s dark chocolate cups) and have them available as a topping when people serve themselves. (optional)

Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate Variations
I love peanut butter in my hot chocolate the very most but if you want a traditional pure chocolate you can 100% leave the peanut butter out. There is no need to add something instead of the peanut butter just go ahead and leave it out.
Want a peanut free version but still like that taste? Feel free to substitute the peanut butter for sun butter made from sunflower seeds, almond butter, or even a mixed nut butter. Any of those should do.
You can even play around with adding your favorite flavoring baking and candy extracts. Make a Christmas hot chocolate by adding some peppermint extract.

How to Make Hot Chocolate in the Crock Pot
It is easy to make this cream crock pot hot coco you just dump everything together and let the slow cooker do the work!

1. Add everything except the chips.
   In your slow cooker add the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, whole milk, vanilla and peanut butter.
2. Whisk.
   Whisk everything in the instant pot until fully combined.
3. Add the chocolate chips.
   Stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Cook.
   Set slow cooker on low and let cook for 2 hours stirring occasionally.
5. Warm.
   Once chocolate is all melted turn to warm and serve!
6. Toppings.
   Top with marshmallows or even chopped up peanut butter cup pieces.

Instant Pot Hot Chocolate
You don’t want to pressure cook this recipe because of all the dairy in it but you for sure an use your Instant Pot to make hot chocolate.
Add all the ingredients to your liner and turn it on sauté. Allow the mixture to melt and heat up.
Stir constantly until the ingredients are fully incorporated and hit cancel to turn off the main heat.
Next push keep warm so that the hot chocolate instant pot stays warm and ready to serve.

Hot Chocolate Without a Pot
If you don’t have a crock pot or Instant Pot you can still make this yummy hot cocoa!
Just add all the ingredients to a pot heat up and simmer.
You won’t have the convenience of keeping it warm with the slow cooker or electric pressure cooker but if you’re serving this right away this is a good option.