Hot Chocolate Board
Rich slow cooker hot chocolate with dark chocolate anda customizable toppings board for cozy holiday gatherings.
Servings 12
Ingredients:
Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate
- 6 cups Prairie Farms Whole Milk
- 1 1/2 cups Prairie Farms Heavy Whipping Cream
- 14 oz (1 can) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 12 ounces dark or bittersweet chocolate 60–70%, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Hot Chocolate Toppings Board
- Prairie Farms Light Whipped Cream
- Marshmallows
- Peppermint sticks or candies crushed or whole
- Shortbread cookies
- Stroopwafels regular or mini
- Wafer cookie straws
- Chocolate chips
- Butterscotch chips
- Chocolate syrup
- Caramel sauce
- Cinnamon sticks
- Grated nutmeg
Directions:
Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate
- Add milk, heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, and salt to slow cooker, then whisk in cocoa powder until mostly combined. Don't worry if few small lumps remain.
- Stir in chopped chocolate.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 2-3 hours, whisking once halfway through, until chocolate is completely melted and hot chocolate is smooth and steaming.
- Switch slow cooker to WARM. Whisk in vanilla extract just before serving.
Hot Chocolate Toppings Board
- Select large board, tray, or platter. Arrange small bowls or ramekins on board to hold smaller items like chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, and grated nutmeg.
- Cluster bigger items around outer edges: stroopwafels, shortbread cookies, wafer cookie straws, and peppermint sticks
- Fill any gaps with marshmallows and cinnamon sticks so board looks full.
- Set board next to slow cooker with cans of whipped cream. Ladle hot chocolate into mugs and let everyone build their own.
