Made and served in the same pot, our slow-cooker cocoa is thickened and enriched with dark chocolate. Set up an add-ons bar beside the cooker (mini marshmallows, crushed candies and peppermint schnapps take cocoa to a whole new holiday level), then stick a ladle in the pot and let guests help themselves.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr 5 min |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 14 cups |
Ingredients
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 12 cups whole milk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 24 peppermint candies, crushed (about 1 cup), for serving
- 3 cups mini marshmallows, for serving
- 2 cups peppermint schnapps, optional, for serving
Instructions
- Whisk together the sugar and cocoa powder in a 6-quart slow cooker. Turn the cooker to high, and slowly whisk in the milk to prevent lumps from forming. Add the vanilla and salt, cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours. The sugar and cocoa powder should be completely dissolved.
- Whisk in the chopped chocolate a little at a time until it is all incorporated. Replace the lid, and cook until thickened, 30 minutes more.
- Turn the cooker to warm, and serve with small bowls of the peppermint candies and mini marshmallows and a small pitcher of schnapps, if using. For minty cocoa, let a few teaspoons of the peppermints melt in an 8-ounce cup or add 2 tablespoons of schnapps.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 18 servings |
| Calories | 292 |
| Total Fat | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 43 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 33 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 17 mg |
| Sodium | 187 mg |
Reviews
If you follow the recipe, exactly, this turns out delicious. Don’t substitute for a different kind of chocolate chip, some of the chips use a cocoa butter that turns into an oil on top of the milk… yeah…
This was very good. Followed the recipe exactly. After tasting added just a little more schnapps.