Spiked Crockpot Hot Chocolate - Easy Hot Chocolate Recipe! (2024)

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What is the best thing to spike hot chocolate with? ›

Rum: With its sugar cane base, rum adds just the right punch to your hot chocolate. Try spiced rum on its own, white rum with a sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg or a flavored rum such as coconut or vanilla for even more of a tropical taste.

The fruity, oaky and somewhat sweet notes of brandy pair perfectly with the rich cocoa, culminating in a truly luxurious drink. Whisky: If you prefer a punchier kick to your hot chocolate, a dose of whisky is the way to go.

Cocoa - If your cocoa is pre-made, serve it in either an insulated carafe or a thermos with a spout. This will keep the hot chocolate warm and make it easy for guests to pour.

Pairing Chocolate with Liquor

Though a few spirits fall out of these categories, it's generally accepted that the six types of distilled spirits are: brandy, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and whiskey. Each pairs particularly well with chocolate, but the pairings depend on the blend in question.

Ingredients: Sugar, Allergen Ingredient: Skimmed MILK, 10% Fat Reduced Cocoa, Vegetable Oil (Palm), Whey Powder (Allergen Ingredient: MILK), Salt, Stabiliser (Trisodium Citrate), Flavouring, Emulsifier (Allergen Ingredient: SOYA Lecithin).

It is hard to believe but, once cooked, about 70-75% of its alcohol content remains on the plate. It is a different matter when alcohol is mixed with an ingredient and then heated to boiling point. After 15 minutes, 40% of the alcohol remains, after 30 minutes 35%, and only after two and a half hours 5%.

This is Kahlua hot cocoa is my favorite hot cocoa. Others chose to add Baileys to the cocoa. Baileys hot chocolate is a smooth combination of the hot cocoa with Irish cream to create a boozy hot chocolate that may be way too easy to drink.

Keeping the Hot Chocolate Warm

After the hot chocolate is heated above 140 degrees F and everything is melted, you can hold it in your slow cooker on the “warm” setting for 2 hours. After that, store it in the refrigerator and reheat it on the stove or in the microwave before serving.

Choose as many syrups, fun toppings, and garnishes as you want. I usually stick with the classics like whipped cream, mini marshmallows, chocolate syrup, and candy canes and add one or two “exotics” like Pirouette cookies, peanut butter cups, or edible glitter.

Make your hot chocolate ahead of time

(It's the one we use here for company celebrations and hot chocolate tasting events.) Simply add a gallon of milk and a tin of organic hot chocolate, about 2 hours before your event, turn it on and let it do its thing.

What is the secret ingredient in gourmet hot chocolate? ›

Marshmallows: The Unsung Hero

Believe it or not, the secret ingredient in gourmet hot chocolate is none other than marshmallows. These fluffy, sweet confections are the unsung heroes of the hot chocolate world, adding a delightful creaminess and hint of sweetness that takes the drink to a whole new level.

Hot Chocolate is made using solid chocolate melted in warm milk or cream. Hot Cocoa, however, is made from a powdered base of cocoa with added sugar and dissolved in hot water or hot milk.

The subtle mint flavour pairs wonderfully with the rich cocoa. Flavoured Creamers: Consider using flavoured creamers like vanilla, caramel, or hazelnut to add a new depth of flavour to your hot chocolate. Nutmeg: A light dusting of nutmeg can add a warm and inviting flavour, perfect for a cosy night in.