Recipes and Cooking Hot Chocolate Seven Ways 5.0 (2) Add your rating & review Take your plain cup of cocoa to the next level with these slow cooker variations. You can leave your hot chocolate plain, or you can try peanut butter, pumpkin spice, mocha, and more flavors. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on October 27, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Carson Downing Prep Time: 15 mins Slow Cook Time: 4 hrs Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 9 1/2 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 6 cup half-and-half 2 cup heavy cream 12 ounce bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped 1 tablespoon vanilla Marshmallows or sweetened whipped cream (optional) Directions In a 3 1/2- or 4-qt. slow cooker combine half-and-half, heavy cream, and chocolate. Cover and cook on low 4 hours or high 2 hours, vigorously whisking once halfway through. Whisk well. Stir in vanilla. Serve immediately or keep warm, covered, on warm or low up to 2 hours. If desired, top servings with marshmallows or whipped cream. Raspberry Hot Chocolate Prepare as directed in Step 1. Stir in 1/2 cup raspberry beverage flavoring syrup or 1/4 cup raspberry liqueur with the vanilla. If desired, top servings with whipped cream, raspberries, and chocolate curls.Nutrition analysis per serving: same as above except 460 calories, 30 g carbohydrate, 25 g total sugar Spicy Hot Chocolate Prepare as directed, except add 1 tsp. each ground ancho chile pepper and ground cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper to mixture in Step 1. If desired, top servings with whipped cream and additional ground ancho pepper and/or cinnamon. Nutrition analysis per serving: same as above except 431 calories, 23 g carbohydrate, 22% Vitamin A, 2% Vitamin C Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate Prepare as directed, except add 3 Tbsp. canned pumpkin and 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice to mixture in Step 1. If desired, top servings with whipped cream and broken gingersnaps.Nutrition analysis per serving: same as above except 432 calories, 23 g carbohydrate, 32% Vitamin A, 2% Vitamin C, 86 mg sodium Joyful Almond Hot Chocolate Prepare as directed in Step 1, except substitute one 14-oz. can unsweetened coconut milk (not light) for 2 cups of the half-and-half. Stir in 1 to 1 1/2 tsp. almond extract with the vanilla. If desired, coat rims of mugs with toasted coconut and top servings with toasted sliced almonds.Nutrition analysis per serving: same as above except 437 calories, 5 g protein,. 21 g carbohydrate, 39 g total fat (26 g sat. fat), 74 mg cholesterol, 15 g total sugar, 18% Vitamin A, 77 mg sodium, 10% Calcium, 14% Iron Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate If desired, microwave 3 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter in 10 second intervals until melted and smooth, stirring after each interval. Prepare as directed, except whisk in the melted peanut butter or 3 Tbsp. chocolate-hazelnut spread with the vanilla. If desired, top servings with whipped cream, chopped peanuts, and cut-up chocolate-covered peanut butter cups.Nutrition analysis per serving: same as above except 454 calories, 23 g carbohydrate, 40 g total fat (25 g sat. fat), 3 g fiber, 102 mg sodium Espresso Hot Chocolate Prepare as directed in Step 1. Stir in 1 to 2 Tbsp. instant espresso coffee powder with the vanilla. If desired, top servings with whipped cream and chopped chocolate-covered coffee beans.Nutrition analysis per serving: same as above except 431 calories, 23 g carbohydrate Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 430 Calories 38g Fat 22g Carbs 7g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 430 % Daily Value * Total Fat 38g 49% Saturated Fat 24g 120% Cholesterol 88mg 29% Sodium 85mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 22g 8% Total Sugars 17g Protein 7g Vitamin C 1.3mg 7% Calcium 169mg 13% Iron 2.1mg 12% Potassium 349mg 7% Fatty acids, total trans 1g Folate, total 5.2mcg Vitamin B-12 0.3mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.