This is probably the recipe that I was most excited to share with you all this week for hot drink week. This tasty Slow Cooker Pink Peppermint Hot Chocolate is one you make using white chocolate and it gets it’s beautiful pink color from peppermint candy.
The color makes this one is particular good to make with Valentine’s coming up. You could top it with whipped cream and Valentine sprinkles to make it a little more festive for Valentine’s.
This slow cooker pink peppermint hot chocolate is tasty with the perfect amount of peppermint flavor. It is made in the slow cooker, but could easily be made on the stove top instead. Just cook until the chocolate and peppermint candy is dissolved and the milk is warm enough.
Now a days you can buy peppermint candy that is already crushed. However, you can usually only find this around Christmastime. I like to buy some every year for times like these. If not, you can always find those starlight mints and crush the candies yourself.
Here is what you need to make the
Slow Cooker Pink Peppermint Hot Chocolate
- MILK
- WHITE CHOCOLATE BAKING BARS
- CRUSHED CANDY CANES OR PEPPERMINT CANDIES
- VANILLA
- WHIPPED CREAM, OPTIONAL FOR TOPPING
- ADDITIONAL CRUSHED CANDY CANES OR SPRINKLES, OPTIONAL FOR TOPPING
Slow Cooker Pink Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 8 cups of milk
- 2 (4 oz) pkg white chocolate baking bars, broken into squares
- 1/2 cup crushed candy canes or peppermint candies
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- whipped cream, optional for topping
- additional crushed candy canes or sprinkles, optional for topping
Instructions
- Place the milk, white chocolate, candy cane, and vanilla in a slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 1 1/2 hours, stirring about any 15 minutes.
- Top with whipped cream and additional candy cane of sprinkles if desired. Serves 8.
Recipe adapted from Real Housemoms.