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Crockpot Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe

Posted by Jessica Pinney on December 25, 2019, last updated January 4, 2020

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This hot chocolate is flavored with peppermint candy canes and made in a crockpot. The perfect Christmas movie night drink for the whole family!

Crock Pot Peppermint Hot Chocolate in candy cane striped mugs.

Winter is the season of crock pots, peppermint, and hot chocolate. Why not combine all three? That’s exactly what I did to create this seasonal peppermint hot chocolate recipe and the result was incredibly delicious!

We’ve really been doing it up this year for our Christmas movie nights. We made 12 different kinds of cookies, so we obviously needed some hot chocolate to go along with it. We thought giving it a subtle peppermint flavor would be a fun way to use up the candy canes we had laying around. 

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ingredients in a crock pot.

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ingredients

  • Milk
  • Half and Half
  • Cocoa Powder
  • Milk Chocolate
  • Candy Canes

For the dairy in this recipe, you can really use whatever you’d like. I’ve found that my ration of milk to half and half turns out the perfect consistency for me, but you could also use all milk or even some heavy cream. 

The cocoa powder this recipe calls for is real cocoa, not hot chocolate mix. It is generally used in baking. I prefer this one.

I used Hershey bars for the milk chocolate since we had some leftover from our s’mores board. You can use milk chocolate chips instead, if you have some on hand.  

A ladle scooping up peppermint hot chocolate in a crock pot.

How To Make Peppermint Hot Chocolate

I like to make my hot chocolate in the crockpot this time of year, especially if I’m making it for a crowd. All you have to do is add all of the ingredients to your crockpot and set it to “low”. In about two hours you’ll have hot chocolate! 

If you’d rather not make it in a crockpot, you can use the stovetop method. Simply add all of the ingredients to a saucepan, then cook on medium heat, stirring regularly, and ingredients have melted and are well incorporated. 

 

Other Seasonal Drink Recipes:

  • Starbucks Irish Cream Cold Brew
  • Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
  • Christmas Champagne Cocktail

Treats to go with Hot Chocolate:

  • Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies
  • Christmas Rolo Ritz Crackers
  • Christmas Cookie Dough Stuffed Oreos

Close up of Crock Pot Peppermint Hot Chocolate in a candy cane striped mug.

Looking for Christmas morning ideas? Check out our post featuring 20 Christmas breakfast recipes!

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Crock Pot Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe

Homemade hot chocolate flavored with peppermint candy canes & made in a crockpot. 

  • Author: Jessica Pinney
  • Cook Time: 2 hours
  • Total Time: 2 hours
  • Yield: 9 1x
  • Category: Drinks
  • Cuisine: American
Crock Pot Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ingredients
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★★★★★ 5 from 3 reviews

Ingredients

6 Cups Milk

3 Cups Half & Half

1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

2 1.55oz Hershey’s Chocolate Bars

10 Candy Canes

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a slow cooker and place on low for at least two hours. Stir to combine before serving.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 293

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  1. KH says

    November 29, 2020 at 5:53 am

    You put the candy canes in whole? Do they melt?

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    • Jessica Pinney says

      November 29, 2020 at 9:14 am

      Yes, just toss them in whole – they will melt.

      Reply
  2. Mandi says

    December 21, 2020 at 7:42 am

    Where did you get those adorable mugs?

    Reply
    • Jessica Pinney says

      December 21, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      Starbucks sold them as a Christmas special several years ago. I love them so much!

      Reply
  3. Briana says

    January 22, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    Our family tried this for this first time on Christmas Eve. It was such a hit that we’re still making it in January! We add a little dark chocolate with the milk chocolate.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Karen says

    October 10, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    My family made this and loved it! We subbed dark chocolate and also used non-dairy milk (mix of coconut and almond).

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Peggy Williams says

    December 17, 2021 at 11:14 am

    I’m needing a large amount and want to make white chocolate. So I can use the white chocolate instead but do I need to replace cocoa powder with something. All white chocolate recepies are 4 serving and I need at least 20.

    Reply
  6. Kim Rowe says

    November 17, 2022 at 8:48 am

    Can you make it the night before and reheat the next day?

    Reply
  7. Mary Holcomb says

    December 24, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    Making Christmas morning

    Reply
  8. Diane says

    December 31, 2022 at 2:15 pm

    We make this every winter. To quote my grandchildren, ” this is the best hot cocoa ever!”.

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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