Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate

• servings: Servings: 8
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 2 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups semi sweet OR milk chocolate chips - see note

½ cup caramels - unwrapped

4 cups milk

2 cups heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon fine sea salt - (for regular non-salted caramel hot chocolate, leave this out)

optional: whipping cream, caramel sauce - (like caramel ice cream topping)

Directions

Add chocolate chips, caramels, milk, heavy cream, and vanilla to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours.

Stir the hot chocolate. If the chocolate chips or caramels are not completely melted, cover and allow to cook for 20-30 minutes longer. When ready to serve, stir in the sea salt. Serve hot with whipped cream and additional caramel sauce if desired.

Notes

Chocolate: milk chocolate chips will yield a much richer flavor - I like to use a combination of both!