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Slow cooker cherry hot chocolate in mugs with whipped cream and maraschino cherries on top

Slow Cooker Cherry Hot Chocolate

Whole milk, chocolate chips, cocoa and a full jar of maraschino cherries cook together in this slow cooker cherry hot chocolate, ready in 2 hours for 8 servings.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: American
Calories: 470
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • ½ gallon whole milk 1.9 L
  • 11 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips 312 g
  • 12 oz jar maraschino cherries, juice and all 340 g; about 23 cherries and ¾ cup (180 ml) juice
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 28 g
  • ¼ cup sugar 50 g
  • whipped cream (canister is fine), for serving
  • additional cherries, for garnish

Method
 

  1. Combine the whole milk, chocolate chips, the entire jar of cherries (with juice), cocoa powder and sugar. Stir.
  2. Cook on HIGH for 2 hours. The cherry flavor comes out better if the cocoa is heated to a high temperature.
  3. Stir and serve with whipped cream and additional cherries for garnish.