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This Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate is a delicious party drink you and your guests will love. It has all the chocolate as regular hot chocolate but with added pumpkin spice flavoring for a fall treat.
A few years ago, I published a recipe for Pumpkin Spice Lattes for a crowd; it’s been my most popular winter and fall recipe for four years! I believe it was in the comment section on Facebook where someone suggested doing hot chocolate instead of coffee. I had to try it! Also, try my Gingerbread Lattes Recipe.
I am such a huge fan of pumpkin spice that recently, I had my friends over for a pumpkin spice party, and I made this crockpot pumpkin spice hot chocolate.
If you love hot chocolate, try this variation when the fall weather hits. It’s a significant change that your guests will love and make for a cozy night.
Recipe Ingredients
- Whole Milk: Makes for a creamy pumpkin hot chocolate recipe.
- Chocolate Chips and Cocoa Powder: A combination of milk chocolate chips and unsweetened cocoa powder will give this pumpkin cocoa a very chocolaty flavor.
- Spices: You can use pumpkin pie spice or a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger to get that great pumpkin flavor.
- Vanilla Extract: Adds a touch of vanilla flavor to the hot chocolate.
- White Sugar: Sugar is used instead of sweetened condensed milk that most hot chocolate recipes call for.
Step-by-Step Directions
Step One – Add the whole milk, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, chocolate chips, and cocoa powder to the crockpot. Stir.
Step Two – Cover and cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours. Stirring occasionally.
How to serve:
- Serve this pumpkin spice hot chocolate with pumpkin mugs or fall-style mugs. If you are making this for Halloween trick-or-treaters, have some travel cups available.
- Have mini marshmallows or large marshmallows available with your hot chocolate bar.
- Top with homemade whipped cream, or even try pumpkin spice whipped cream.
Recipe FAQs
Does this travel well in the car?
This is a full pot of hot chocolate; I suggest making this at the party location and not trying to travel with it.
Can I make pumpkin white hot chocolate?
Use three bags of white chocolate chips instead of the milk chocolate chips, and skip the cocoa powder.
Should I add canned pumpkin puree?
No, for this recipe, you want to skip adding canned pumpkin puree, which will add a strange texture to the hot cocoa.
How to reheat?
To reheat leftover pumpkin hot chocolate, reheat single servings in the microwave. Or reheat a larger batch on the stovetop.
Can I use dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips?
Yes, though if you use dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate, you may want to add more sugar, for it will be less sweet.
Can I use a hot cocoa mix?
Yes, but skip the sugar in the recipe.
I can’t get enough pumpkin spice recipes; I don’t know about you. Have a great week.
More hot chocolate recipes:
- Slow Cooker Candy Corn Hot Chocolate
- Best Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate
- Slow Cooker White Hot Chocolate
- Slow Cooker Baileys Hot Chocolate
- Slow Cooker Mint Hot Chocolate
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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate Recipe
5 from 1 vote
Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate easily made in the slow cooker!
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 2 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 508kcal
Author: Sarah Olson
Ingredients:
- 24 oz. milk chocolate chips
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 gallon whole milk
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Instructions:
Add everything to the slow cooker, stir.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 2.5 hours. Stirring occasionally.
Serve topped with whipped cream or marshmallows.
How to Video:
Sarah’s Notes:
- If you can’t find pumpkin pie spice I would personally start with 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of nutmeg and a dash of cloves. After the cocoa has heated, taste and add more of what you think it needs.
- This is a full pot of hot chocolate, it would be hard to travel with all made up. I suggest making this at your party location. You can heat up the milk in the microwave a bit in a glass container to speed up the process.
- Want to make pumpkin white hot chocolate? Use 3 bags of white chocolate chips instead of the milk chocolate chips, and skip the cocoa powder.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 640IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 433mg | Iron: 1.3mg
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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