How To Make Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate
Time for an upgrade on the classic hot chocolate recipe. We’ve added some salted caramel flavor for that comforting and homey essence on a cold day.
Serves:
Ingredients
Caramel Sauce:
- 2cupsmilkpreferably whole
- ¼cupbittersweet chocolate chips(Ghirardelli)
- ½cupcaramel saucestore-bought or homemade
Hot Chocolate:
- Sweetened whipped creamor vanilla marshmallows
- chocolategrated, to garnish, optional
Instructions
Caramel Sauce:
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Prepare caramel sauce according to directions listed and allow to cool slightly. Heat milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Hot Chocolate:
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Once milk is warm, stir in chocolate chips and caramel, and cook whisking constantly until chocolate has melted.
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Allow to cool slightly and serve warm topped, topped with sweetened whipped cream or miniature marshmallows, drizzle each serving with 1 tablespoon caramel sauce and garnish with grated chocolate if desired.
Recipe Notes
*For a richer hot chocolate, you can use up to 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips and mix in more caramel sauce as well if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 459.28kcal
- Fat: 14.50g
- Saturated Fat: 8.48g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.15g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.68g
- Carbohydrates: 79.57g
- Fiber: 2.01g
- Sugar: 24.11g
- Protein: 9.82g
- Cholesterol: 25.22mg
- Sodium: 393.48mg
- Calcium: 326.10mg
- Potassium: 469.89mg
- Iron: 0.91mg
- Vitamin A: 134.38µg
- Vitamin C: 0.25mg
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