This time of year is perfect for warming up your hands with a delicious mug of hot chocolate while curling up on the couch or in front of the fireplace with your favorite people. Set your instant pot early in the day and you’ll have the perfect hot chocolate ready for yourself or your holiday party. We call it “double” hot chocolate because it’s hot and spicy (hot) from the secret ingredient we added!
Double Hot Chocolate
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This time of year is perfect for warming up your hands with a delicious mug of hot chocolate while curling up on the couch or in front of the fireplace with your favorite people. Set your instant pot early in the day and you’ll have the perfect hot chocolate ready for yourself or your holiday party. We call it “double” hot chocolate because it’s hot and spicy (hot) from the secret ingredient we added!
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- Instant pot
- Instant pot
- Microplane grater
- Microplane grater
- Small bowl
- Small bowl
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ⅓ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅓ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 large cinnamon stick
- 1 large cinnamon stick
- ⅓ teaspoon fresh nutmeg grated
- ⅓ teaspoon fresh nutmeg grated
- 4 ounces dark bittersweet chocolate
- 4 ounces dark bittersweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 4 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 4 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 3 ½ cup whole milk
- 3 ½ cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons hot water
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add cocoa powder and hot water
- Mix until cocoa dissolves completely
- Add whole milk into steel liner of Instant Pot
- Add condensed milk
- Add dissolved cocoa powder mixture
- Add bittersweet chocolate
- Add cinnamon stick, cinnamon powder, cayenne
- Grate nutmeg into the pot
- Mix well to incorporate all ingredients
- Close and lock the lid on the Instant Pot
- Turn the vent to sealing
- Press SLOW COOK on the Instant Pot
- Set timer to 2 HOURS
- Open lid every 30 mins and stir hot chocolate
- Once the timer goes off, open the vent and allow any steam to release
- Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
- Open the lid
- Stir hot chocolate
- Serve in your favorite mug
- Enjoy!
Notes
Serving suggestion
Serve in individual mugs
Serve for a party out of the instant pot and allow guests to garnish as they please.
Top with marshmallows, chocolate peppermint dipped spoons, etc.
Variations
You can omit the cayenne if you do not want the hint of spice.
You can use a less bitter chocolate.
Use more condensed milk for a sweeter and thicker end result.
Serve in individual mugs
Serve for a party out of the instant pot and allow guests to garnish as they please.
Top with marshmallows, chocolate peppermint dipped spoons, etc.
Variations
You can omit the cayenne if you do not want the hint of spice.
You can use a less bitter chocolate.
Use more condensed milk for a sweeter and thicker end result.
