Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate
I woke up to a thick layer of ice glazed over my windshield so you’d better believe that after I got all the necessary things out of the way, I made a beeline for the kitchen and whipped up two gigantic mugs of this delicious hot chocolate (all for me, mind you). There’s something about the thick velvety texture and contrast of the soft pillowy cream and bite from the sticky caramel sauce that makes you feel instantly comforted. For me, it’s also nostalgia. How many of you guys can recall childhood moments where hot chocolate was just positively necessary? It’s just what happened when you came bounding in breathlessly from an epic snow ball fight and you’re tracking in dirty snow with mom telling you how she just mopped the floor. So whether this is for yourself to recreate happy memories with or you’ve now got kids of your own, I highly recommend not only making this, but whipping up two…one to warm you up and the other because more chocolate is never a bad thing!
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- 2 c half and half
- 5 oz chocolate
- 1 ts vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 1 c brown sugar
- ½ c heavy cream
- 4 tb unsalted butter
- 1 ts grey sea/fleur de sel/kosher salt
- 1 ts vanilla
- ½ c cold whipping cream
- ½-1 tb sugar
- ½ ts vanilla
- Begin by heating your half and half.
- Slowly tumble in your chocolate and whisk until incorporated.
- Tip in your vanilla and salt.
- For the sauce, cook everything but the vanilla over medium-low heat for about 5-10 minutes whisk until the entire mixture gets thicker. Turn off the heat and whisk in your vanilla. Cool, pour into a container and refrigerate until use.
- For the whipped cream, make sure all your components are cold and using a whisk attachment, begin beating your cream.
- Sprinkle in your sugar and vanilla and continue beating. The entire thing should come together within 5-10 minutes.
Love and more chocolate!
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
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Oh my g! Can’t wait to try this too!! thanks Squishy x
YAAAY!! =)
sounds good! love to make hot cocoa from scratch..always better! the caramel is a good idea too..i love chocolate caramel candy chews! ^^ the recipe u wrote is 4 TS or TB butter..u got TC??? hehe i think TB right.
Hot chocolate is the ultimate comfort on a cold day!
Oh, I’m super in love…with this salted caramel hot chocolate! Where have you been all my life? why haven’t I tried making this yet???!
I thought the same thing the first time I had it.
It’s nice to cuddle up to something, at least LOL
Eeek! Thanks for the pointer, Brian!!!
Oh my gosh, this sounds amazing! I could drink the salted caramel too! I do love some hot chocolate
Oh this looks so comforting and very delicious. I would love to have a cup. It looks perfect for the very cold weather we are supposed to have this weekend.
Ahahahah Having a bath in it must be great.
Oh my…you’ve got me craving for some Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate NOW! I will definitely make two cos one is never quite enough for me alone!
Hot chocolate is definitely one of my favorite cold-weather beverages! … with caramel and salt… Wow…
That sounds absolutely decadent! What a treat, love the salted caramel addition SM, very clever.
Sounds delicious!
can i come over right now and have some?! yum!!!!
Nothing beats a homemade hot chocolate…and killer with salted caramel!
What a fantastic recipe and I just love that you served it in a cute little glass jar!
I can’t lie and say I didn’t eat the rest of that caramel with spoon, lol
as long as I get to meet those cute mini-mes =)
I do love me some mason jars =)
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Thanks, Eva! =)
lol, Thanks Chef!
Thanks, Amy! Hope you had a great weeekend!!
I’m gonna try it someday real soon =)
We got now the other day and it was perfect
Now that my actual site is acting a bit better now, my mobile view is acting out, lol. Can’t thank you enough for your patience, Suzie. One of these days, it’ll just behave. http://thesquishymonster.com/2012/01/kimchi-2.html
Finally I found the right recipe. Jeez! I’ve been looking for a caramel hot chocolate from ihop and I gotta say all the recipes I’ve tried, this is the best one. I’ve tried almond milk, regular whole milk and I was trying to stay away from regular milk and I finally tried the half and half and it’s so good! =) It’s thick and creamy, just what I wanted. I couldn’t get that with almond milk
I personally enjoy almond or coconut milk with my cereal and to drink as well and yup–the crazy fattening half and half is where it’s at. Good thing you can’t drink this like water or with every meal because that’s the saving grace, huh? Otherwise I know that I’d be drinking it on the regular! Thanks for stopping by and I’m glad that this hot chocolate could bring you a little joy.
This has become my go-to caramel recipe, on top of that, it was the first caramel sauce I ever learned to make
Hi, Megan! Thank you so much for letting me know. You grandpa has good taste! You’re so sweet to share it with you loved ones. Definitely one of the best ways to share love =)
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