Only 15 minutes til you'll be serving this Caramel Hot Chocolate with real chocolate. It's extra creamy and has a delicious brown sugar caramel flavor.
½cupcaramel coffee creamer(I used Great Value Vanilla Caramel Coffee Creamer)
½cupbittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate bar(4 ounces)
2tablespoonscaramel syrup(I used Ghirardelli’s Sea Salt Caramel Syrup)
1teaspoonvanilla extract
½teaspoonsalt
Optional garnishes:
whipped cream
additional caramel syrup
chocolate chips
peppermint sticks
Instructions
Pour the half and half and coffee creamer into a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally until milk becomes frothy. Do not boil.
Whisk in cocoa powder and sugar once the mixture has gotten somewhat hot so that it dissolves. Stir. The cocoa powder may clump: use a fork to separate and mix in.
Add the chocolate bar, caramel syrup, vanilla extract, and salt. Whisk both until melted.
Heat over medium-low while frequently whisking until liquid just begins to simmer. Do not bring to a boil.
Remove from the heat and pour into mugs and serve as desired. You can drink this warm or cold.