A hot chocolate bar is a build-your-own hot cocoa station that is perfect for weddings, Christmas parties, birthdays, and more! Guests will love creating their own gourmet hot cocoa from a selection of tasty mix-ins and toppings! It's as entertaining as it is delicious and so easy to set up!
chocolate chips(milk chocolate, white chocolate, or other flavors)
coarse sugar
coarse sea salt
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Instructions
Make The Hot Chocolate
Stir together 4 ½ cups hot cocoa powder and 18 cups milk in a crockpot. Use hot milk for instant hot cocoa, or heat in the crockpot on low for 2-3 hours or high for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Keep set to warm for serving.
Assemble Your Hot Chocolate Bar
At the head of your hot cocoa station put mugs or disposable coffee cups where guests can easily access them.
Arrange the mix-ins and toppings in an organized way that is pleasing to the eye (caramel sauce, cinnamon, hot cocoa bombs, flavored syrups, flavored syrups, whipped cream, mini marshmallows, candy canes, nuts, sprinkles, chocolate chips, coarse sugar, and coarse sea salt).
Use labels where needed to help guests navigate your hot cocoa bar. Include spoons or coffee stirrers for people to mix with.
Let everyone enjoy creating their own tasty hot chocolate concoctions!
Notes
Tips:
18 cups of milk is 1.125 gallons. One gallon of milk makes 16 cups of hot cocoa or 16 servings.
Try serving a few options outside classic hot chocolate so guests can experiment with different flavor combinations. White chocolate hot chocolate and Mexican hot chocolate are always crowd favorites!
Many of the mix-ins and toppings for hot chocolate taste fabulous in coffee! Consider offering coffee for the adults alongside your hot cocoa.
Hot cocoa spoons are wooden spoons coated with chocolate and sometimes other mix-ins that melt when you stir. You can make them at home and add them to your cocoa bar, or wrap them in cellophane for cute, on-theme goody bags!
Storing:
Leftover hot chocolate can be kept in a container with a lid in the fridge for 3-5 days. Follow the storing recommendations on the package of the individual ingredients for leftover mix-ins and toppings.
*Nutritional values are estimated for hot chocolate only without any mix-ins or toppings.