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Slow Cooker Recipe
Crockery Cocoa
We’ve had a lot of snow and ice and plenty of cold weather this year in our corner of Pennsylvania. Last week, when we started to long for the warm, sunny days of May, we consoled ourselves by stirring up a big slow cooker of this amazing Crockery Cocoa. Creamy, chocolaty, and down-right comforting, this hot chocolate really hit the spot. And, because it’s diabetic-friendly and not too high in calories, we didn’t feel guilty about having a second mug-full.
Crockery Cocoa
Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook, page 243
Makes 12 servings, depending on the size of your mugs
Ideal Slow Cooker: 4-5 quarts
½ cup sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups boiling water
3 ½ cups nonfat dry milk powder
6 cups water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1. Combine the sugar and cocoa powder in a slow cooker.
2. Add 2 cups boiling water. Stir well to dissolve.
3. Add dry milk powder, 6 cups water, and vanilla. Stir well to dissolve.
4. Cover. Cook on Low 4 hours or High 1-1 ½ hours.
5. Before serving, beat with a rotary beater to make frothy and downright pretty. Ladle into mugs.
Top with marshmallows and sprinkle with cinnamon, if you wish.
Hooray!
Mmmmmmm sounds great!
Sounds very good to me.
What can I substitute for the dry milk powder?
Cheryl, just use regular 2% milk and just use 3 cups.
Diabetics cannot have ANY sugar. This is NOT “diabetic-friendly” with sugar (or marshmallows shown in the photo).
> That is not true! You just have to count the carbs and make sure it fits in your meal plan.
Phyllis…Get your facts right before spreading false information.
This recipe comes from the Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook. All of the recipes in this cookbook were analyzed and approved by the American Diabetes Association. The full nutritional analysis for this recipe is available in the book.
Thanks!
The Fix-It and Forget-It Team
> I agree…NOT DIABETIC FRIENDLY. I’M VERY DISAPPOINTED.
> wer’e talking about 1/2 c. sugar that makes 12 cups of hot chocolate, not 1/2c. sugar in 1 cup of chocolate. please don’t say diabetics cannot have ANY sugar. that is just wrong. diabetics can have almost anything in moderation or once in awhile.
Thats the kind of cocoa that Grandma use to make for me. Delicious!
Diabetics can have sugar they just have to monitor how much. Or just use Splenda
I got your website for someone on facebook and glad to see some good recipies that a diabetic can use
To make this even more diabetic friendly, replace the sugar with Ideal brand Sweetener. It is the best sugar replacement that I have found! I have been using it for about a year and my husband has not even realized that I am using a ‘fake’ sugar in my baking or cocoa or tea. And believe me he would make a comment because he is the pickiest person I have ever cooked for!!
Hey, have you tried this with Splenda, anyone?? If so, let us know how it went!! ~~NitA in WV
Thank-you so much for your cook books.I really enjoy the recipes,and so does my husband.Keep up the good work. God Bless…
I wonder if you could make this with nondairy creamer? I have several friends and family members that are lactose intolerant.
I bet if would be even better by adding some corn starch to make it thicker and it would seem even richer. (my grandma’s trick)
If you are a diabetic, which I am, you can use Splenda or cut back on the sugar and use more cinnamin instead, and use light whipped cream instead of the marshmallows
Diabetics can have sugar. Just Watch how much you used. or just it to Splenda.
Yes, you could use nondairy creamer ,I have use it!
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You could use agave nectar – which is diabetic friendly, instead of the sugar. It has a low glycemic index and is very versatile.
If you are looking for something lactose free – try soy or almond milk.
FYI if you are going to be using 2% milk instead of powdered milk, you need to take out some of the water….It is nasty as heck if you use all the water it states to use.
How much water do you need to take out when using milk instead of powder>
Gee, I’ll have to make this sometime when I have guests. I’ll have to figure out how many points for Weight Watchers, I know it won’t be too many! I’ve lost 9 1/2 lbs in 5 weeks.
Here’s a link to the American Diabetes Association’s page on diabetics eating sugar, and it’s perfectly okay for a diabetic to eat sugar in moderation. My husband is diabetic and I’d make this recipe for us, although I’d put most of it in the freezer on popsicle sticks for later snacking because neither one of us needs more than one mug at a time of this goody!
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/what-can-i-eat/sweeteners-and-desserts.html
Kat Herder
MMm Im going to get this in the crock now & maybe toss in some chocolate chips so we can enjoy hot cocoa tonight!Will probably top off with some mashmellow cream and shaved chocolate!
sounds great, will try it for family
WE had a large group and I had this in the crockpot while we were at dinner. It was a slimy slop. smelled great but noone could /would drink it.
Not acceptable.