Copycat Dunkin Donuts Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate

You can easily make a creamy, luscious Copycat Dunkin Donuts Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate at home and save time running out for one while saving the big bucks too. 

What’s better than hot chocolate to warm up on a cold day?

I can’t think of anything better at this moment. 

Especially when it’s a Copycat Dunkin Donuts Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate.

There’s something about chocolate with a hint of sea salt for a delicious combo and same goes for caramel with a hint of sea salt. Don’t you agree? 

 We’ll, now you have both chocolate and caramel along with the sea salt in one recipe for a winning hot chocolate beverage. 

Why Use Sea Salt Instead Of Table Salt?

We’ll, the main differences between sea salt and table salt are in their taste and texture of the salt. Along with processing.

Sea Salt comes from ocean water or salt water lakes and is minimally processed while table salt is mined from underground salt deposits and more heavily processed.

So, in my opinion, the only salt to use in cooking, baking, and seasoning will always be sea salt. 

You can taste the difference right away. If you had the two different salts in front of you in a tastes test.

And, sea salt usually has a much more coarse texture versus table salt. With all that said, you can easily make this creamy, chocolatey delight right at home and it can be made right in the microwave.

That’s right, you don’t even need to put on the stove.

Just grab a microwave safe mug. Use a big one.

You want to save room for the whipped cream of course. 

You’ll love how simple the recipe is with only a handful of ingredients which you may already have on hand in your pantry. 

So, go ahead, make one of these wonderful hot chocolate drinks, sit down, relax and warm up while you sip away.

 

Copycat Dunkin Donuts Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate

Yields: 1 large 

 

What Goes In A Copycat Dunkin Donuts Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate?

 

Here are the ingredients:

• unsweetened cocoa powder, use natural not Dutch-processed for this recipe
• granulated sugar, for sugar-free, use your favorite zero-calorie sweetener such as Stevia to taste
• whole milk, 2 percent and almond milk work too
• sea salt
• caramel syrup, regular or sugar free
• whipped cream, from the can or homemade–both work
• vanilla extract
• caramel syrup for drizzling over whipped cream
• smallest pinch sea salt for topping
• get full printable recipe below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Do You Make A Copycat, Homemade Version Of A Popular Dunkin Donuts Beverage?

Here are the easy microwave directions:

1. Mix sugar, sea salt and cocoa in large mug.
2. Heat milk in microwave 60 to 90 seconds or until hot. (I used a microwave-safe glass measuring cup)
3. Take milk out of microwave, add vanilla extract. Stir to combine then add caramel syrup. Stir again.  Gradually add hot milk to cocoa mixture in mug, stirring until well blended.
4. Top with whipped cream and drizzle caramel syrup over top. Sprinkle the smallest pinch of sea salt over the caramel. 

Enjoy the creamy deliciousness!

 

Before leaving, check out a few more delicious copycat recipes…

Copycat DQ Cotton Candy Blizzard

3 Musketeers Bars

Copycat Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha

 

 

Don’t forget to print out this yummy recipe below

 

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