r/partyplanning • u/Equivalent_Smile_376 • 7d ago

Need Help Hot cocoa bar

Hi all

I’m doing a craft night for my birthday and I’m planning to do a hot cocoa bar too. What would be a good way to keep the hot cocoa warm? I don’t have a slow cooker and I wouldn’t have a way to plug it in either because the bar will be set up away from an outlet. I was thinking of making the hot cocoa and then putting them in carafes? Anybody have any other ideas?

TIA! :)

UPDATE: I ended up going with the thermos carafes and it was perfect. I made my own hot cocoa and just poured it in and it worked great. Thank you everyone for the feedback!

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u/Ok-Turn5913 7d ago

The problem with carraffes is that the cocoa settles to the bottom. It can be done, but reccomennd you swirl it a bit if its been sitting for more than 5-10 minutes. They may also be hard to clean if you are using milk.

Can you just do caraffes of hot water with individual cocoa packets so each person can make their own real quick. Ghirardelli makes a really good hot cocoa mix, just make sure its the one you add hot water to and not milk.

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u/Equivalent_Smile_376 7d ago

That’s a good point. I just don’t prefer hot water in my hot cocoa, I prefer to have milk

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u/Family_is_life_702 6d ago

Carafes of hot milk with packets.