Milk Chocolate Soup
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Milk Chocolate Soup with Cake Croutons is classic comfort food repackaged into a fun and luscious dessert soup for chocolate lovers!
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Easy Milk Chocolate Soup Recipe
Betcha didn’t have Milk Chocolate Soup on your Bingo card today. Lol. This is a rich and luscious dessert soup, sort of like a cross between chocolate milk and chocolate pudding and similar to my popular thick crockpot hot chocolate, but enjoyed cold.
I hosted a brunch a few weeks ago and served this chocolate soup in little glasses as part of a mini dessert table. It was unexpected and scrumptious – everyone loved it!
Ingredients Needed
You only need a handful of simple ingredients to make this chocolate soup recipe.
(Scroll below to the printable recipe card for details and measurements.)
- Granulated sugar – For sweetness. This is a dessert soup.
- Cornstarch – Needed to thicken the soup.
- Salt – Just a bit to balance out the sweetness of the soup.
- Whole milk – You can also use 2% if you want to cut back on calories, but keep in mind the soup will be thinner and not my preference.
- Vanilla – For flavor.
- Milk chocolate chips – You can also use a baking bar, finely chopped so that it melts easier.
- Pound Cake – For the cake croutons! You’ll need 4, 1/2-inch slices. We love our homemade pound cake recipe, but store bought works great too. Thaw it if frozen.
- Coconut oil – This is mixed with some of the chocolate chips, then drizzled over the cake croutons. It makes the chocolate chips melt easier with a smooth texture and dry faster.
Possible Variations
Here are a few suggestions to switch up the flavors of this dessert soup
- Make it boozy. Want to make your this chocolate soup just for the adults? Add in some Baileys! You can add Kahlua or other preferred liquor as well, but I think Baileys pairs perfectly with the chocolate.
- Make it minty. For a refreshing peppermint chocolate soup, stir in some peppermint extract. At holiday time, I love to do this and then serve with candy canes for stirring.
- Make Mexican Chocolate Soup. If you want to spice things up, you can turn this into Mexican Chocolate Soup by adding in some ground chili powder or cayenne pepper. Cinnamon also pairs well with the ingredients.
How to Make Milk Chocolate Soup
This chocolate soup comes together very fast and then just needs a few hours to chill.
(Scroll below to the printable recipe card for details and measurements.)
- Combine ingredients. In a medium pot, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually whisk in 3 cups of the milk. Over medium heat, cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add in the vanilla and 2/3 cup of the chocolate chips; stir until melted and smooth.
- Chill. Transfer soup to a large bowl; cover the surface with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Make the cake croutons. Arrange slices on a baking sheet and bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes, turning once, until browned. Let cool; cut slices into 1/2-inch cubes.
- Melt the remaining chocolate chips. Place remaining 1/3 cup chocolate chips and the coconut oil in a small bowl and microwave on medium for about 1 minute, stirring once, until melted. Mix to combine.
- Serve. Stir remaining 1 cup of milk into the soup; ladle portions into bowls and top with the croutons. Drizzle melted chocolate on top.
Topping Ideas
In addition to the cake croutons (or in place of), you can add different things to your chocolate soup. If serving this at a party, you can even set out 3 or 4 different toppings so that everyone can choose their favorite. Here are a few ideas:
- Marshmallows (plain or flavored)
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate Sauce
- Caramel Sauce or dulce de leche
Proper Storage
After chilling, this dessert chocolate soup will last for up to 3 days, stored covered in a bowl or pitcher in the fridge. Give it a good stir before serving again.
More Dessert Drink Recipes
- Frozen Mudslide
- Frozen Hot Chocolate
- Brandy Alexander Milkshake
- Oreo Milkshake
- Vanilla Malted Milkshake
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Milk Chocolate Soup with Cake Croutons
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups whole milk, , divided
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips, , divided
- 4 slices pound cake, , cut 1/2-inch thick, thawed if frozen
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
Instructions
- In a medium pot, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually whisk in 3 cups of the milk. Over medium heat, cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add in the vanilla and 2/3 cup of the chocolate chips; stir until melted and smooth.
- Transfer soup to a large bowl; cover the surface with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- For the cake croutons, arrange slices on a baking sheet and bake at 35F for 10-12 minutes, turning once, until browned. Let cool; cut slices into 1/2-inch cubes.
- Place remaining 1/3 cup chocolate chips and the coconut oil in a small bowl and microwave on medium for about 1 minute, stirring once, until melted. Mix to combine.
- To serve, stir remaining 1 cup of milk into the soup; ladle portions into bowls and top with the croutons. Drizzle melted chocolate on top.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
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Thoroughly enjoyed the taste and texture of this. Fun treat!
Love this!
I have a friend in Italy who’s mom made me hot chocolate that was thick like this and delicious.
Okay you are kidding me here Amy, right? A recipe for chocolate soup. This is like literally a dream come true!!!!
We had a soup night at our January horse club meeting last week Monday and I made this. It was the talk of the meeting!
This is absolutely to die for! We couldn’t get enough of this awesome recipe, and so we featured you on our Blog for “National Soup Month”!
Very creative. I can’t wait to try this!
This seems like a dumb question, but I gather from the chilling involved, this is intended to be served as a cold soup? Thanks!
Ummm…chocolate soup? Really? Surely because the word “soup” is in this recipe, it’s healthy. Right? Right. ::drooooooool::
I’ve never heard of such a thing…brilliant. Sheer brilliance. It was so delicious. :)
Made for my grandkids and they were so happy! {smile} *Hugs* & Happy Valentine’s Day! (almost}
This is so incredibly clever and delicious. It brought some fun to this mom and her girls on a snow day, thanks!
WHY CAN’T ALL SOUP HAVE CHOCOLATE IN IT?! That is my question.
I hosted a dinner party and this was dessert. It was perfect and everyone loved it. Thanks for sharing.
You always make the most fun treats! Love this chocolate soup – making for my girls for sure!!
Hmmm, I make this, and I’m pretty sure I have a lock on the next Mom of the Year award!
Chocolate soup with cake croutons. BRILLIANT.
The next time I have a super stressful day in the beige cube, THIS will be on my dinner menu.
Mmmmm. I want.
My kids would think they had died and gone to heaven if I made this for them! This is so stinking clever it hurts!
Soup……You’ve got to be kidding!
Made this for my 3 young girls. Needless to say I’ve not won Dad of The Year.
I could live off of this soup!!
I took this too a church soup super and everyone loved it. The pound cake croutons put it over the top. I did use half milk chocolate and half semi sweet because that’s what I had. Tasted great.
Thanks