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DIY Frozen Hot Chocolate (Recipe)

DIY frozen hot chocolate recipe finished

It’s winter. It’s time for cold weather, playing in the snow, snuggling under blankets by the fire to get warm.  Except…it isn’t very cold in Connecticut this week. It’s about 55 degrees.  So I decided to try something NEW today. I made Frozen Hot Chocolate- which I’ve heard about but never tasted.  I thought this would be a nice way to celebrate “winter” not being here yet.  Even though it should be.

So.

You’ll want your blender.

 

And you’ll want 1 1/2 cups of ice.

 

1/2 cup milk (I use 1% because that’s what we have. I’d imagine if you use whole milk you’ll have a creamier taste)

1 cup hot cocoa mix (Yes, I do use the premade.  I’m not reinventing the wheel 🙂 )

diy frozen hot chocolate recipe step 1

Put all of the ingredients into the blender.

 

Turn on blender.

 

Run blender (I use “medium” speed) until smooth.

diy frozen hot chocolate recipe step 2

Now, you can just enjoy this frozen loveliness all by itself, but you can also go all fancy pants and add some whipped cream (I used lowfat) and even some festive cookie decorations to make these over the top and way too fancy for an early morning cookie swap like I did.

diy frozen hot chocolate ready to drink

You’ll probably want a spoon or straw with this delightfully chocolate treat.

 

Any way you serve this, it’s delicious.  Jenni tasted it too and she agreed that the “best” part is when a little bit of the frozen hot chocolate melts and kind of sits underneath the frozen stuff.  YUMMY.

A note: you really, truly do NOT want to drink this much at one time.  I filled the glass for the photo.  Small servings.  Better.  Healthier.  (Unless you have half my size glass and then have seconds. That’s not so healthy).

 

 

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I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

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Comments

  4. Sharon Siqueiros says

    Where have I been??? I’ve never heard of this and it looks/sounds so delish!! thanks for the recipe

  6. Emma H says

    This sounds soo yummy. I will definitely have to try it, but maybe not until I warm up a bit first. 🙂

  7. Robin G says

    I’m drooling! This looks so tasty! I live in in Phoenix, so I am used to the warm temperatures, this will be a great treat all year round!

  8. Katrina says

    My sis and I’s fav winter drink. Will def make this special for her b-day at the end of Jan.

  10. Stephanie Larison says

    Awesome idea, I never thought about this way before. I’m going to have to try it out, yum!

  20. Eileen says

    Dang…do you even KNOW you might have found the cure for women’ s hot flashes EVERYWHERE?!!! I mean ice cold chocolate HAS to be the answer, right? I am def trying this. I imagine the kiddles will try to sneak from me. I’ll say yes if they clean the blender. Hate that job.
    What brand of powdered cocoa/chocolate did you use if I might ask. we use the Nestles quick and not sure if that is what type you meant?

  21. Terri Herman says

    What a great recipe! I will be serving this to my family over the holidays for sure! Thanks!

  23. Melissa S says

    This looks really good, I’m going to make it for my son after school to have with cookies. Definitely in small glasses though!!

  29. She says

    OMG..talk about a chocolate treat for every age, Can’t wait to try this one on my family since we are all chocolate lovers. Wonder how this would work with part chocolate jello with it? Sounds great, gonna make it. Thanks

  30. Tammi Bivans says

    Thank you for this great recipe! I am definitely going to try this. It sure beats buying the premade stuff at 4.00 a half gallon!

  32. Wendy T says

    I’ve never tried anything like this, but it sounds interesting. I’m looking for some new things to make for my son and I this weekend as we do our holiday time together. I think this would be a good thing.

    Thanks…bookmarking it.

  34. nathania h says

    ohhhhmygooodness I think this is going to be my new fav treat. Thanks for this post, and the recipe, I think I’ll be going to try it now!

  36. Tammy S says

    This sounds so good. I love your comment ” I am not reinventing the wheel”. LOL. Can’t wait to try it!

  37. rebeka deleon says

    mmm it looks good. i only have the keurig cups for hot chocolate. guess i would have to buy the packets to make this! my kids would lve it

  38. Sacha Schroeder says

    OMG this looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it with the kids this weekend! thanks for sharing!

  45. christieo says

    This looks like a much better recipe than the one I tried last night! I tried one that I pinned, it required me to melt chocolate and add this and that and it was a Pinstrosity. This is so much simpler! Totally trying it. I have leftover homemade whipped cream already made for it. :p

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