I am not a fan of winter. If I had my way, it would be summer year round where I live. What I do love to do most on a cold winter
day is whip up a batch of hot cocoa and settle in with a good book. I’ve had
such a sweet tooth lately, but with the really hot summer we are having, even
just thinking about sipping a cup of hot chocolate is almost unbearable.
However, if you are a regular reader, you know that I love me some drink
recipes, and where there is a will, there’s a way. I have to be careful how often I make these
because they are SUPER YUMMY! I could drink them all day!
Ingredients:
6 half-ounce pieces of high quality white
chocolate (I use Baker's)
2 tbs half and half
1 envelope store bought hot chocolate
mix
1 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
3 cups ice
Whipped cream (optional)
Chocolate shavings (optional)
Place the white chocolate pieces and the half
and half into a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 1 minute, stopping to stir half
way through. Continue to heat until melted and smooth. Add the hot chocolate mix
and sugar, stirring constantly until thoroughly blended. Remove from heat and
slowly add 1/2 cup of the milk and stir until smooth. Cool to room
temperature.In a blender place the remaining cup of milk, the room temperature chocolate mixture, and the ice. Blend on high speed until smooth. Pour into a cup and top with homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
ALSO- I am so excited to be the “Featured Friend of the Week” over at Create With Joy! She featured my Strawberry Cheesecake Shake this week! Woo Hoo! Be sure to stop over at her Friendship Friday Hop and link up or just check out some of the awesome post links! Thanks so much Joy!
This is certainly a MUST TRY! Yum!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Theresa for being featured on Friendship Friday!!! It's because your awesome!
Paula
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Thanks Paula! You always make me giggle with your comments :)
DeleteI prefer it to be summer all year too...that's why I moved to St. George :-). And ditto to Paula J's comment congrats on the Friendship Friday feature. I'll have to check it out!
ReplyDeleteI've been working the husband to move somewhere warm like St. George, but so far, no luck. If you ever need a room mate, I'd be happy to whip up some Frozen Hot Chocolate for you whenever you like lol :D
DeleteWell hold the door!! Omg, this is right up my alley! YUMMMMMMY! I'm adding this to the list of things to try :) Thanks for sharing!! Congrats on the Friendship Friday feature!! I'll be sure to check it out later :D
ReplyDeleteReally Brandi, you MUST try this recipe. The first time I had it I really thought of keeping the whole batch to myself. It's that good!
DeleteOh yummy. I'm thinking a tiny shot of chocolate liqueur would warm it up just about right :)
ReplyDeleteI've never thought of a shot of chocolate liqueur added. I will have to remember that at my next adults only party :)
DeleteCongrats on being friend of the week. I wish it were summer year round too. I'm trying to hard to shed my pounds to drink something like that. Sorry. :(
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That's what my husband told me when I tried to pass some on to him. He eventually had a small glass and had to restrain himself from having more.
DeleteGood luck with your weight loss!
Looks so yummy, thank you for sharing. I live in Arizona and will be giving it a whirl as we are hovering around 103-104. I'm a new follower.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh...that looks fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE hot chocolate but have never made it frozen! I will have to give this a try - it sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous week and I hope you enjoyed your rein as Friend of the Week! :-)
We were just talking about hot chocolate tonight (because it's getting chilly outside). I'm with you on the cold weather thing, I lived in FL. most of my adult life and it's really hard to get used to the whole 'up north' thing (where we live now), but I am starting to really enjoy the seasons. Maybe someday I'll love winter, who knows? (crossing my fingers and toes it happens).
ReplyDeleteThis drink is great, I can't believe you found a way to make hot chocolate into frozen hot chocolate...I've never heard of such a thing and am guessing there's marketability in there somewhere, especially since it tastes good too. Cool. :)
Wahoo! This sounds delicious and refreshing! I ♥ white chocolate!
ReplyDeleteI am late but wow! I have been seeing this all over (not the recipe just the drink). I have to make this like yesterday! I know my kids will enjoy it so much.
ReplyDeleteNot only will your kids love it, you will enjoy it too Dharper!
DeleteOh my gosh... how did I miss this post. It must have been when I was on vacation. This looks so good.
ReplyDeletePinning this recipe for a cold January night.
ReplyDeleteSheila, you don't have to wait for a cold January night to enjoy this! It's a cold drink, so you can definitely enjoy it on warm days too :) Hope you like it!
DeleteThis looks so good. I'll have to try it very soon. Thanks for the recipe.
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