Frozen Hot Chocolate Drink - Ultimate Summer Treat
While a hot chocolate warms you in winter, a frozen hot chocolate has an amazing cooling effect in summer. This drink takes barely 5 minutes to make with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. The ultimate treat on a hot summer day.
Frozen Hot Chocolate
We have really hot summers in Israel. So, this is truly the ultimate summer treat. And, I don't even feel guilty because it's so HOT!! Well, it's not the humidity that kills you really.
My kids want a drink - not food. They love milkshakes, fruit juices and smoothies rather than a lunch or dinner. So, I make them a lot of drinks. Often, with homemade ice cream. Or, I try a different milk, but it's usually this frozen hot chocolate.
Frozen Hot Chocolate Ultimate Summer Treat
This recipe uses my Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix. While you can use any store-bought variety, I highly recommend you try my hot chocolate mix recipe. It's the best thing you will do for yourself in winter or summer.
The best part is, you make the cocoa mix just once. One batch will make about 10 servings. And yet, I promise you will wish it was a bigger batch because it does get used up really fast in our home.
It's makes some really delicious, thick, creamy hot and cold chocolate drinks. It makes my best homemade hot chocolate drink, as well as my Kahlua Chocolate Milkshake, Homemade Mocha Frappuccino as well Frozen Hot Chocolate Drink.
How to make the best Hot Chocolate Mix with Real Chocolate Inside
Ingredients and substitutes - (Save/Pin)
- Chocolate - Now, you know how sensitive I am that you use good quality chocolate. No, it does not have to be expensive chocolate, but chocolate you usually like to eat. If I make this for the kids, I usually use some milk chocolate. BUT, if I make it for Ziv or me, then it has to be dark chocolate, nothing less.
- Hot chocolate mix – As I said above, this recipe uses my hot cocoa mix. You can use a store-bought cocoa mix, but that usually has only cocoa powder, milk powder, and some sugar.
My hot chocolate mix has real chocolate in there! Yup! That’s what makes this so different and so luxurious. If you’ve had hot chocolate made with only cocoa powder before you know it's just chocolate flavored hot milk, right? Well, this one is not! - Milk – Here’s the fun part. You can make this in many different ways and customize it. On most days, we use fresh dairy milk.
For a vegan version, use almond milk or Soy milk. We are not vegan, and yet, I often use almond milk to reduce the amount of lactose in our diet.
If you like it thicker and creamier – use coconut milk. Yup, coconut and chocolate make a heavenly combination. It’s definitely richer and thicker, so add water to bring to the right consistency. - Ice cream- You can use vanilla or chocolate. Both work great. In fact, try some Belgian dark chocolate and.... oh you will thank me.
Frozen Chocolate Drink Ultimate Summer Treat
How to make frozen hot chocolate - the ultimate summer treat (Save/Pin)
This is heaven. If you wondering why I have two straws? It's because both my monkeys have to share this one drink today.
Frozen Hot Chocolate The Ultimate Summer Treat
Method
- Melt chocolate and chocolate mix in a microwave safe bowl with 1/2 cup milk.
- Heat until chocolate is melted and you have e a smooth paste.
- In a blender - add all ingredients (melted chocolate mix, remaining milk, ice cream, and ice).
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour into individual serving glasses.
- Top with vanilla ice cream.
- Sprinkle with cocoa powder or chocolate shaving.
- Enjoy!
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Frozen Hot Chocolate The Ultimate Summer Treat
Description
Ingredients
- 100 grams (3.53 oz) Chocolate milk or dark
- 1 tbsp (1 tbsp) Hot chocolate mix powder
- 240 ml (0.98 cups) Milk
- 1/2 cup (2.33 oz) Ice cream
- 2 cups (2 cups) Ice
- More ice cream for topping
- Cocoa powder or chocolate shavings for garnish
Instructions
- Melt Chocolate and Chocolate Mix in a microwave safe bowl with 1/2 cup milk
- Heat until chocolate is melted and you have e a smooth paste.
- In a blender - add all ingredients (melted chocolate mix, remaining milk, ice cream and ice)
- Blend until smooth
- Pour into individual serving glasses
- Top with vanilla ice cream
- Sprinkle with cocoa powder or chocolate shaving
- Enjoy!
Equipment
Nutrition Information
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Heather
LOVE it!!!! Hot chocolate is one of my families favorite treats when the weather gets cold so I love this recipe to share when the weather gets warm!
Veena Azmanov
Yeah that's what I like best about this.. we can have it hot is summer and cold in winter.! Kids love chocolate drinks.
Stephanie Simmons
Frozen hot chocolate sounds perfect for the summer heat! I've never tried it but I definitely need to!
Veena Azmanov
Thanks, Stephanie. Definitely perfect!
Tammy
Totally a delicious summertime shake! Such an awesome idea... I would LOVE one right now 😀
Veena Azmanov
Thanks, Tammy. Definitely perfect for this summer weather.
Marisa Franca
The chocolate drink looks so good. I'm like you -- I can't stand humidity. It just wipes me out completely. This would certainly be satisfying -- sometimes it's just too hot to eat. I'm saving this recipe for just those days.
Veena Azmanov
Thanks, Marisa. It so hot here right now. Stepping out is like stepping into a hot oven.
Ruchi
What a great idea to make your own hot chocolate mix powder. Your frozen hot chocolate recipe sound so refreshing and looks delicious and totally kid friendly!
Veena Azmanov
Thanks Ruchi. So much you can do with your own hot chocolate for sure.
Madi
This hot chocolate sounds like the perfect summer drink! I have to try making it this week!
Veena Azmanov
Thanks Madi. Yes, definitely perfect for this summer weather.
Pavani
Oh my, what an inviting glass of cold 'hot chocolate' that is. Looks so creamy and delicious. My kids would LOVE this. Pinned to try this real soon.
Veena Azmanov
Thanks, Pavani. Yeah my kids are crazy about this.. It's such a treat.