First off, Happy Mother’s Day! This day is quite important to me as I am pretty close to my Mother. Heck, I even named this blog after her! I may be a tad biased, but she is by far the best Mother in the entire world. I am not a Mother myself but I have a huge respect for those who are and the hard work that comes with the role. So to all you fabulous Mom’s out there – thank you for everything you do.
Now onto something absolutely delicious – Frozen Hot Chocolate! Last week I was on vacation in Las Vegas with two of my girlfriends. Lots of shopping and eating was had. I finally had the opportunity to dine at Serendipity 3 and taste their famous Frrrozen Hot Chocolate! I’ve attempted this at couple times in New York City, but failed to make it to the restaurant. It definitely lived up to it’s amazing reputation and $11 price tag.
Here it is above. Yeah – it was huge and so rich and chocolatey! And look at that whipped cream! I had to find a recipe and duplicate it immediately. It’s a pretty simple recipe. I would recommend using a darker chocolate to give it more of a rich chocolate flavour that is similar to the original.
You will need:
For the Frozen Hot Chocolate:
3.5 oz. very high quality chocolate (I recommend a darker chocolate)
2 tsp. high quality store-bought hot chocolate mix
1-1/2 tbsp. sugar
1-1/2 cups whole milk
3 cups ice cubes
For the Whipped Cream (optional if you want to make from scratch):
1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
1 tsp. vanilla
1-1/2 tbsp. light corn syrup
In a small bowl, combine hot chocolate mix and sugar. Set aside.
Break your chocolate up into small pieces.
Using the double boiler method, melt all your chocolate.
Stir in your hot chocolate and sugar mix.
Stir well until completely combined. Remove from heat.
Add 1/2 cup of whole milk to the chocolate mixture.
Mix well and set aside until cooled to room temperature.
Place all ice, the remaining 1 cup of whole milk and chocolate mixture into a blender.
Blend until completely smooth.
Pour into a large glass or sundae bowl.
Top with your whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
(Note: I didn’t take photos of the whipped cream steps but you simply add your cold whipped cream, vanilla and corn syrup in a large bowl and mix on high until stiff peaks form)
Serve immediately to some deserving family and friends.
Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from: Something Swanky