Thursday, July 12, 2012

"Frozen" Hot Chocolate

If you love chocolate and are craving for hot chocolate in summer, this drink is for you. If you don't love chocolate (or pretend not to), this recipe will make you fall in love.

It is super easy to prepare and everyone you serve it to will love you even more. I Promise.


This recipe serves two.

Ingredients
Milk - 2 cups
Hot cocoa mix packets (I used Nestle's) - 2
Semisweet Chocolate Chips - 2 tablespoons
Whipped cream on top (optional)
Chocolate sauce for garnish (optional)

Procedure
1) Boil milk in a saucepan on medium heat just until bubbles appear on the surface. Once they do, turn the heat off.
2) Pour the hot cocoa mix and stir with a whisk for 30 seconds.
3) Pour in the chocolate chips and whisk again until well incorporated.
4) Try not to drink all the hot chocolate. If you have a sweet-er tooth, add some more sugar at this step. Note that the hot cocoa mix already has some sugar.
5) Let the milk come down to room temperature.
6) After the milk has cooled, pour it in the serving glass.
7) Put the glass in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
8) After 30 minutes, remove from the freezer, add some whipped cream and garnish with chocolate shavings or chocolate sauce.

Note: The above recipe just cools the milk but does not set it. If you like a daiquiri type consistency, then you can pour the cocoa-milk mixture in ice tray, cover with plastic wrap, and let it cool a little longer. When set, throw them in the blender and serve chilled. To make life easier, you could also make a bulk of hot chocolate and store it in the ice trays covered with plastic wrap for up to one week.


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