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Frozen Hot Chocolate – in an ice cream maker

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A few years ago, okay 4 1/2 years ago (where does the time go!!)I got to take a girls weekend with my best friend to NYC to celebrate my 30th birthday!  A few weeks later my husband lost his job, so I’m so grateful I went when I did because it’s not going to happen again for a long time!  ANYWAY! While we were there we went to Serendipity to try the Frozen Hot Chocolate!

A delicious recipe for frozen hot chocolate, just like you get at serendipity in NYC, made in an ice cream machine to create the perfect slushy consistency

It was served in a giant bowl just like this one, overflowing onto a plate!  It was fantastic and I KNEW I could make my own version.  SO I went home and played around different variations tweaking my homemade Hot Chocolate. I tried using ice cream, using ice in a blender and using the ice cream maker.  I found that the Ice cream maker created the BEST texture, great crystallization, for slushy perfection.

to get the perfect slushy consistency for this copycat frozen hot chocolate I use my ice cream maker and it is perfect

I love create a mint version of this, and even an amaretto version (one of my favorite flavors with chocolate). I think I’m going to try a peanut butter and a coconut version as well. Just switch some of the extract for anything else you want to try. Then I top it with loads of fresh whipped cream and some shaved chocolate to make it pretty! Serve it overflowing onto a plate to be JUST like Serendipity, but it IS a lot, so for my kiddo’s I use smaller containers. Serve it fresh, it won’t freeze quite right.

if you love frozen hot chocolate from serendipity in new york city you will love this homemade version

5 from 3 votes
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Frozen Hot Chocolate recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
ice cream machine time
40 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 

this frozen hot chocolate recipe is a copycat from serendipity nyc. It's super SUPER easy to make and based off my super popular homemade hot chocolate recipe so it's also delicious. Perfect for a warm supper day

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: frozen hot chocolate, frozen hot chocolate recipe
Servings: 12 half cup servings
Calories: 131 kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
Ingredients
  • 1/4 C unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 C granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 C water
  • 2 C Whole milk
  • 1 C heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla or 1 tsp vanilla and 1/2 peppermint or other extract
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. Mix the dry ingredients in a medium saucepan.
  2. Add the water, whisk and cook over medium high heat until it boils.
  3. Let it boil for 1 min then add the milk, cream and vanilla and stir well.
  4. Pour into a glass container and refrigerate until cool
  5. Stir it well again and pour it into the ice cream maker and turn it on.
  6. Leave it until it's the right consistency (about 30 mins I've found)
  7. Top with whipped cream and serve!

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This Frozen hot chocolate is frosty goodness, a copycat serendipity recipe I use my ice cream maker to get the perfect consistency and flavor

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Ashlee Prisbrey is a self taught cake decorator and home chef turned blogger turned youtuber. On her blog and youtube channel she shares cake decorating tutorials, from scratch recipes, and themed party food (cause for her parties are all about the food). In addition to blogging and videos she travels around the country speaking at blog conferences. Last year she competed on Food Network, the Halloween Baking championship, a dream come true! Ashlee loves empowering women and moms, in the kitchen, in blogging or in life. Her motto is nothing is too hard with the right tips and tricks.
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    • I’ve seen people make it in a blender with ice, but I really love it this way, no watering down hot chocolate for me! Whole milk, chocolate turned into frozen crystallized goodness!!! Mmmm I want more now!

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  4. How many servings does this make. We are having a Frozen Night Time Play Date in a few weeks and all the “Elsas” will flip for this. Just want to make sure I have enough for all of them. Thanks!

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    • um it expands a bit as it goes though the machine, but just over 4 cups. that’s simply as much as the ice cream maker will hold, if you have a larger maker you can make it bigger!

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  8. I’ve been dreaming about frozen hot chocolate since last August when I had it visiting Miami. I live in Minnesota and find myself craving it during the bitterest chills of the winter ironically 🙂

    Thank you for letting me relive this delicious drink all over again!

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