Name: Frozen Hot Chocolate recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 half cup servings
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)

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.

How I created this Frozen Hot Chocolate recipe

When I turned 30 I went to NYC to celebrate with one of my girlfriends! We had a BLAST and ate a ton of food.

While we were there we went to Serendipity to try the Frozen Hot Chocolate and it was AMAZING! It was served in a giant bowl just like this one, overflowing onto a plate and was not only impressive to look at but delicious.

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.

I love to 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.

Just show me how to make Frozen Hot Chocolate already!

If you’d rather skip my tips and tricks for frozen hot chocolate, along with links to other chocolate recipes and get straight to this delicious ice cream – simply scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.

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

Tips to Make the Perfect Frozen Hot Chocolate Recipe

-This recipe starts with the base of my Perfect Hot Chocolate – that’s where the flavor is coming from. If you have a favorite hot chocolate recipe you can use that instead.

-I am all about milk in hot chocolate – I don’t ever use water, it’s just not the same, so for my hot chocolate and frozen hot chocolate I always use milk – to add a little thickness to this I substitute some milk for cream and use less that in my normal hot chocolate recipe so the flavor is a little more concentrated.

-you can use JUST milk if you prefer – if you use mostly cream be wary – it will turn into hot chocolate ICE CREAM vs a slushy dessert

-All the recipes I found online for frozen hot chocolate used a blender and ice, but I don’t like to water down my hot chocolate so I prefer to use my ice cream maker

-BUT if you don’t have an ice cream maker you CAN use a blender. Cut the milk and cream in half so you have a more concentrated mixture and add it to the blender with 2-3 cups of ice and blend until slushy

To make this Frozen Hot Chocolate you’ll need

Frozen Hot Chocolate

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If you love frozen hot chocolate you’ll love these other ice cream recipes!

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5 from 3 votes

Frozen Hot Chocolate recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

ice cream machine time

30 mins

Total Time

45 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

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Instructions

To make in the ice cream maker

Mix the dry ingredients in a medium saucepan.
Add the water, whisk and cook over medium high heat until it boils.
Let it boil for 1 min then add the milk, cream and vanilla and stir well.
Pour into a glass container and refrigerate until cool
Stir it well again and pour it into the ice cream maker and turn it on.
Leave it until it’s the right consistency (about 30 mins I’ve found)
Top with whipped cream and serve!

To make in a blender

Follow instructions 1-4 above, BUT cut the milk and cream in half – so it will be a more concentrated hot chocolate mixture
Pour into a blender along with 3 cups of ice and blend until slushy
Top with whipped cream and serve again!

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