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Jan
12
2012
Frozen Hot Chocolate, Serendipity Style!
Tags: chocolate, copycat recipe, dessert, frozen hot chocolate, hot chocolate, Serendipity
A few weeks ago I was in NYC for literally less than 24 hours and one of the only things I was able to squeeze in other than what I was there for was a visit to Serendipity for one of my favorite treats…..the Frozen Hot Chocolate. It is massive, chocolaty and perfectly ice-y.
When I got back home I told the boys all about the treat I had and said I would re-create our own version! So…..I got to work 
Here is your line up. Please add one more hot chocolate to the picture. I ended up using 5 packets. Use your favorite brand of hot chocolate mix. I used the Trader Joe’s brand of cocoa. This literally takes 5 minutes to make, not kidding.
I had my little guy hop on the counter and help whip the cream and sugar. Whip it until perfectly creamy.
Like so
Let’s start with the milk. Pour it right into the blender. PS…..LOVE my Blendtec!
Cocoa time!
Give it a good blend!
Add the ice and crush it up!
I found the perfect consistency and was in love
See those little ice crystals?! Those are the best part.
Time for the sweet cream and chocolate!
I used mini chocolate chips, but you can used shaved chocolate that looks more authentic to the original
Ahhhh, wait until you try this! Love!
A few boys I know enjoyed the treat
It was so fun bringing a little bit of NYC to my stinkers
2 cups whole milk
Five 1.25 ounce packets of Hot Chocolate mix
4 cups ice
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips or grated chocolate
1. Place milk into blender. Add hot chocolate packets and blend until combined. Add ice and blend until ice is blended into tiny chunks. Pour evenly into 4 glasses on top of plates to catch any dripping frozen hot chocolate.
2. Whip cream and sugar until whipped cream. Top each glass with whipped cream and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
Makes 4 servings
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I love my Blendtec, too! What setting did u use for this?
Made these tonight (Monday) for my kids… HUGE HIT!!!! Thank you so much!!!
I made this last night for a summer treat. Was totally totally divine. Thanks so much for sharing this. It’s amazing
This looks delicious !! I had something similar when the HB and I were in Tucson AZ and it was scrumptions
Marti
I made these for the kids on a yucky day and they ask everyday if I can make them again!!
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Always wanted to try frozen hot cocoa as I saw it once on Oprah… never made until today when I saw your recipe.. I used 1% milk and no choc. chips but it was still DELICIOUS! Kids LOVED it too!! I used my favorite hot cocoa (only kind I like as I grew up on it, SWISS MISS)…. and it was DELICIOUS! (I’m not a chocolate fan, but this was great!)….100 times better than hot cocoa and my new turn to quick dessert! Even good for entertaining friends!! Thank you and I LOVE Your site!!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Deb! Thanks for the feedback!
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I just made this for my family last night and it was yummy and so easy. thanks so much
So glad to hear it Breann! Thanks for the feedback!
Haven’t been to Serendipity but this looks amazing! I wondered (being a poor college student with no fancy blender) is it possible to use my small food processor to crush the ice and then blend everything together in the blender? My blender says it can crush ice but I’ve already proven the only thing it can “crush” are ice cream and bananas!
Hi Lorry,
It doesn’t hurt to try! I haven’t tried it in the food processor but give it a whirl!
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Thank you for the wonderful recipe! Made an individual serving for myself today, and I loved it! (and my mom may have stole a few bites) I went a little less on the hot chocolate packets, but added Hershey’s chocolate syrup, and it was delicious.
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oh Jenny! Frozen hot chocolate?!? I am starting to wonder what else I’m missing out on by not visiting big cities more often! Looks great!
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I will definitely be trying your version. I also have the Serendipity cookbooks. I say the same thing – a trip to NYC without stopping in at Serendipity for their frozen hot chocolate would just not be a trip to NYC. Also, Levaine Bakery for a chocolate chocolate chip cookie! Great site. Loving the recipes.
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This looks delicious – I can’t wait to try this!
Gosh, I am a New Yorker, and I can never snag a table during the holiday season. I can’t wait to try your version, as I know that it is so delicious.
I love Serendipity.It is such a neat place.Everything there is good.They have
fabulous hamburgers too.I have always wondered how to make frozen hot choclate.Now you have given me the answer.Will be going back on a trip in the Spring.You can be sure I will be making a stop there.Whats so neat is it is so close to Bloomingdales.
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Hi. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Looks great! I really want to serve for christmas but I was wondering how many will this recipe serve? It looks like you used some smaller serving cups but again how many will it serve?
Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
Julie
Whoops!!! Lol now I see servings on the typed recipe. Sorry! Thanks.
disreguard below….
Hi. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Looks great! I really want to serve for christmas but I was wondering how many will this recipe serve? It looks like you used some smaller serving cups but again how many will it serve?
Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
Julie
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to die for yum-o