All right, Jules is out for the rest of the week and I’m hijacking this blog. You’re all mine for the next 4 days, so buckle up.
Little known fact about ol’ Chris here, I worked as a bartender (no, I don’t drink – it was a non-alcoholic bar and yes, I realize that doesn’t make me a real bartender) for about 6 months in college. Jules actually hired me for that job long before we were married, or had even started dating. In that spirit, I decided to share some of my favorite summer drinks this week, starting with an old-time favorite of mine, the frozen hot chocolate. Yes, I realize it’s not “hot” if it’s frozen. It’s not literal, yeesh.
My first experience with frozen hot chocolate was at Dairy Queen in Rexburg, Idaho, my senior year of high school. It was cheaper than a Blizzard, and bigger to boot. Win-win. It quickly became one of my favorite cool treats, and even though DQ doesn’t have it on the menu any longer, we have a local restaurant here that does. And lucky me, I paid attention to how they made it last time I was there, and now I make my own.
This recipe makes enough for two people:
* 3 cups ice
* 3/4 cups heavy cream
* 1 cup skim milk (if you use 1% or 2%, then use more milk and less cream)
* 2/3 cup Hershey syrup
• Whipped cream (I just use the canned stuff)
• Hershey chocolate bar
Put the ingredients with the *’s in a blender. Blend until super smooth. Pour into a cup, top with whipped cream and use a grater or microplane to shave some of the chocolate on top of the cream. Aaaaaaaand:
This is one of our favorite night-time drinks in the summer. Pop some popcorn, toss in a movie and knock back a couple of these bad boys and I think you’ll find all is right in the world.
So I hope you find some time enjoy one of these this week. This is a “classic” version, but you can flavor them with all kinds of stuff, so feel free to make adjustments and come back and share what you did. Stay cool!
I just wanted to tell y’all I first made this recipe last summer, but I haven’t made it since. I refused to make frozen hot chocolate unless it was this recipe! Lately, I have been really wanting to make it and today I spent a good 30 minutes googling SEVERAL different variations of “frozen hot chocolate” and I am so happy I finally found y’alls recipe again!
THANK YOU!
We’re so glad you found us again! And especially glad that you like the recipe enough to make it twice!
This was yummy, I didn’t have hersheys only had homemade chocolate fudge sauce (I know bummer right? :)), the amount of cream seamed to coat my mouth, maybe I would add less cream and more milk (for my taste only)…? Unfortunately my health conscience hubs wouldn’t share with me and I had to eat it all myself , well I did share an appropriate amount with my two year old.
Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed the drinks. :)
Oh also we made the pina coladas too, super yummy!
This is Jess aka Juice
Oh, haha. I was gonna make my way through the J’s until I guessed it. You would have been next, Juicer. ;)
Oh I miss these (and all of the other drinks) from the HM&S days. Good times. Loved working the bar!
Hmm. Your name is ambiguous. Is this Johanna, but chance?
I made this and it was phenomenal!
Yes! I love hearing that! Not just that it was good (though that’s nice to hear, as well), but that you actually made it! Way to go!