Rich, chocolatey, frosty, dreamy, homemade frozen hot chocolate…
It seems every time I mention my love for New York City, someone will ask, “Have you been to Serendipity? Have you had their frozen hot chocolate? It’s life-changing!”
What’s a healthy-eating vegan, who’s never been to Serendipity, to do?
Make my own frozen hot chocolate, of course!
For a healthy topping, be sure to try this with my Healthy Reddi-Wip Cream on top!
Frozen Hot Chocolate
(Makes 1 really big serving)
- 1 cup milk of choice – use at least 1/3 cup as lite or full-fat canned coconut milk if you want a truly-rich treat
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- scant 1/16th tsp salt – important
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup, sugar, etc. OR pinch pure stevia
- Optional for an even richer flavor, add a little melted chocolate (Serendipity’s recipe calls for this)
Combine ingredients and whisk together on the stove. Or microwave 30 seconds, stir, then microwave another 30 seconds. Let cool, then pour into an ice-cube tray. If you don’t have one, pour into three or four small containers. (Or pour it all into one container, but be sure to thaw before doing the next step so your blender can handle the one big block of frozen-ness.) Freeze. Once frozen, pop the mixture into a blender and blend! I used my Vitamix. Do not add ice, which would dilute the flavor. Ideas for Variations: Add almond or mint extract, blend in some banana, spike with rum, or even add peanut butter!
Frozen Hot Chocolate Nutrition Facts:
(For the entire thing)
- Calories: 80
- fat grams: 4.5
- Protein grams: 3
- Sugar grams: 0 (if using stevia)
I first made this using only almond milk. I liked it… but my taste-tester friends—some of whom have tasted the real thing from Serendipity—said it was more like frozen ice milk than hot chocolate. I agreed; the recipe was missing that rich, hot-chocolate flavor. Nothin’ a little fat couldn’t fix! So if you can spare the calories in your diet, try using at least 1/3 cup of full-fat coconut milk. It will still be much healthier than the Serendipity version (220 calories to their 850. I’m not sure what their serving size is… but my recipe makes a pretty big serving! And it has no cholesterol and can be sugar-free.)
You are amazing, how do you come up with all these healthy goodies!? I am sure my grandson is going to love this, and we’ll have fun making it together.
Are all of these recipes in the book? I just downloaded it to my Kindle.
Hi Doris,
Only a few are on both the blog and book… most in the book are brand new recipes 🙂
I love this! I made it and it’s in the freezer right now! Thank you!! Smells yummy!
Hi can I use chocolate with cream in chochlate milkshake
Thanks again for the recipe! As you mentioned, when using just almond milk, it’s not quite what I was expecting. I found it a bit icy (but that might be because my blender isn’t that great…). So I ended up adding a 1/2-1 teaspoon of vodka to the recipe and it smoothed right out (this is a tip I picked up from Chopped). I’m also thinking of trying Fage 0% greek yogurt or tofu when I blend it to make it thicker.
Looks fantastic!! Serendipity is one of my favorites and we always have frrrrozen hot chocolates there, but I will have to try your recipe. Thanks!!
I do not have a blender but had food processor will that work with this.
You’ll have to try it and see. Let us know the result.
Thank you! which vegan chocolate should I use (in order to melt) ?
I found this recipe in your cook book and made it in my Vitamix but it didn’t take long before it all went under the blade. Taste was great, but the consistency was lacking. Any thoughts? This was my first CCK recipe in my new Vitamix.
Hi, I adore your site, your attitude and recipes. I bought both books; nut I have to question the calorie count on this “one really big serving.” I am type 2 diabetic , I am not an angel as I prefer natural sweeteners like maple syrup, but one tablespoon of that alone has 52 calories, let alone the milk, etc. I know you can use Stevia, but how can it claim 40 calories when maple syrup is a main ingredient? I’m not angry or jumping on you, just wondering.
Best, Gina in MN
Oops, I was commenting on the PINTEREST link saying 40 calories. Even your own analysis only says 80, though
Hi, the maple syrup is an option (stevia being the other option) and all recipes would be calculated with the lower-cal option being used, as is standard when calculating nutrition facts. Hope that helps! I know nutrition labels can be so confusing (often to me as well)