I've been fascinated with this recipe ever since I saw the movie Serendipity, where they went to a restaurant by the same name (hint: Serendipity) and had a wonderful frozen treat...that's right: Frozen hot chocolate. This recipe is adapted from epicurious.com- with a few additions of my own (they will be in parentheses). It was delightful. Give it a try if you like before it gets too cold out!
Ingredients
6 half-ounce pieces of a variety of your favorite chocolates ( I just used good ol' Nestles)
2 teaspoons store bought hot chocolate mix ( I just used a full pouch of instant cocoa mix for a more chocolaty taste)
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
3 cups ice
(4-5 scoops of ice cream)
Whipped cream
Chocolate shavings
Preparation
Chop the chocolate into small pieces and place it in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring occasionally until melted.
Add the cocoa and sugar, stirring constantly until thoroughly blended. Remove from heat and slowly add 1/2 cup of the milk and stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
In a blender place the remaining cup of milk, the room temperature chocolate mixture, ice cream and the ice.
Blend on high speed until smooth and the consistency of a frozen daiquiri. Pour into a giant goblet and top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Enjoy with a spoon or a straw. . . .or both! I had no chocolate shavings, whipped cream OR goblets. But it was delicious all the same.
