Easy 3-Ingredient Frozen Hot Chocolate
Insanely delicious and easy, this frozen hot chocolate is perfect for hot summer months when drinking hot chocolate would be, well, insane.
I have a super quick and simple recipe for you today!
If it’s blazing hot where you live AND you have lingering hot chocolate mix from the winter months hanging around, you’ll want to take note.
Frozen hot chocolate is one of my favorite, favorite, FAVORITE summer treats to enjoy.
Three ingredients, it is a dump and blend recipe, which means it can be yours in less than 10 minutes. Way less, actually. (Let’s have a contest who can make it the fastest! That’d be fun.)
And it is crazy delicious.
If you’ve never had frozen hot chocolate, it is an icy, chocolatey treat (not creamy like a milkshake).
And although it sounds kind of redundant and obvious…it really is like classic hot chocolate in cold, blended form.
I have an ancient frozen hot chocolate (read: scary looking photos) recipe in the archives, but it is gathering dust, because the version I’m posting today has been our go-to for a long while, thanks to being so much easier and faster.
I’ve given several notes below in the recipe about what brand of hot chocolate mix I use (I’ve tried it with this popular homemade mix too!), and why I prefer chocolate milk (dark chocolate almond milk, to be exact), among other things.
Ultimately, it’s not rocket science! It’s just delicious frozen hot chocolate. Such a fun, tasty summer treat!
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Easy 3-Ingredient Frozen Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups chocolate milk (see note)
- 1 cup (142 to 170 g) dry hot chocolate mix, flavor and brand of choice (see note)
- 3-4 cups cubed ice (see note)
- Whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles or shavings, for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Add the milk, hot chocolate mix and ice, in the order listed, to a blender and process until smooth.
- Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and chocolate shaving/sprinkles, if desired.
Notes
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Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
102 Comments on “Easy 3-Ingredient Frozen Hot Chocolate”
What brand of mix was your favorite?
There are some details about that in the notes section of the recipe, but I like the Stephens brand and Ghirardelli brands.
Very refreshing for a terribly hot Texas day!
It’s so good
So easy and delicious!
Awesome recipe… Delicious
Very good! If you use chocolate milk, maybe half a cup less of hot chocolate powder. Delicous!
Hey Mel, have you ever made this and added instant coffee to turn it into a mocha? I’m recently obsessed with frozen mochas and wondering if this would be similar? I hate hot coffee, but def need the extra jolt of caffeine as I have a 2 year old and a newborn lol
Hi Meghan, I haven’t tried that but it’s definitely worth a try!
WOW this is amazing its like a booster for my day
Outstanding! My son asks for hot chocolate all year round. This is the perfect summer substitute! My kids are all thrilled and I am over the moon with the amount of mowing, laundry-folding, and other chores I was able to bribe them to do! Ha! A new favorite for sure (both as a treat and as a bargaining chip! )!
First frozen hot chocolate recipe I’ve ever tried. Can’t beat 3 ingredients! My kids and I all loved it! I can’t have a lot of dairy right now because of reflux in my infant twins so this was the perfect solution! Still so creamy and delicious. Thanks!