Christmas is my favorite holiday. Yes, the beautiful lights and decorations make me smile during the cold and dreary months, but I think it’s the remembrance of something greater than ourselves beginning many years ago that makes this night in particular so special. Today I’m sharing the recipe for a special Christmas Eve tradition in our family — making frozen hot chocolate.
Here are a few of my favorite accessories to make making frozen hot chocolate special (and let’s face it, you definitely can use these the rest of the year too!):
- 4-piece Bolero mug set
- 4-piece extra tall Darware mason jar mug set
- 100-pack of Christmas-themed biodegradable paper straws
- Ghirardelli Chocolate and Caramel sauce
- By the Cup marshmallow bits
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I love keeping Christmas Eve simple. We go to church, light candles and sing Silent Night. After dinner, we make frozen hot chocolate and talk about the incredible ways God has changed our lives over the past year.
This night, the most Holy of the year, marks the beginning of the greatest love story ever revealed… One that a perfectly selfless God would send His completely pure, righteous, and glorious Son to die for an undeserving world of people. He loves you. For you. Exactly where you are, you are loved by the Creator who wants nothing more than a relationship with you where He can reveal more of Himself and His love for you. “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel, which means ‘God is with us”’ -Matthew 1:23
I hope that this Serendipity-inspired frozen hot chocolate becomes a Christmas tradition for you and your family. May God bless you and your family this year and for many to come.
With Love,
Jenn & Joseph
Holiday Recipe: Frozen Hot Chocolate
Equipment
- Double boiler (or two pots you can stack on one another)
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 package Swiss Miss hot chocolate (instant individual packet)
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips *optional
- 12 oz evaporated milk divided
- 4 cups ice
- garnish whipped cream, sprinkles, marshmallows
Instructions
- Gently boil water in a double boiler
- In the top of the double boiler, add hot chocolate mix, sugar and butter. Stir until fully combined
- Add in white and milk chocolate chips (and dark if desired)
- As the chocolate chips begin melting, add 1/2 of the evaporated milk and stir until smooth
- Turn off heat and leave to cool to room temperature (approximately 8-10 minutes)
- Add ice, chocolate mixture, and remaining half of the evaporated milk into a blender and blend completely
- Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream, sprinkles, chocolate chips or marshmallows as desired
