I figure around this time of year one would expect to combine the above ingredients and blend together to make a nice, delicious warm beverage to heat up the soul given such harsh Winter conditions. I live in San Diego. We don't know the meaning of Winter. So I had heard rumors of a frozen hot chocolate and decided to make my own, with my favorite items.
I followed the directions on the Starbucks Cocoa tin {2 heaping Tablespoons of cocoa, 8oz milk}, and simply added some Benefiber powder {a few teaspoons} and...the magic ingredient...ICE! Because I have a VitaMix, and highly recommend getting one, it only took me a few seconds to blend up this perfect San Diego Winter Beverage!! [Side note: The VitaMix has a 2HP motor, so anything with a 1HP will do as well...or any blender that will crush and mix the ice.]
This was a perfect way to share some cocoa with my tiny baker girl, since I didn't have to be afraid that it would be too hot for her. Brilliant!
- Garnish with some mint, or even blend some in it to make a chilly mint cocoa.
- Add a little peppermint extract or broken up peppermint candy cane to make a peppermint cocoa.
- Add some espresso or strong brew coffee to make your own chilly mocha!
- Add both mint/peppermint and espresso and make a chilly mint/peppermint mocha!
-Becky Charms
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