Frrrozen hot chocolate
As soon as Thanksgiving ended, I got into the holiday spirit. I hurried to my local grocery store to stock up on hot chocolate for those cold winter nights. After drinking hot chocolate at least twice a week, I decided to shake things up. I’d heard of frozen hot chocolate but I didn’t understand the science behind it. After finding this recipe, I realized it was simpler than it looked.
All I needed was:
- 6 Hershey’s snack size chocolate bars
- 1 and ½ cups of milk
- 2 tablespoons of hot chocolate mix
- 1 and ½ tablespoon of sugar
- 3 cups of cubed ice
First, I broke the chocolate into pieces and threw it into a bowl, which was sitting over simmering water. Once the chocolate was melted, I added the sugar and hot chocolate mix, stirring to form a paste. I took the mixture off the stove and slowly poured in half a cup of milk, stirring constantly. After the liquid had cooled down, I added it to the blender which contained the ice and remaining milk. Lastly, I turned my blender on high and stopped blending when the drink acquired a slush-like consistency.
I was surprised to find that the drink was actually frozen, because I expected the ice to melt into the drink by the time I was done blending everything. Thankfully, the frozen hot chocolate turned out exactly as it was supposed to, and it only took me a total of 15 minutes to make about two tall glasses. Not to mention, it added a fun twist to a common wintertime drink. If you’re looking for a cold drink, besides a frappuccino or an iced coffee, frozen hot chocolate is for you.

Senior Syeda Rizvi is the entertainment editor and this is her third year on staff. She's obsessed with YouTube and makeup and anything related to those...