Freezing Cold Hot Chocolate

When it is cold outside, my kids are always asking for "warm chocolate".  That means they want hot chocolate but only slightly warming than room temperature.  This is quite the opposite.  The kids and I decided to be adventurous with the blender today and this is what we came up with.  The kids LOVED it!  They pretty much attacked me as I was pouring them, so this is the best picture I could get.

Ingredients:

• 3 Packets of Instant Hot Cocoa
• 3/4 Cup of Half and Half
• 1 Cup of Water
• About 1 1/2 Cups of Vanilla Ice Cream

This made enough for 3 kids and 1 mom

Pour the packets of cocoa mix into the blender.  Add in the water and blend until powder is dissolved.  Next, add in the half and half and ice cream.  Blend until smooth.  Serve in chilled glasses and enjoy!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Milkshake

I love to surprise the kids with a treat after school.  Since I knew Evan would come home from school hot and exhausted because today was his field day and it was 90 degrees outside I thought he deserved a milkshake.  We picked berries a few days ago at Wegmeyer Farms and stuck some in the freezer for occasions just like this.  The frozen strawberries make the milkshake nice and cold.  

Ingredients:

• Strawberries 
• Cocoa Powder
• Hershey's Syrup
• Vanilla Ice Cream
• Whipped Cream

I used my Nutribullet, I know that making milkshakes is not its intended purpose but it is easy to use and easy to clean, not to mention just the right size to make a couple of milkshakes for the kiddos.  

I cut the stems off the strawberries and filled the small cup about 2/3 of the way, added 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream, a teaspoon of Hershey's Cocoa Powder and blended until smooth.  I drizzled a little Hershey's Syrup in the glass, poured in the milkshake and added a dollop of whipped cream.  I did convince them to share a little bit with me!!  I am one lucky mom!

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