White Hot Chocolate gets paired with toasted coconut in this easy and delicious frozen treat!
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk.
The kids have been out of school for exactly two weeks, and we have gone through exactly 50 ice pops. 50! I’m not even sure how it is happening since I never seem to catch any of the kids eating them. When I ask the kids who have been eating the ice pops, they all shrug their shoulders in denial. Our ice pop situation has a serious supply and demand problem; the kids are demanding them, but I’m done supplying them.
Cold White Hot Chocolate
Today I decided to treat the kids (and myself) to a different kind of frozen treat; a tall glasses of frozen white hot chocolate. This is such a fun and simple beverage. I started with white chocolate melted with a little heavy cream. Once the chocolate was cooled, I combined it with Almond Breeze Almondmilk Coconutmilk Blend in my blender. I added brown sugar and vanilla extract along with a helping of toasted coconut! My family LOVES toasted coconut. We can eat toasted coconut from our morning pancakes to our coconut key lime bars for dessert!
Toasted coconut is very simple to make. Arrange your coconut in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place this in a 350-degree oven. Every 5 minutes or so, check on your coconut and stir it a little with a spoon or spatula. Be vigilant on your watch; coconut burns very quickly. I always make extra. Store your toasted coconut for later use.
I found serving the kids cold, creamy and coconutty frozen white hot chocolate was a much better than those watery ice pops. This cold beverage was meant to be enjoyed at the table. It had substance and took time which means it provided me a few extra minutes with the kids. They were my captive audience for a good 5 minutes; that’s priceless!
Frozen White Hot Chocolate {Toasted Coconut}
Ingredients
- 4 oz white chocolate
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 1/2 cups Almond Breeze Almondmilk Coconutmilk Blend
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons coconut extract
- 1 cup toasted coconut
- 3 cups of ice
Instructions
- Place chocolate and heavy cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat chocolate for 45 seconds; stir until melted. Allow chocolate to cool to room temperature.
- In a blender, combine almond milk blend, brown sugar, coconut extract, toasted coconut, melted chocolate and ice. Blend until combined.
- Divide mixture between 4 glasses. Top with whipped cream and additional toasted coconut.
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Tori//Gringalicious —
Um……. like, YESSSSSS! This is a drink that was clearly designed for me!
Laura Dembowski —
What a great treat for summer! I’ve been so into frozen treats.
samantha —
This looks great! I just love coconut. Thanks for joining the Family Joy Linky Party.
Jeanette —
Look very delicious. Need to try it 🙂
Liz —
You’ve hit on two of my very favorite ingredients: white chocolate and coconut! How could I resist???!
Megan @ MegUnprocessed —
What a pretty summer dessert!
Audrey —
Mmmmm! I’ll take one now please. Thanks for partying with us on Creative K. Kids Tasty Tuesdays, I always love to see what you bring to the party.
Allie | Baking a Moment —
This is such a fun idea! So refreshing and summery!
Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons —
This looks so good! You had me at toasted coconut!
Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons —
This looks delicious! You had me at Toasted Coconut!
Heather Kinnaird —
So delicious Tanya! {and I took the survey too}
Julie —
This sounds so delicious! I love frozen drinks, and anything chocolate!
Cathy Trochelman —
This looks absolutely delicious, Tanya! What a perfect treat for summer….so much better than a popsicle 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout —
This looks insanely delicious! I took the survey too!
Glory/ Glorious Treats —
This looks amazing!! I love all things coconut, and this looks perfect for a hot summer day! I took the survey too! =)
Kare @ The Food Charlatan —
Oh man 50 pops!! I’m coming to stay at your house Tanya! Plus frozen hot chocolate?? Sold. (Oh and I did the survey 🙂
Christina —
It sounds delicious. And, you are right, that time with the kids is priceless. They are always on the go in the summer — love that this brings you together for a moment.
Ahila —
Delicious chocolate and coconut frozen dessert! Thanks for sharing it on #ThrowbackThursday
Lisa @ Fun Money Mom —
This sounds so delicious and I’m going to have to make it sometime soon! Thanks so much for sharing your delicious recipe with us at Share The Wealth Sunday! Pinning
Kat F. —
Oh boy this is a must!
I took the survey.
Bethany —
Started using almond milk, since its dairy/gluten free mainly, but because we like the flavor it adds to everything. Adding toasted coconut to it, is a given that we’re going to love it. Thankfully, I had all the ingredients on hand, so we’re enjoying this coconut treat right now! So creamy good and thanks for sharing! Took your survey, too!
Patty Gordon —
You had me at frozen chocolate coconut! I’m sure this would be a great afternoon treat or a dessert to make a dinner party satisfied. Thanks for sharing the link on the Turn It Up Tuesday Link party so that I could see it!
Carlee —
That looks and sounds amazing! I love white chocolate too and who can resist that toasted coconut on top? Thanks for sharing at Throwback Thursday!
Frugal Hausfrau —
Oh, yum!! I love that you used actual white chocolate and that toasted coconut just makes it extra special!
Thanks for sharing with us on Throwback Thursday!
Mollie