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A frozen hot chocolate float is a genius recipe and it’s SO easy. All you need are three ingredients: hot chocolate mix, ice cream, and whipped cream.
Frozen Hot Chocolate Float
I’ve never really been a fan of hot chocolate since coffee was always my go-to comfort drink. However, I recently discovered how to make the most delicious and satisfying hot chocolate float! The kids love these and you can use any flavor ice cream you like.
Ingredients Needed
- Hot chocolate mix: you can use a packet or my homemade hot chocolate mix.
- Ice cream: I used mint chip because we love mint…and that makes this a St. Patrick’s Day dessert, but use your favorite ice cream.
How to make a Hot Chocolate Float
- Make hot chocolate.
- Add ice cream.
- Drink and enjoy the tasitest hot chocolate float recipe!
Expert Tips
- For a creamier hot chocolate, use milk with higher fat content.
- The creamiest alternative milk I find is oat milk.
- To enhance the chocolate flavor, add ½ tsp of pure vanilla extract.
- Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon and or clove to spice up your hot chocolate (even cayenne pepper).
Hot Chocolate Float Recipe
Add your favorite ice cream to a mug of hot chocolate and make a hot chocolate float!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 ounces prepared hot chocolate
- ¼ cup ice cream (any flavor)
- Whipped cream for garnish
Instructions
- Use your favorite hot chocolate mix to make a glass (about 8 ounces) of hot chocolate. I use the k-cups for my Keurig but you can also use 8 ounces of water with your favorite hot chocolate packet or 8 ounces of milk and some homemade hot chocolate mix.
- Pour an equal amount of the hot chocolate in two mugs. (The pictures shown are one very large mug, but it serves 2.)
- Place 1/4 cup (1 scoop) of ice cream in each mug. Top with whipped cream and/or sprinkles and/or chocolate sauce.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
- For a creamier hot chocolate, use milk with higher fat content.
- The creamiest alternative milk I find is oat milk.
- To enhance the chocolate flavor, add ½ tsp of pure vanilla extract.
- Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon and or clove to spice up your hot chocolate (even cayenne pepper).
- Use any flavor hot chocolate mix or one of my easy recipes.
- Use any flavor ice cream – from the store or one of my easy recipes!
Recipe Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 242mg | Potassium: 293mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
You are right. I DO NEED this in my life, asap! And you totally deserve it after hosting 9 little girls overnight. Yikes!
Hot chocolate ice cream floats are the best!!! That and Italian sodas always do it for me. Love the idea of a shamrock float. My girls will love this!
Hi…I don’t mean this to be a dumb ? But would the end result of this recipe be a cold in temperature taste? Cause it has ice cream in it…yet it started as ‘hot’ chocolate?!
Don’t get me wrong. ..it looks fabulous!
It’ll cool as the ice cream melts. But we drank it so fast it stayed pretty warm. 🙂
I’m feeling the need to make this right now, and I don’t really even like hot chocolate, but I LOVE mint chip – hope you survived the sleepover 🙂
Love the photo of you and your daughter! Hope you survived the sleepover!
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