How to Make a Hot Chocolate Milkshake

Hot chocolate milkshakes are an unusual blend of hot and cold American favorites. Milkshakes got their humble beginnings in 1885 as an alcoholic beverage and evolved into the drink of choice in 1930s malt shops. Since then, many people have put their own interpretation on an American classic and you can contribute your own spin on this recipe as well. Does this Spark an idea?

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12 miniature chocolate pieces
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup warm water
1 cup milk
Metal whisk
4 tsps. hot chocolate mix
2 tsps. white sugar
Blender
4 cups of ice
2 scoops of chocolate ice cream
2 cups of cream
Glass
Whipped cream
Cheese grater
Straw

Instructions

- 1
  
  Put 12 miniature chocolate pieces in a bowl with a 1/2 cup of warm water. Turn on the microwave for about 4 minutes to melt the chocolate. Stop the microwave at 2 minutes to stir the bowl. Start the microwave again for the duration.
- 2
  
  Pour 1 cup of milk into the bowl and stir it with a metal whisk for the chocolate to be soft. Add 4 tsps. of hot chocolate mix and 2 tsps. of white sugar into the chocolate. Continue stirring until the milkshake is smooth. Allow the bowl to settle before pouring the milkshake into the blender.
- 3
  
  Open the blender and add 4 cups of ice and 2 scoops of chocolate ice cream. Pour in 2 cups of cream to thicken the milkshake. Add 2 tsps. of ground cinnamon for extra flavor before you turn on the blender.
- 4
  
  Close the blender and turn it on high to begin mixing. Stop mixing briefly and taste the milkshake to see if it needs any more sugar. If the milkshake needs more, pour in a little more sugar and turn the blender back on. Mix the milkshake until it has the thickness of a smoothie.
- 5
  
  Grab a glass for the milkshake and a spoon for the whipped cream. Grate some chocolate on a cheese grater to make chocolate shavings as a garnish for the milkshake. Drop a straw in the glass and enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

Don't put in too much hot chocolate mix because it dominates the taste of the milkshake, and that is not the intent of the drink.

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