Move over hot cocoa – a new wave of drinkable, chocolately goodness is coming through. While maybe not the first ingredient that comes to mind when concocting summer sips, chilled chocolate-infused drinks are this season’s must-try treat. Sweeten your summer with these refreshing recipes, dreamt-up, taste tested (note: very much approved) and served to you by Love:
Iced Dark Chocolate and Coconut Milk
Like peanut butter and jelly or wine and cheese, some things just taste better together. Enjoy a hint of the tropics with this decadent drink.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups coconut milk (or cream for thicker result)
- ½ cup cane sugar or agave nectar
- ¾ cup cocoa power
- 4 oz. 75% dark chocolate (the lower the percentage, the sweeter the result)
- Coconut milk ice cubes for serving
Directions:
- Heat coconut milk and sugar until steaming, whisk in cocoa powder and pour over dark chocolate in a bowl
- Stir mixture until fully melted and pour through strainer into pitcher; store in refrigerator to cool
- Serve over coconut milk ice cubes
Tropical White Chocolate Smoothie
Grab your suit and hit the pool with this spa-like smoothie for a much-deserved mental vacation.
Ingredients:
- 5 oz. white chocolate
- 2.5 cups milk (any kind)
- 1 tbs. vanilla paste or 1 scraped vanilla bean
- 12 oz. frozen pineapple juice or 1.5 cups pineapple chunks
- 12 oz. frozen orange juice
- ½ cup ice (can be frozen fruit juice or milk cubes)
Directions:
- Heat milk with vanilla bean or paste to scald and pour over white chocolate; stir until melted through
- Cool white chocolate mixture in refrigerator
- Place white chocolate mixture, fruit/frozen juice and ice in blender and blend until desired consistency
- Serve immediately