The Best Make-Ahead Hot Chocolate
Morgan Bolling whips up a quick and easy recipe for Make-Ahead Hot Chocolate.
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Looks like she changed her toddlers diapers and things got way out of hand ..
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I like seeing how easy these are to make. It cures any craving to ever buy some overpriced hot chocolate ball.
This seems like a lot of unnecessary prep work. Wouldn’t it be easier to heat up half & half + drop a tablespoon of chocolate chips + salt?
I’m not seeing the advantage or time saving here. Not for me
We make this recipe regularly. We discovered that cooling is unnecessary. When the mixture is ready, pour into silicone cuffs and freeze. When frozen – pack. Really delicious.
Yum 🤤
Now THAT'S a recipe I can do! LOL
I'm a hot chocolate Enthusiast. Come November (I live in NC and TBH it usually doesn't get bone cold 🥶 around here till February.) I'll have my chocolate ball stash ready and waiting.
In the meantime I'm thinking cold 🧊☃️🌬️thoughts in 106° degree weather. 🥵
Surely all the plastic wrap could be avoided. Liked the recipe until that point – then it’s thumbs down
It’s hot today, so I am longing for Autumn. This is part of the fantasy. Yum! Thank you!
Ladies I love this!! I’m getting Christmas vibes!!
Thanks for sharing!!🫶🏼
I really want that mug — anyone know what it is?
Love the timing! Perfect for record lows in San Francisco
Is there a link for where to get those cups?
Or heat up the milk, and pour it over the chocolate ball in your cup
It's 100 out.
you should uso gloves, and no rings.
I think I would add some expresso powder for a little extra zip
But it's July
to skip the plastic, freeze them on a lined tray first, then you can just dump them in the ziploc
So, basically, you made Chocolate Truffles…
will they last until winter
Perhaps our friends in Australia and New Zealand will enjoy this timely recipe. I hope YouTube will recommend it to me again in a few months.
There's always time for good hot chocolate.
So drop a few semisweet, salt and cream in your hot milk. 🙏😍
Smart ♀️🧑🍳♀️
This is wonderful, Morgan Bolling, but I'm afraid it's Morgan BOILING outside right now! 🥵
or – just add the chips to hot milk with a dash of salt. I love ATK but this is silly.
To save on plastic, you can use silicone round candy molds instead! To make truffles, roll the chilled ball in your hands for a bit, then into the topping of choice (nuts, coconut, etc). I love making these ^^
Yummer!!!
Great idea
It's Too HOT for Hot Chocolate🔥🌎🔥
I only drink hot chocolate when there is an R in the month, so I will save this delicious recipe.
It is 8:00 pm here in Texas now and the temperature outside is 99 degrees. Hard to think about hot chocolate right now, but I will keep this in mind for December…… Good job Morgan!
What % is heavy cream?
Microwave fats?! Really?
This was a great way to make hot chocolate.
Hi! 😁
No espresso powder? That's a classic cheat for extra chocolatey chocolate flavor.
Can I just eat the chocolate ball and forget the milk?
Really smart idea! Would taste better than the hot chocolate mix you see in the coffee aisle!
Those would also be good dropped in a cup of coffee
Looks delicious! I’ll try it in 3 months or so 😜
Yum!
Thank you
I am jealous of how clean that microwave is. Can you make a video about keeping a microwave clean? Thank you.
This is the secret Schweddy family recipe I’ve long been looking for. Thank you.