Indulgent Chocolate Milk: Nurture Your Inner Hedonist
A rich and indulgent cold chocolate milk drink made with solid chocolate. It may not be healthy, but it sure is delicious.
I make no excuses for posting this indulgent chocolate milkshake. It’s nothing like my salted caramel chocolate milkshake and I’m making no health claims for this one. It’s a rich confection, full of chocolate and cream and it’s purely for pleasure.
Indulgent Chocolate Milk
As it’s Organic September, I’ve made this indulgent chocolate milk with 100% organic ingredients. I always buy organic milk and usually buy organic chocolate. However, organic cream is harder to get hold of, so that’s a much rarer item in the Tin and Thyme household. The Soil Association are asking everyone to make a small change in their buying habits for #OrganicSeptember; I bought some organic cream.
I have a brand new gadget in my kitchen. It’s the new Optimum G2.3 platinum series induction blender. I’ve been testing it out on a few things and blitzing a bar of solid chocolate to make this smooth chocolate milkshake was one of them. It did it, of course. I’ll be posting my review of this bit of kit in a week or two’s time, so look out for it.
This chocolate milk may be indulgent, but if you have it in small measures, it’s not really so bad. The amount I’ve given in the recipe gives three small 125ml cups or glasses, but if you want to go to town you could make two larger drinks or even one super shake. Go easy though, because a little goes a long way.
Chocolate Milk Top Tips
- Use dark chocolate for a richer and less sweet drink.
- Add a slug of whisky for extra indulgence.
- If you prefer to have your chocolate milk hot, then forget the blitzing method and melt the chocolate in a pan with the milk and cream over a low heat, stirring from time to time. Sit back, put your feet up and enjoy an indulgent hot chocolate.
Other Chocolate Drinks You Might Like
- Chocolate avocado smoothie
- Gingerbread hot chocolate
- Honeyed rose hot chocolate
- Hot chocolate – the real deal
- Raw chocolate smoothie
- Salted caramel chocolate milkshake
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Choclette x
Indulgent Chocolate Milk. PIN IT.
Indulgent Chocolate Milk
Equipment
- power blender
Ingredients
- 250 ml milk (I used organic)
- 50 ml double cream (heavy cream) (I used organic)
- 75 g chocolate of choice (I used G&B organic 35% milk chocolate)
Instructions
- Break up the chocolate roughly.75 g chocolate of choice
- Place all of the ingredients into a power blender and blitz for 60 seconds. I used the small jug of my new Optimum G2.3.250 ml milk, 50 ml double cream (heavy cream)
- Pour into 3 small glasses and decorate with a little grated chocolate if liked.
How are you getting on with that new blender? Is the induction motor significantly different/better than normal ones?
Hi Ben. Thanks for asking. I’m still trying to figure it out properly before I do my review. It’s a good blender and the motor is significantly quieter than my Optimum 9200A, but it isn’t as powerful. It’s fine for blending lots of things. I’ve made kale and carrot smoothies with great success, but it does take a bit longer 90 seconds as opposed to 35 seconds in the 9200A. I’ve not had so much success with blending things like orange peel into smoothies. This turns out to be quite grainy. It all depends on what you want your blender for.
Indulgent for sure…… proper chocolate milk. Yummmmmmmm x
Yes and it’s gluten free too 🙂
This chocolate milk looks really welcoming especially as the weather has turned so cold.
I think I’d be looking for hot chocolate now Nayna 😉
Organic September was a fabulous initiative and I agree, organic cream can be very hard to track down. Worth it though, to make this decadent chocolate milk, which although we are only just into October I would definitely have warmed. Gorgeous treat especially with bonfire night coming up!
Thank you Sammie. I made this when it was still quite warm, but I’m with you, now I want hot chocolate 🙂
Who could ever pass up a sip of chocolate!
I can’t speak for everyone else, but I know I can’t resist Rebecca 😉
There’s no better hot chocolate than that make with actual chocolate. Yum!!! Shared.
Thank you Jac. I do so agree with you 🙂
Ah the new Froothie sounds brilliant, and anything that makes a good chocolate milk is good in my book. I love G+B’s organic, so much tastier than non-organic chocolate.
I’m still trying things out with the new Froothie. It’s quite different to my old one. And yes I do agree, G&B is one of my favourites.
Looks so rich and creamy! I love that it’s made of all organic ingredients. Such a yummy treat 🙂
Thanks Nadia. It’s rich, creamy and very naughty, but it just has to be done once in a while.
I definitely love chocolate milk – on holiday they were making it from chocolate powder, ice and Monin chocolate cookie syrup and I’ve been replicating these at home in my not-a-Froothie power blender 😉
Ooh chocolate cookie syrup sounds interesting Sarah. You’ve got me trying to imagine what that might be like.
Oh I do love chocolate milk and I am all for being indulgent with my food and drink.x
Yay for a bit of indulgence. Especially when it comes to chocolate 😉
I think my trouble is I’m far TOO indulgent of my inner hedonist, but this DOES look fabulous!
Ay yes, know what you mean Kavey. I think it’s more a case of reigning it in with me, but then again …
I wish I was holding that glass now :-))
Hehe, I know exactly what you mean Angie 😉