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You thought I forgot Skinny Saturday, didn’t you? I was getting all down on myself last week, and I bet you thought I was just quitting, huh? Not today, kids. I’m still here!
We’re just having a crazy time lately, so I didn’t get a chance to post until tonight. If you follow me on Instagram (and I’d love it if you did), you might have caught some of the insanity happening in our kitchen. On Thursday I made 18 desserts, and on Friday I photographed all of them! Because… we’re moving on Friday. Again. And I needed to pack up my kitchen and photo sets/props, but I also wanted to have enough material for the blog to get me through the rest of the month– just to give me enough time to settle into the new place and all.
Chris and I are moving fiends, y’all. We’ve been married for 7 years (this summer), and this week be our 8th apartment (well, it’s actually a house this time– and we are giddy with excitement about it)!! I thought about walking you though the history of all our moves, you know… just to explain them all. That way you might not think we’re quite so insane for all of the apartment hopping.
But then I realized how much time that could take up, and really– I just need to log off for the night so I can pack a few more boxes! So, instead, how about a quick check in on the weight loss progress:
I actually had a really great week and had a solid weight loss. Like I mentioned last week, I’m only posting my weight once a month here in an effort to alleviate some of the pressure I was feeling about reporting so often, so I won’t tell you how much I lost. But it was enough to feel good about, and I really hope I can keep it off! I have a history of repetitive self sabotage, and– as if on cue– yesterday and today have been really rotten eating/exercise days for me. But I think I can pick right back up tomorrow with things and hopefully continue on to have a great month! Think skinny thoughts for me, okay? Getting through this move on healthy foods could be a challenge…
And now to the recipe:
I hope it’s enough for me to say that out of the 18 recipes I made on Thursday, this was the one I couldn’t get enough of. It’s really not much more than frozen chocolate almond milk. But when it’s all blended up and topped with a little cool whip and chocolate shavings, it really feels like you’re drinking something special! Maybe it’s because it was my last recipe of the day, and I actually took a moment to sit down and enjoy it– but it was (hands down) my favorite of the bunch! It will be happening often this summer!!
Don’t be tempted to skip out on the whipped cream and chocolate shavings!! When you get down to the part where you mix it up with the bottom of the drink– it’s like magic… 🙂
Skinny Saturday: Frozen Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
1/2 cup chocolate almond milk, frozen into ice cubes
1/2 cup chocolate almond milk, cold
1/4 cup fat free whipped cream
1 tbsp. dark chocolate shavings
Instructions
Blend the chocolate ice cubes and the chocolate milk together until smooth (for a thicker frozen hot chocolate, use a higher ice to chocolate milk ratio).
Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Notes about this Recipe:
Keep Chocolate Almond Milk ice cubes stocked in the freezer all summer so you can whip up this tasty treat in under a minute!
I used my zoku pop maker (freezes liquid in less than 7 minutes) to make my ice cubes, so I didn’t use an actual ice cube tray. However, I’ve frozen almond milk in a silicon cube tray before and it worked just fine, but I’ve never used the standard plastic trays. Just FYI.
I’d suggest using a single serve blending cup or use this easy mason jar blending trick that works on most any standard blender.
A cute straw makes a difference in the taste. No, seriously.
It's an icy drink made with melted chocolate, hot chocolate mix, a little sugar, milk, and ice. The chocolate taste resembles the flavor you love from traditional hot chocolate, but the consistency is closer to that of a slushy or frappuccino.
There are 630 calories in 1 serving of Dairy Queen Frozen Hot Chocolate - Small. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
How can something be hot and frozen at the same time? Well, this drink's name is definitely an oxymoron. However, It makes sense when you break down the contents of the drink. You will blend ice with the hot cocoa mix, and that's where we got the name.
Here's the Frozen Hot Chocolate blueprint: DQ's Arctic Rush icy slush mix, a ladle of cocoa fudge, vanilla soft serve, MORE cocoa fudge and whipped cream on top. Total calories: 1,020 (for a large, 22-ounce cup).
This drink is a combination of milk, vanilla syrup, ice and chocolate syrup that is blended together and topped with whipped cream. There are no artificial flavors or colors and no preservatives... Enjoy!!! dianadrinkszone.
McDonald's Hot Chocolate recipe features steamed whole milk with rich hot chocolate syrup and is finished with whipped light cream and chocolate drizzle. Available in small, medium and large sizes.
On average, an 8 oz (240 ml) serving of hot chocolate made with whole milk and topped with whipped cream contains around 220-300 calories. If made with reduced fat or skimmed milk, the calorie count may be lower, typically ranging from 150-210 calories per serving.
Yet besides getting fancy by adding whipped cream and chocolate shavings, most milkshake recipes follow the same outline of ingredients and instructions. Frozen hot chocolate, on the other hand, is made with a small amount of melted chocolate, sugar, milk, ice, and your favorite hot chocolate mix.
Frozen Favorite Human Bean drinks include Smoothies, Granitas, Java Chips, and Frozen Hot Chocolate too. If you aren't sure what all of these drinks are, then check out the descriptions below or ask at the drive-thru on your next visit!
While it is completely safe to freeze and thaw chocolates, there are several things you can do to keep them tasting as close to their original flavor as possible.
Introduction: My name is Dean Jakubowski Ret, I am a enthusiastic, friendly, homely, handsome, zealous, brainy, elegant person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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