This indulgent Coconut Hot Chocolate is perfect for a cold winter night, add some Chocolate Covered Spoons and it's a match made in heaven.
This girl loves coconut. I mean, absolutely over the moon kind of love. Seriously, it's a love like no other.
For those who know me well, you know my obsession with Hawaii. So, I discovered a show called Hawaii Life the other night. I knew it was not going to end well.
Honestly, I started thinking about that tropical paradise all the time. Morning, noon and night. So, that was the inspiration for this tropical hot chocolate. A girl has to give in to her cravings after all.
I'll admit I'm one of those people who can make a mean hot chocolate. My family begs me to make it from scratch whenever they visit me.
One year my entire family was around for a huge snowstorm so we had a huge snowball fight outside, then I made everyone hot chocolate and eclairs.
It pays to be related to me. Not even kidding. My family is pretty lucky. And spoiled.
My hot chocolate obsession dates back to being a kid. My mom would let us make it ourselves and I was always the one adding half a can of dry hot chocolate mix in my cup.
To be honest, I love over the top chocolatey hot chocolate! I cannot help myself, the more chocolate the better. And there's not many things that go better with chocolate than coconut if you ask me.
This coconut hot chocolate makes me swoon. I love making it for the kids and myself. It's so creamy and delicious which makes it perfect for the holiday season.
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- Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
- Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix
- Nutella Hot Chocolate
- Slow Cooker Confetti White Chocolate Hot Chocolate
- Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
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Coconut Hot Chocolate with Chocolate Covered Spoons
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Covered Spoons:
- 1 cup white chocolate melted
- 1 cup milk chocolate melted
For the Hot Chocolate:
- 4 cups milk I like 2% for hot chocolate, I want it rich and thick
- 4 cups coconut milk save a bit from the can for the whipping cream
- 8 ounces good quality chocolate I prefer milk, but some people love dark
- ¼ cup good quality cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼ cup corn syrup
For the Coconut Whipped Cream:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tbsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp coconut extract
For the Garnish:
- toasted Coconut
- coconut flakes
- mini marshmallows
- melted chocolate for the rims
Instructions
For the Chocolate Covered Spoons:
- Try to make these a day ahead so they have time to set up. Or pop them in the fridge if doing the same day.
- Fill two small saucepans with water and bring to a boil. Place two separate heat proof bowls over top of the saucepans and then lower to a nice simmer. Allow the chocolate to melt in each one. Don't mix up the spoons while stirring, ha.
- While the chocolate is melting line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Now take whatever kinds of spoons you want to use and with another spoon you can drizzle the melted chocolate over top. Run the drizzle spoon down the back and front and allow the excess to drip off. For the record if you're giving the spoons away use those wooden ones, or plastic ones. I was keeping them so I used small metal and fancy plastic type spoons.
- Once you get the spoons covered you can place them on the parchment to set up. The less excess the better. You will end up with odd shapes if you allow to much to stay on the spoon.
- You can stick them in the fridge to help set them up if needed.
For the Hot Chocolate:
- Add all the ingredients but the extracts and corn syrup in a large saucepan. Cook over a medium low heat and stir until the chocolate melts. Let it get nice and toasty warm then add the extracts and the corn syrup, cook for another 2 or so minutes. Then remove from the heat.
For the Coconut Whipped Cream:
- In a mixer combine the ingredients and mix first on low to prevent splashing, then you can amp up the speed and mix on high till fluffy.
Putting it all together:
- To line the rims of the mugs you can do one of two things. You can use corn syrup to line the rim then dunk the rim into a bowl of coconut. Or you can dunk the rim into melted chocolate, then dunk again in a bowl of coconut. Roll it around until it's coated nicely. Set aside.
- Make sure the hot chocolate is piping hot. Then use a funnel to get the liquid in the mugs if you lined them.
- You can top with marshmallows or whipped cream, or both. You can toss more coconut on top too if you like.
- I got a little carried away and dunked a bunch of mini marshmallows in chocolate, then dunked them in coconut. Things got a little wild here. SO good.
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Ramona W
How fun!! Love the combo on chocolate and coconut always. I also adore those spoons... very clever. What a fun event... 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Ramona. I'm such a coconut girl. I was scarfing copious amounts of it while making these.
The spoons are too cute for words. I need to try to get some solo shots of them today.
Sheila Torres
We love our hot chocolate at my house!
Kim Beaulieu
Us too.
Sheila Torres
Cole Slaw . . . hubby likes it chopped really small!
Kim Beaulieu
Mine does too. He loves that stuff.
Stacy
I love the chocolate spoons! What a great gift idea, Kim. I can think of a thousand people who would LOVE to get these!
Thanks so much to you and Jen for all the hard work putting Christmas Week together. I am thrilled to be part the fun!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks. They were fun to make. Just too cute for words. I forgot to get a solo shot though. I'll have to try this afternoon when the sun isn't so bright and melty. lol
Awe, pfft, we love it. It's so much fun, not even like work. But thanks for that, and for joining us. xx
Jennie @themessybakerblog
So, um, Kim, when ya gonna have me over for one of your famous hot chocolates? This recipe looks amazing--great way to start off #ChristmasWeek.
Kim Beaulieu
Any time you like my lady. I'd love to have you over. How fun would it be to bake together.
Thanks. I love me some hot chocolate.
Pamela Gurganus
The first thing I'll make if I win the Magimix by Robot-Coupe Food Processor is hummus!
Kim Beaulieu
Good choice. I think that would perfectly in this processor.
Heather B
I think I would make some cookies and cakes for my Christmas goodie baskets.
Kim Beaulieu
I love that. Christmas baskets are so fun to get. And give.
Jen @JuanitasCocina
I'm so glad to be doing this with you again! <3 LOVE our yearly Christmas celebration. Also, I'm home with snowy weather again today. Totes making this chocolate!
Kim Beaulieu
Me too. Squee, it's so much work but so fun. I sorta wish every week was Christmas Week. Then I remember how tired I am. Ha.
Ah, man, that's good and bad right. Good for you to chill but probably not fun when you head back to work after time off. I hate that back to reality feeling. Like a bursting bubble. Enjoy it while it's lasts woman.
You must make this. I swear corn syrup is the key to happiness in life. It makes hot chocolate heavenly.
Samantha @FerraroKitchen
You had me at coconut..but I can't eat chocolate :((( PS....Thanks to you and Jen for putting this all together!!! SOOO fun!
Kim Beaulieu
Oh bummer about the chocolate. I eat way too much of it. I keep worrying there's a lifetime cap you hit and you're done. Ha.
You are so welcome. We have fun doing this. I love working with Jen. She's the yin to my yang. Or the opposite. More like she's the calm to my spaz. Whatever works. Thanks for joining us. xx
Debra
You gals rock! I love this spoon idea and the whole Christmas theme you and Jen devised!
Kim Beaulieu
Why thank you milady. We had a ball doing this. So much fun. I freaking love the spoons. I have a bunch more in the fridge. Afternoon snack perhaps....
Gayle215
Fresh salsa!
Kim Beaulieu
I love fresh salsa. It's just so lovely.
Pamela S
The first thing I will make will be Hummus!
Helene D'Souza
Nothing beats a delicious warm chocolate. It was my breakfast everyday before going to school as a kid. Love your coconut hot chocolate Kim and I am another coconut freak. =)
Liz
I will make lots more cookies, breads and cakes.
Kim Beaulieu
I love all of those things.
Bernadette
I don't really care for coconut, but I love the idea of the chocolate covered spoons! Cool idea Kim 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
I freaking love coconut. I was shoving it in my piehole as I made these. It's one of my weaknesses.
The spoons are just good fun. Thanks lady. xx
Kim - Liv Life
Aloha, my tropical friend!! I'm SO with you with your Hawaii Love. My husband and I love it so much we actually got married there (20 years ago!) and have visited numerous times. My husband is an airline pilot, and for a few years he flew LAX to HNL exclusively. I have no doubt that you totally understand my total jealousy.
And to add to my jealous... you coconut hot chocolate is right up there. My daughter would go nuts for those spoons!!!
Thanks for putting #ChristmasWeek together! I'm so excited to be involved!!! 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Aloha gorgeous lady. I seriously love it in Hawaii. We did our honeymoon there and didn't ever want to leave. We're now saving to go back, probably in 2015. I want to take the kids, they're older so they will have a blast. My daughter's name is Hawaiian so it seems fitting she sees the place it came from. Seriously jelly your hubs is a pilot who had access to the place all the time. Nice.
I freaking love these spoons. So cute. They kept me from nodding off today. Lol.
Thanks for joining us. We love doing this, and honestly Jen is a force to be reckoned with. I love that girl. She does so much of the hard work. Love that girl.
Mandy Shannon
Coconut and chocolate. .. greatest combination known to man! Can't wait to try your hot chocolate recipe. I'm drooling already lol
Mandy Shannon
And first thing I'd make with that processor is my guacamole, my hubby and I love it well blended 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Good call, perfect recipe for that food processor.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much. Tomorrow's is peppermint. So good.
Tricia
Probably hummus...
John@Kitchen Riffs
Why has no one ever told me about chocolate spoons?!!! What a great idea! And combining coconut with hot chocolate? Sounds incredible. Good stuff! Thanks.
Ruthy @ Omeletta
I'm the same as you with the over the top hot chocolate love, especially from a mix! I would only add half the amount of water or milk it called for because I liked it as thick, chocolate sludge. Thankfully my Hot Chocolate tastebuds have matured and now I just dump in twice the amount of chocolate anyway! And love those spoons!