The Best Hot Chocolate Recipe With Real Chocolate

No hot cocoa mixes required here. Just a combination of real milk and real chocolate and you get the most flavorsome hot chocolate you have experienced to date. Plus it comes together in a flash! Make it a little more fun by adding 1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla, coconut, orange or peppermint extract.

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No cocoa required here, this Hot Chocolate Recipe uses real chocolate to make the ultimate indulgence in drink form. It comes together in one jug all thanks to the new Vitamix Aer Disc Container.

If you have been hanging around Whole Food Bellies at all then you are well aware that I am a HUGE Vitamix fan and use mine pretty much every day. In saying that, I have to admit to feeling a bit dubious when Vitamix wanted to send me the new Aer Disc Container to try out. I mean, what could it do that the regular container couldn’t already?

Well, I was pleasantly surprised.

Tell Me About The Vitamix Aer Disc Container

As one of the most versatile blender attachments on the market, you can master whipping, muddling, foam, and emulsifying for any recipe. I tried it out on hot chocolates, on whipped cream with smashed berries folded through, on the most delicious Hollandaise sauce we will be having for breakfast again and again and on a new signature cocktail (watch this space for Whole Food Bellies first ever cocktail!).

Check it out here.

Liquid ingredients are pulled through small holes in the spinning disc, aerating and emulsifying them, while firmer ingredients like ice, fruit, and herbs are agitated but not puréed.

Cocktails in A Flash

Holiday cocktails are a breeze in the Vitamix Aer disc container.

I am not a big cocktail girl, red wine being my preference, but for some reason come the Holidays I always love having a signature cocktail to share with friends when they pop over for a visit. The Vitamix Aer Disc Container can help make batches of handcrafted-quality cocktails in a fraction of the time.

Just check out this Sugar-Free Pisco Sour from Singer In The Kitchen.

I am talking four Mojitos in under a minute kinda time. Seriously. They came together so quickly, tasted amazing, and gave me more time to have a chat with guests, which is just lovely.

Hot Chocolates Using Real Chocolate

My kids and I love nothing better than snuggling on the sofa enjoying hot chocolates and watching Christmas movies while the rain pours outside. It’s something I look forward to every year.

I love making hot chocolates in the Vitamix because it gives them such a great consistency. I have been using the regular ol’ container for years for my hot chocolates using real chocolate and they have always turned out great, except that I can’t get the foam you would get in a cafe style drink without having to pull out the milk frother as well. And more dishes at this time of year is really not what I need.

Using the Aer disc container I got an amazing amount of froth without having to do anything more than putting all the ingredients in one jug and turn up the speed. Amazing.

We love to make our hot chocolate a bit more fun by adding in 1/2 a teaspoon of one of the following flavors:

• coconut extract;
• pure vanilla extract;
• peppermint extract (great for a Christmas time feel);
• orange extract.

You can grab your container here:

 Have you tried out the Vitamix Aer Disc Container yet? I would love to hear what you think. I have been having such fun with mine and would love some more ideas to try out.