$25,000 Frozen Hot Chocolate

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Serendipity is a favorite restaurant of a lot of New Yorkers.  It has been made famous for several reasons…a love affair with many a New Yorker’s sweet tooth, a John Cusack movie, a to-die for frozen hot chocolate dessert and a Guinness Book of World Records version of that same dessert…claiming the title of the most expensive dessert in the world.

The $25,000 Frrrozen Haute Chocolate is a favorite ice cream concoction with some added bling…24 carat edible gold topping, a truffle specially shipped from France, a goblet keepsake with a band of diamonds and a golden spoon to eat it with.  The dessert came out in the Fall of  2007 and I don’t know how many they have sold, but from what I understand a 100% of the proceeds go charity.

Now, if you for some reason don’t have the deep pockets to take a bite of the most expensive dessert in the world, you can make a version of your very own with a much coveted recipe from Serendipity.

This recipe was so coveted that even the beloved first lady, Jackie Kennedy wasn’t able to steal it away for a White House affair.  In 2004, when Serendipity hit 50 they shared their secret recipe:

When customers asked how it was made, we would respond that we had a Rube Goldberg machine churning it out in the back — a hodgepodge of arms, wheels, gears, handles, paddles, and even canaries in cages working in concert to concoct the magic elixir. We would never let on that it was as simple as a blender and some magnificent chocolate.

Serendipity’s Frozen Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

6 half-ounce pieces of a variety of your favorite chocolates
2 teaspoons storebought hot chocolate mix
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
3 cups ice
Whipped cream
Chocolate shavings

Chop the chocolate into small pieces and place it in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring occasionally until melted. Add the cocoa and sugar, stirring constantly until thoroughly blended. Remove from heat and slowly add 1/2 cup of the milk and stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature.

In a blender place the remaining cup of milk, the room temperature chocolate mixture, and the ice. Blend on high speed until smooth and the consistency of a frozen daiquiri. Pour into a giant goblet and top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Enjoy with a spoon or a straw. . . .or both!