How to make iced hot chocolate

Enjoy hot chocolate during the stifling summer months by putting it on ice. To make iced hot chocolate, you will need:

3 3/4 cup whole milk
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
a saucepan
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
ice
whipped cream (optional)
chocolate shavings (optional)

The recipe for frozen hot chocolate served at Serendipity 3 in New York City was once so carefully guarded that the owners turned down a request for it from Jacqueline Kennedy, who wanted to serve it at the white house.