The Mornington Peninsula, Great Ocean Road and Yarra Valley Chocolateries are famous for their month-long festival dedicated to hot chocolate in all its irresistible forms, and this year’s no different. A total of 31 limited-edition hot chocolate flavours will be available to try throughout August, featuring sweet and indulgent treats like torched crème brûlée, boozy truffles, melting chocolate emoji discs and so much more!
Each steamy creation is barista-made with a shot of either dark, milk, white, ruby or caramelised warm couverture chocolate, served in a large glass with a giant fluffy hand-crafted marshmallow and a selection of artisan ingredients. No reservations are needed so all you need to do is drive out to one of the participating locations, pop in for a browse and try one of the eight flavours available that day!
“Our annual Hot Chocolate Festival has become a real feature on the calendar for our destinations and we've loved coming up with even more decadent and over the top concoctions,” says the Chocolateries' founder, Leanne Neeland.
The revolving weekly menu of eight hot choccy flavours is available at each chocolaterie's cafe daily, including a few boozy options for adults. Music to your ears if you’ve just spent a drive with noisy kids, right?
Can’t decide on just one flavour? Then the Tasting Session has your name on it. At $28 per person, it’s a 45-minute hands-on event where you’ll get to sip and sample all eight fabulous flavours available on the day. Plus, you’ll also get the chance to flex your culinary creativity by choosing from 50 different ingredients to make three different bespoke hot chocolate spoons. Take them home, dip into hot milk and voilà! You’ve designed your very own personalised hot chocolate.
There’s even a ‘puppachino’ carob snack for your pooch, so no one needs to miss out!
Throughout the festival, there’ll be a range of exclusive products available for purchase online, including DIY kits to recreate the hot chocolate magic at home. The Hot Chocolate Festival is on every day in August and entry is free. If you’d like to attend one of the tasting sessions, you can make a reservation at your choice of chocolaterie's booking page.
Go here to book a tasting session at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie.
Go here to book a tasting session at the Mornington Peninsula Chocolaterie.
Go here to book a tasting session at the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie.