This time of year, we’re all looking forward to exchanging our pumpkin spice latté for a steaming mug of hot chocolate as we gaze out the window at fast-falling snowflakes. Or, perhaps, we're enjoying milder temperatures and actually wishing we could have the hot cocoa in cold form. Is "cold cocoa" even a thing? At Jamba, yes. This year, for the first time, the smoothie palace is rolling out an all-new frozen hot chocolate, a “frozen twist on a classic fave,” in the company's own words.
The new treat is made with milk, soy milk, chocolate powder, bananas (some extra potassium as we enter flu and cold season!), frozen yogurt and ice, blended and—here’s the best part—poured into a Nutella-rimmed cup and topped with coconut whip. Coconut and Nutella is the best combo since strings of electric lights met the holidays.
So, maybe, instead of an ugly Santa sweater, you’ll be wearing an ugly Santa tank top, sipping on this traditional-takes-a-left-turn treat.
The frozen hot chocolate is available now nationwide through January 12, 2026, and joins some of the other quirky menu items like the white gummi drink (a mixture of several sherbets and fruits) and the current “monthly mystery” drink, a banana cream pie smoothie.
In a culinary version of "who wore it best?," Starbucks is teaming up with Target to offer a different take on frozen hot chocolate: Starbucks' version is a frozen peppermint hot chocolate available only in Target stores through the holiday season.
Happy cold cocoa drinking, folks!