Yarra Valley Hot Chocolate Festival 2017

Overview

The Yarra Valley Chocolaterie's Hot Chocolate Festival is back again this August. And it's just in time, too. To save Melburnians from these blustery days, they'll be churning out 31 hot chocolate flavours over 31 days.

Eight new flavours will be introduced each week of the month, so make sure you plan your visit(s) carefully as to not miss out on the best. Fan favourite flavours like triple chocolate brownie and Nutella will return to this year's menu, along with the more adventurous likes of spicy pumpkin chai and smashed avocado with white chocolate.

Other highlights include the Piping Pistachio, a rich dark hot chocolate that comes complete with pipe-your-own pistachio paste; the Hot Croissant, a mini French pastry filled with warm chocolate and skewered with a straw for slurping; and the Cookie Monster, a hot chocolate with a cup made entirely from cookies. There's also the Hot Gaytime — aka a combination of caramel toffee and milk chocolate, topped with crushed honeycomb and served with a vanilla ice cream popsicle.

The Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery creates over 6000 hot chocolates per year, so newcomers can trust they know their way around this winter-warmer.

You can book a 45-minute tasting session, which includes a sample of eight hot chocolates for $18.