Burning the Midnight Oil

Submitted by WI Cheesehead

"I don't know where this got it's name! Haven't made it yet, but it sounds yummy. I bet you could sub. 1 T. of creme de menthe for the mint syrup."

 

• Ready In: 4mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup chocolate syrup
• 3 bananas, frozen (see note)
• 2 cups strong coffee
• 1 tablespoon mint syrup
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

directions

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and mix on medium speed 1 minute
2. Pour into tall glasses and serve.
3. NOTE: To make frozen bananas, peel and chop the bananas, seal in plastic bags and place in the freezer until frozen.

Reviews

[KelBel]

Wasn't sure about the combination of coffe, banana, mint and cinnamon. The frozen banana gave it an ice cream consistancy. I used peppermint schnaaps and I also thought the mint was a bit too prominant. Next time I think I would make without the mint and use a different flavoring like almond or vanilla. Mint and coffee just didn't do it for me, but the basic recipe is good.

 

[AWinPA]

I didnt' make this yet, but plan to. I just wanted to share, after reading a review, that mint extract is quite concentrated. If you need to use an extract instead of the syrup, you would want to use just a couple of drops. You can always add more if you like, but as I learned the first time I used mint extract in my mocha, you cannot take it away!

 

[tweetyfan]

This was good but it had a really strong mint taste. I had to sub mint extract for the mint syrup so maybe that made a difference. I will make this again if I find mint syrup and update my review.