Sugar Free Iced Mocha

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"Found this recipe in the Favorite Brand Name Recipes, May 2010 cookbooklet, Smoothies and Summer Drinks."

 

• Ready In: 4mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1⁄8 cup warm water
• 1⁄8 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee
• 3 tablespoons sugar substitute (substitute to equal that amount of sweetening)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup ice

directions

1. Put water, half-and-half, cocoa, instant coffee, sugar substitute & vanilla in a blender & process on low speed until blended.
2. Add the ice & blend on high speed until smooth.
3. Serve immediately over ice.

Reviews

[alligirl]

This was great! I tried to reduce the sugar a little, and I wouldn't recommend that...I added it back in after tasting! It was icy and great on a warm morning! I'll make it again, for the depth of flavor and ease of preparation! Thanks for sharing, Syd!

 

[Sarah_Jayne]

I had this for a bit of a naughty breakfast treat yesterday. What I enjoyed though was that it wasn't actually all that naughty. We don't have half and half in the UK, so I used light soy milk but other than that kept with the recipe. It was a bit thick, I agree, but I just upped the quantity of soy milk to think it out slightly. Made for vegetarian swap.

 

[Shuzbud]

This was very refreshing on a hot day! This drink is very easy to vary to personal taste- personally I found the chocolate too strong and the coffee too weak so would change the amounts of those next time. Thanks for this lovely diet recipe!

 

[Outta Here]

Made as written and found it to be a bit too thick. I re-did it with an extra 1/4 cup half-and-half, and it was just right. The taste was very good ( I used dark cocoa). I would cut the sweetener down next time, but that is a personal taste-I don't use much sweetener in my coffee. The best thing about it is not having to brew coffee and letting it cool. I always keep a jar of espresso powder on hand just for this type of treat.

 

[Debbwl]

What's not to like about this tasty treat? A nice thick chocolate drink with coffee under tones. Made as written may of used a little more then 1/2 cup of ice as I did not measure the ice. Thanks so much for the post.