Lite Caramel Frappe Cappuccino Clone

This is a recipe that I found on Todd Wilbur's website, and with Chef Deborah of Vegsource, I have changed it to come up with this clone I am very happy with.

• Ready In: 4 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  fresh ground millstone caramel truffle coffee
• 1⁄2 cup  filtered water
• 3⁄4 cup  plain soymilk or 3⁄4 cup vanilla-flavored soymilk or 3⁄4 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1⁄8 teaspoon guar gum (a thickener available at a Health Food Store)
• 1  tablespoon sugar or 1  tablespoon Splenda sugar substitute
• 2  ice cubes
• 1  tablespoon  of your favorite  caramel sauce

Directions

1. Place coffee in a filter, place in basket of coffee maker.
2. Fill water reservoir with the water.
3. Brew coffee, then pour the brewd coffee into water reservoir to brew again.
4. Place cooled coffee in blender with guar gum, sweetener, soy milk or milk, blend 15 seconds.
5. Add ice cubes, buzz another 15 seconds.
6. Pour into serving glass, drizzle with caramel sauce.
7. Insert straw and enjoy, you didn't even have to get dressed to go to Starbucks.
8. Tip: To clean the coffee maker after making these, brew water through it to clean.
9. Every week I clean it with vinegar, place vinegar to fill up the coffee pot, brew twice with the vinegar (use a filter, then discard to clean with the water, next step) then brew water (pour out water and refill with fresh water for second brew) through machine twice.