I've done it.. I've made my own Mock Mocha frap similar to Starbucks... maybe better... just sayin :)
First let me give you my Coffee tour...
This is my new coffee maker.. I love it. I love that it is RED! Noland & I have got some gifts already in preparation for our wedding.. He's not really in the kitchen much so he's letting me decorate it with RED... loves it. I also got these adorable stack-able coffee cups found at World Market (thanks Gloria)
So the key to making the frap: I first made some coffee...
Here's what else you need:
Sugar, Milk, Vanilla, Chocolate chips (or Chocolate Syrup)
and a hand blender.. I don't even own a regular blender yet but I'm already a huge advocate of the hand blender.. it mixes better than any blender I have ever used.
So here's the scoop. I used to work at a Starbucks.. it was actually in a Barnes & Nobles cafe. We made our frappucinos using a coffee, milk & sugar base that Starbucks had already mixed together and then would add the flavoring and ice.
So here is what I did to make this similar {homemade goodness}:
1. Made some coffee... at least enough for 1 or 2 cups. I use Eight O'Clock- French Roast coffee.. It can be picked up at your local grocery store.. but you could use any coffee.
2. I poured 5oz of coffee in the blender cup:
3. Add about 1/2 cup of milk, 3 spoonfuls of sugar, some chocolate chips about 1/4 cup (you can be more generous if you wish), 1 teaspoon of vanilla
4. Fill with about 1 1/2 or 2 cups of Ice
5. Blend with the Hand Blender
Here is what you end up with.. Now pour into a Starbucks-esque tumbler cup and you can pretend you are really there...
That's all for today. This was truly delicious and I hope you all can go make your own or experiment and make this better... Let me know what you think! & Thanks for stoppin by!
xoxo Jen.
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