Mocha-Almond Latte Freeze

By Anonymous -
One of the three new recipes I'll be trying this week. I've been looking for a frozen coffee drink for a while so I don't have to visit the evil coffee empire that sucks all your money. Now that I can make tasty scones and a frozen coffee drink, hopefully I can save some money.
In the edition where this recipe is, they talked about how coffee is actually good for you -- caffeine can help improve memory, can increase alertness and improve performance, may lower type 2 diabetes, and has good antioxidants.

from Cooking Light, January 2006
Any coffee will work for this beverage, but a darker French roast coffee has a rich, strong flavor that pairs nicely with chocolate. The recipe makes more double-strength coffee than you need; freeze leftover coffee in ice cube trays for iced coffee drinks. Once frozen, coffee cubes can be stored in zip-top plastic bags for up to three months.
3 cups water
1 cup freshly ground French roast coffee
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup ice cubes
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup vanilla low-fat frozen yogurt
1/2 teaspoon grated semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon canned refrigerated light whipped cream (such as Reddi-wip)
1/2 teaspoon chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon sliced almonds, toasted
Brew water and coffee in a coffee maker according to manufacturer's directions. Cover and chill. Reserve 1/4 cup chilled coffee (reserve remaining coffee for another use).Place 1/4 cup chilled coffee, milk, ice cubes, and cocoa in a blender; process until smooth. Add yogurt and grated chocolate; process until smooth. Pour mixture into a tall glass; top with whipped cream. Drizzle with chocolate syrup, and sprinkle with almonds. Serve immediately.

Yield: 1 serving (serving size: about 1 1/4 cups)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 168(23% from fat); FAT 4.2g (sat 2g,mono 1.6g,poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 7.6g; CHOLESTEROL 9mg; CALCIUM 222mg; SODIUM 94mg; FIBER 1g; IRON 0.9mg; CARBOHYDRATE 26.8g

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Colin & Donna-Lee said…
This is a fantastic recipe! For the very best FRESHLY ROASTED COFFEE you must tryJavaQueen International We are sure to have your favorite coffee and even the syrups you need to make your specialty coffee drinks at home.
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