Mocha-Almond Latte Freeze

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

Comments

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