Oh baby it’s cold outside.
When I first wrote this post it was back in the winter. Now it is summer and we need some sweet cooling shakes that satisfy. I love this shake all year round. It gives a sweet coffee buzz and of course you could also make it de-caf if you wish. This icy treat is very reminiscent to everyone’s favorite Starbucks Frappuccino, but it is a heck of a lot cheaper. You can make it in seconds at home and it’s got no sugar or weird stuff in it. Mine has maybe 20 calories in 12 ounces versus 180 in theirs. Virtually no carbs in mine versus 36 grams derived from sugar in theirs. Though I love the rich, creamy sugar filled version I gotta watch the processed stuff. Can you say BIKINI???
Nothing ever stops me from craving ice cream and frozen treats. I say go ahead and treat yourself, with a sweet that won’t show up on your hips and tastes great! This shake is sweetened with stevia, has a splash of milk and some instant coffee. How simple is that!
How could something so simple taste so good. This looks kind of fancy, non?
During holiday season we all get plenty of extra calories with the abundance of parties and celebrations. At home it is best not to have temptation available. In gap times, when we are not indulging at parties, we should still be allowed to treat ourselves…..with out adding extra padding and guilt.
I have a hard time turning off my sweet tooth. It needs to be pacified multiple times a day. Since maintaining a firm, healthy body is so important to me I need to opt out of daily consumption of yummy baked goods and ice cream. There are many ways to avoid and resist grabbing those treats.
A granita shake is basically a fancy word for a slushy. All you need is ice, a splash of your favorite milk, your favorite natural sweetener and instant coffee. Oh, and a blender. Is something so simple worthy of a post? You betcha, this treat is that good. The hardest part about it is the clean up. Put a cup in the dishwasher, we can all handle that.
Ice Blended Frozen Coffee Shake
makes one 12 oz drink
1 heaping Tbs. Instant Coffee
I like Whole Foods brand instant coffee and Mount Hagen Organic Instant Coffee, this comes in regular or decaf if you are opting out of the caffeine buzz.
Milk Choice: A splash of your favorite milk. I like Unsweetened Vanilla Soy milk. You can do dairy based milk, Almond Milk, Rice Milk, Light Coconut Milk. What ever you choose should work well. This splash will give a hint of milky flavor and a nice mouth feel.
Sweetener Choice: I love my Stevia powder, English Toffee Sweetleaf stevia drops, and Vanilla Stevia drops these add no calories and rate 0% on the glycemic index. You can also use a bit of honey, agave, maple syrup or raw sugar.
Cold Water, roughly 6 oz (You might want less, you need to gauge how well everything is blending. You don’t want ice chunks.)
Ice, roughly 6 oz
METHOD:
- Add Coffee, Splash of Milk, Sweetener Ice and Water to blender.
- Blend until all is combined and slushy.
- Done. Treat is made. Add any toppings (see below.) Drink up and enjoy!!
Blender Choice:
I have had great luck with the single serve Rocket Blender by Bella Cucina. My frozen drinks have a great texture and there is no guess work as to how much ice and water to add. I just fill the cup to the fill line. Half ice and half water. Done.
Fresh Additions:
Top your Frozen Coffee Granita with the following:
- non dairy soy whip
- dust with cinnamon or cocoa
- chopped toasted nuts
- roasted cacao nibs
- pomegranate arils
- raspberries
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wow, I think I can actually make this one
I need this. NEED. I have had the week from hell racing around like crazy. I would so be able to catch up with one or five of these.
Marla I had no idea you even touched caffine. I like you better than ever now lol.
Laura
This looks fabulous! I love iced coffee in the summer and this drink is ice coffee – only fancy!! Love it! Will try it today – temps may reach 90 degrees – and we have still not turned on the AC – will need some refreshing – for sure!
yummy! I added some fat free French vanilla powder creamer and made a fabulous treat! Just as good as the $4.00 a pop ones…. only much cheaper! TY!
JT, so glad to read you had great success with your homemade “frappuccino!” xo