Iced Chai Tea Latte Starbucks Copy Cat

If you're like me you've looked at the menu in Starbucks seen that they have a few different teas, but despite being curious to try them you never order them. For me the Chai latte has always piqued my interest so when I found a recipe to make it at home I raced to check it out. The best part is how quick and easy it is; you just pour it and go! Plus making it at home will definitely save you some money. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Ice cubes
Milk (I use 2% milk)
Chai Tea Concentrate (I use Tazo Chai Tea Latte Concentrate)


Procedure:

1. Fill 1/4 part of the glass with the Tazo Chai Tea Latte Concentrate.
2. Add the ice cubes to your glass.
3. Add milk.
4. Mix and enjoy!

Fill 1/4 part of the glass with the Tazo Chai Tea Latte Concentrate.

Add the ice cubes.

Add milk.

Mix and enjoy!

Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Copycat

I am obsessed with Starbucks frappuccinos! But let's be honest, it's a habit that can get a little pricey. That's why I decided to make it at home. The best part is that not only am I saving a lot of money but (sorry Starbucks) mine tastes even better! Here in the Caribbean we have very strong coffee (it's grown locally after all), so my frappuccino exceeded my expectations. The problem with the Starbucks frappucinno is that I need to add expreso shots to really taste the coffee with the intensity I love in my beverages, but with this version I don't need it! You can play with the amount of coffee you want depending on you mood of your day, and without spending more money for every extra shot! Isn't it prefect? Yes it is! Hope you guy enjoy it as much as I do. Until the next one!

Ingredients:

 1/3 cup of 2% milk

 1/3 cup of coffee

2 Tablespoons of Chocolate syrup

1 tablespoon of white sugar

1 cup of Ice cubes

Procedure:

1. Put the ice in a blender.
2. Add the coffee, the milk, the sugar and the chocolate.
3. Once everything has been added hit ice crush, then chop.
4. Pour into your cup.
5. Garnish with a little extra chocolate on top and enjoy!

Put the ice in a blender.

Add the coffee.

Add the milk.

Add the sugar.

Add the chocolate.

Once everything has been added hit ice crush, then chop.

Mix everything together.

Pour into your cup.

Garnish with a little extra chocolate on top and enjoy!

Mocha Expresso Iced Coffee

In one of my earlier posts I gave my recipe for iced coffee. That's a very tasty recipe, but sometimes I like to give it a little boost. You can enhance your coffee with lots of flavors: hazelnut, almond, etc. Those are all tasty, but nothing goes together quite as well with coffee as chocolate. That's why I decided to make a mocha expresso iced coffee; it's the best way to wake up in the mornings! Hope you guys love it as much as me! Enjoy! Until the next one!

Ingredients:

1 cup of 2% milk
2 Expresso Coffee Cubes
1 tsp white sugar
1 tsp chocolate syrup



Procedure:

Make the expresso cubes as in the Expresso Iced Coffee post.

Put two coffee cubes in your mug.

Add the sugar

Add the milk.

The coffee will begin to melt.

Add the chocolate.

Lastly, stir to mix it all together.

Enjoy!

Expresso Iced Coffee

I really, really, really love coffee. There is nothing better than a cup of hot or iced coffee, in the morning or afternoon. The first time I tasted coffee was when I was a baby. My grandmother put some room temperature coffee in my baby bottle and I downed the whole thing! Ever since I've loved coffee. I love going to Starbucks when I can but drinking it everyday can get a little pricey, so I decided to try making iced coffee at home. It was super tasty and very easy to make. I don't like my coffee to become watery. When you buy at Starbucks they use ice cubes, so when it melts all that water gets in the way of your amazing coffee. Wouldn't it be better to make and use expresso coffee cubes? Well, the answer is yes! It's much better!  Hope you guys enjoy it too! Until the next one!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup of water
Ground coffee
1 cup of 2% cold milk
1 tsp of white sugar

I'm making my coffee in a small expresso pot.

Get your ground coffee open.

Fill the bottom of your expresso pot with coffee.

Fill the top of the  pot with 3/4 cups of water and set it on medium high heat on your stove for 5 minutes.

When you remove the pot the coffee should look very dark.

Pour it into a glass container and let it cool.

Grab an ice tray.

Once it's cooled, pour the coffee into the ice tray and freeze it.

Remove the desired number of coffee cubes from the freezer.

I use three cubes per cup of milk.

Put the cubes into the cup.

Pour the cold milk over the coffee cubes.

Add the sugar. and swirl them a bit with a spoon.

They'll begin to combine.

Enjoy!

Oatmeal Drink

When my husband and I started dating he would take me to a little Mexican restaurant near our university. I remember when we first went he ordered an "horchata". What the hell is horchata? Yes that's exactly what I asked him. Horchata is a popular drink in Mexico made with rice flour, milk, sugar and cinnamon. I tasted it that day with him and fell in love with it.

I've since wanted to play with the concept and I came upon this variation which substitutes rice flour with ground oatmeal (which is more widely available in the US and Europe). It's a great alternative and very, very tasty.

Ingredients:

3 Tablespoons of Ground Oatmeal
2 Tablespoons of granulated sugar
a pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon


Procedure:

Pour the milk in the blender.

Add the ground oatmeal.

Add the white sugar and salt.

Add the cinnamon and vanilla extract.

Mix well.
(If desired refrigerate as it's very refreshing when chilled.) 

Enjoy!

Watermelon Water

When we got pregnant, my husband and I decided not to buy anymore soft drinks in the house. The only thing available to drink was water, homemade lemonade, and homemade fruit punch (plus the occasional smoothie). For the most part I drank water but every now and then I got tired of it and decided to make something different. So I decided to make watermelon water. This recipe is super easy to do and it tastes delicious! Hope you guys enjoy it as much as me and my hubby!

Ingredients:

1 large Watermelon (seedless)
Water (to taste)
1 Tablespoon of sugar


Procedure:

Buy a seedless watermelon. 

Cut the seedless watermelon in small pieces.

Put the watermelon in the blender or hand blender.

Add the water and the sugar. Blend well.

Pass through a sifter or sieve to remove any solids.

Shake well and enjoy!