Caramelized Espresso Frappe

Many gourmet coffee drinks have a high fat content because they're made with whole milk, or even half-and-half or cream. We can help you out here with our low-fat, iced Caramelized Espresso Frappe.

Yield: 2 1/2 cups (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  boiling water
• 1  teaspoon  instant espresso or 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
• 1/4  cup  sugar
• 1/4  cup  water, divided
• 1  cup  skim milk
• 1/4  cup  hot cocoa mix
• 1  cup  crushed ice

Preparation

Combine boiling water and espresso; stir until coffee dissolves. Pour into an ice cube tray; freeze 4 hours or until firm.

Combine sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat; cook until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking an additional 5 minutes or until golden. Remove from heat; carefully stir in 2 tablespoons water with a whisk (mixture will bubble vigorously). Let cool.

Combine caramelized sugar, milk, and cocoa mix in a blender; process until well-blended. With blender on, add coffee ice cubes, 1 at a time; process until smooth. Add crushed ice; process until smooth. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

90 (4% from fat)

Fat:

0.4g (sat 0.1g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

2g

Carbohydrate:

19.7g

Fiber:

0.0g

Cholesterol:

3mg

Iron:

0.0mg

Sodium:

56mg

Calcium:

61mg