Chocolate Flavored Cold Coffee

Ingredients

1. Cold Milk – 1 cup (Pasteurized/Boiled & Cooled)
2. Instant Coffee Powder – 2 tsp (I love Bru)
3. Sugar – 2 tbsp (Alter according to your desired sweetness)
4. Chocolate Powder – 2 tsp + 2 pinches (I used Nesquik)
5. Ice Cubes – 6 to 8

Preparation Method

1. Blend all the ingredients until the ice cubes are crushed and the coffee is thick and foamy. This will take a few minutes.
2. Pour into tall glasses and sprinkle more chocolate powder. The above recipe serves 2.

Note

1. You can add Icecream while blending to make a yummy Coffee Milk Shake.
2. Feel free to add vanilla or other flavors of your choice.

Cold Coffee Shake

Mango Milk Shake

Ingredients

1. Ripe Mango – 1 big
2. Cold Milk – 1 cup (Pasteurized)
3. Sugar – 3 tbsp (Alter according to desired sweetness)
4. Ice Cubes – 8 to 10
5. Cardamom Powder – 1/4 tsp (optional)

Preparation Method

1. Peel the mango and dice it into cubes.
2. Blend the mango, milk, cardamom powder and sugar to get a smooth paste.
3. Add the ice cubes and blend for another minute or two until thick & foamy.

Note

1. Feel free to add 1/2 to 1 cup of Vanilla Icecream to get a delicious Icecream Milk Shake.
2. Try using Alphonso Mangoes for this milk shake as those are the best in terms of sweetness & flavor.

Spicy Orange Juice

Ingredients

1. Orange Juice – 1.5 cups (I used Simply Orange brand, which is 100% pure squeezed Orange juice not-from-concentrate)
2. Ice Cubes – 4 to 6
3. Water – 1/2 cup
4. Original Tabasco Pepper Sauce – 1 tsp (Adjust according to your level of spice tolerance)
5. Lemon Juice – 2 tsp (optional)
6. Salt  – a pinch
7. Sugar – 1 tbsp (Adjust to suit your taste)

Preparation Method

1. Blend all the ingredients thoroughly in a blender.
2. Serve immediately and enjoy your spicy orange juice.

It’s hard to resist Coffee from places like Star Bucks, Dunkin Donuts and other coffee houses when they have so many different varieties of Coffee. Many people like Cinnamon spiced Coffee, though I am not a great fan of Cinnamon in my Coffee. My husband likes it and I ended up making it for him.

Cinnamon & Chocolate Flavored Coffee

I make Coffee at home without espresso machines, steam wands and other devices. You will probably need all those devices for making a Coffee House style cappuccino or latte. Here is a recipe for a nice Cinnamon & Chocolate Flavored Coffee. I know many Indians will be surprised with the addition of Cinnamon (Patta) to Coffee. Don’t be surprised as this is similar to adding Cardamom or Ginger to you Tea. So enjoy this coffee. This recipe serves 2.

Ingredients

1. Milk – 1 cup (Whole Milk is better)
2. Water – 1 cup
3. Any Instant Coffee Powder – 1 tbsp ( I used Nescafe Taster’s Choice Original)
4. Cinnamon Powder – 1/4 tsp
5. Chocolate Powder – 1 tsp
6. Sugar – 2 tbsp

Preparation Method

1. Microwave the milk with sugar for around 2 minutes.
2. Blend the milk for around 2 minutes in a blender until foamy.
3. Next, microwave the water for another 2 minutes.
4. Add instant coffee powder and cinnamon powder to the cup of water to make Black Coffee or Espresso. Stir well.
5. Divide the black coffee into 2 cups. Pour milk slowly into both cups.
6. Top it up with foam from the milk.
7. Sprinkle chocolate powder on top of the foam. Enjoy your coffee.

Cinnamon Spiced Coffee with Chocolate

Banana Oats Smoothie

Ingredients

1. Ripe Banana – 1 big
2. Quick Cooking Oats – 1/4 cup
3. Milk – 1 cup
4. Cardamon Powder (Elakka) – A pinch (optional)
5. Sugar – 1/2 tbsp
6. Ice Cubes – 4 to 6

Preparation Method

1. Microwave the oats in 1/2 to 3/4 cup water or milk for a minute. Allow it to cool.
2. Blends all the ingredients until smooth.
3. Serve immediately.

Note

1. You can use Vanilla, Cinnamon or any other flavoring agent instead of cardamom.
2. You can also substitute sugar with honey.