PEPPERMINT MOCHA SMOOTHIE
Friday, March 15
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So right now the smooth piano tunes of Christmas are playing in the history, snow is falling lightly proper out of doors my window, and Erik’s luckily tapping his caricature reindeer sock-clad ft at the carpet.
I’ve just finished creating a double batch of triple peppermint chocolate chip cookies (I know) and some of this easy peppermint fudge (I realize once more!), and we’ve were given present wrap anywhere. just, everywhere. preserve on a sec, I think I see a spot on my sofa that’s bare of gift wrap.
k, just constant it! In reality, there has been a pleasant, large golden bow that turned into simply expecting its at ease spot at the couch.
With the twinkly lighting fixtures on and Jingle Bell Rock floating merrily for the duration of the residence, with the pleasure of seeing my family soon, I simply assume… what will be higher? The iciness holidays are my favourite time of 12 months. okay, perhaps in October I said that Halloween become my fave. however, erm… permit me to get outstanding excited about each holiday as they arrive. That’s cool with you, right?
Because Halloween is the accumulation to Thanksgiving, which is then the for-realsies buildup/exercise spherical for Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and all of the lovable iciness holidays. besides, this year, I truely wanted to create recipes around one in every of my family’s preferred Christmas taste combos: peppermint and chocolate.
INGREDIENTS:
Frappuccino
- ½ cup cold coffee
- 4 medium bananas, sliced and frozen
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon pure peppermint extract
Optional Toppings
- Dairy-free whipped topping, chocolate, or your favorite toppings
INSTRUCTIONS:
- at the least 3 hours earlier than, or the night time before, pour espresso into an ice dice tray and area inside the freezer.
- Day of, upload bananas into the blender. combo till the bananas come to be crumbly. add almond milk. combo until smooth and creamy, scraping down the perimeters of the blender as wanted.
- add coffee ice cubes. blend till nicely integrated and easy, once more scraping down the sides of the blender as needed. add cocoa powder and peppermint extract. combination until easy.
- Pour into two cups. top with coconut whip, chocolate or any of your favourite toppings. enjoy!