How to Make Iced Mocha Coffee

Iced mocha coffee is a delicious blend of coffee and chocolate.

Iced mocha coffee is a tasty treat that you can pick up at most coffee shops on your way to work or school. But if you drink iced mocha coffee a few times a week, your coffee habit can create quite a dent in your wallet. Homemade iced mocha coffee is simple to make -- and making it at home allows you to change the ingredients so you can enjoy a slightly different flavor or consume fewer calories.

Things You'll Need

• Bowl
• 12 oz. strong brewed coffee
• 3 tbsp. light brown sugar
• Spoon
• 1 1/2 tbsp. chocolate syrup
• Pitcher
• 1 cup fat-free milk
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 glasses
• 1/2 cup crushed ice
• Fat-free whipped topping

Instructions

1. Pour 1 1/2 cups of hot coffee into a mixing bowl and add 3 tbsp. of light brown sugar. Stir the two ingredients until the sugar is dissolved. Mix in 1 1/2 tbsp. of chocolate syrup then allow the coffee mixture to cool.

2. Chill the coffee mixture in the refrigerator or, for faster chilling, place the bowl in the freezer for 30 to 45 minutes.

3. 

   Mix your ingredients in a pitcher so your mocha coffee is ready to pour.

   Mix the chilled coffee mixture, 1 cup of fat-free milk and 1/4 tsp. of vanilla extract in a pitcher.

4. 

   Whipped topping adds the final touch to your iced mocha coffee.

   Pour the mocha coffee mixture into two glasses. Add 1/4 cup of crushed ice to each glass. Top off your iced mocha coffee with a spoonful of fat-free whipped topping that has softened in the refrigerator.

Tips & Warnings

• Substitute one to two packets of artificial sweetener for the brown sugar and sugar-free chocolate syrup to lower the calorie count on your iced mocha coffee.

• Substitute caramel syrup for the chocolate syrup for a different iced coffee creation.

• Forgo the ice and keep the coffee hot for a hot mocha coffee.

• Garnish your iced mocha coffee with a few chocolate chips, fresh raspberries or a cookie or wafer.

• Serve iced mocha coffee as an after-dinner coffee/dessert.

• Be careful when mixing the hot coffee. Hot coffee spilled on the skin can cause burns.

References

• Coffee and Tea Warehouse: Recipes: Iced Mocha
• Food: Iced Mocha Coffee