How to Make a Caffe Mocha
A caffe mocha is espresso with steamed milk, cocoa or chocolate syrup and foamed milk or whipped cream. Although you won't find them in Italy, they're a popular, sweet treat in the United States, perhaps because you get your caffeine and sugar in one delicious cup. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 1 c. milk
- spoons
- whipped cream
- shaved chocolates (optional)
- 1 1/2 tbsp. chocolate syrups
- 1 1/2 oz. espressos
- Shaved Chocolates (optional)
- Whipped Cream
- Spoons
Instructions
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Place chocolate syrup in bottom of a tall, thick glass or large mug.
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Prepare 1 shot (1 to 1 1/2 oz.) of espresso. (See "How to Make an Espresso" in the Related eHows section.)
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Steam the milk.
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Add 3/4 of the milk to the glass or mug and stir gently.
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Add the espresso and stir again.
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Add the rest of the steamed milk.
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Place a dollop of whipped cream on top of mocha and sprinkle with chocolate shavings or cinnamon for decoration.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want to top the mocha with milk foam instead of whipped cream, add 2 more oz. milk and steam until it foams.
For a drink that is lower in fat and calories, omit whipped cream and substitute low-fat or nonfat milk.
Water is very hot when at a high pressure. Open valve on steam tube slowly.
Be careful when handling metal parts of the espresso machine after it has heated up.
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Comments
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Dave Ward
Feb 18, 2009
You can put in pumpkin pie spice instead of chocolate for a pumpkin spice latte, or add cinnamon for a cinnamon cappuccino! Thanks for the article. -
womanifest
Nov 18, 2008
I keep it sugar-free by using sugar free cocoa mix in place of the chocolate syrup. If you use fat free milk, it will foam up very nicely. If you like it creamy, use fat free evaporated milk, which, when very cold, can also be whipped and sweetened to resemble whipped cream. You can decorate the top with a small sprinkle of unsweetened cocoa powder. For a Christmasy treat, I like to add sugar free peppermint syrup and garnish with a sugarfree peppermint stick. It's a nice thing I can do for my diabetic husband.
