Dairy Free Frappuccino

This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Silk®. All opinions are mine alone. #SilkandSimplyPureCreamers #CollectiveBiasI love coffee. Are you with me? I have to start every day with a cup or I’m thrown off; it’s an addiction, a delicious addiction. Years ago, I used to be a frappuccino fan, caramel to be precise. That was my drink order of choice and even something I grabbed bottled at the gas station from time to time. Until, of course, I decided to clean up my lifestyle and my food choices! I started to make iced coffees at home with almond milk and sweetened them with stevia; this little change took my coffee drink from hundreds of calories to around 30 calories! The best part, an iced coffee with almond milk and stevia is delicious, I didn’t miss my old sugary favorite, one bit.

Although I’ve been a simple iced coffee drinker for years now, the other day when I was in Wal-Mart picking up my almond milk, I spotted something magical at the very tip top of the shelf, Silk® Almond Creamer, in vanilla and caramel.

I immediately had a flashback of my caramel frapp favorite and thought it would be fun to recreate the recipe, in a clean and better for you way! So I climbed that shelf and grabbed both flavors to try.

I started by grabbing my blender and putting about 2 cups of ice cubs in the bottom. 

Then I poured 1 cup of chilled coffee into the blender. 

Next, I added 1/4 cup of Silk® Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk to my blender. 

Then, I added 2 tablespoons of Silk® Caramel Almond Creamer. I was totally lazy here and just filled my 1/4 cup measure halfway, instead of pulling out my tablespoon measure. 

Next, the sweetness! I added 1 dropper full of liquid stevia to my batch. You can adjust this to your taste, keep in mind that stevia goes a long way and can be bitter if you add too much. 

Then blend, blend, blend. If you have a better blender than me,  yours will probably be smoother, but I’m working with this ten year old cutie here. 

The final step, I topped mine with pre-made dairy free whipped topping.

I was really happy with how it turned out. It melted pretty quickly, but it had all of that delicious frappuccino flavor that I remembered and I didn’t have to feel guilty about it! Silk® Almond Creamer is dairy free, with no cholesterol or saturated fats and is free of artificial ingredients and colors. My frappuccino creation came out to around 35 calories. (50 if you add the whipped topping.) This recipe would also be great just over ice, for your everyday coffee.

 

Are you a fan of almond milk? Have your tried Silk® Almond Creamers? Search #SilkandSimplyPureCreamers on social and visit Silk® to see other great recipes and ideas.

 xo Brooke

INGREDIENTS (1 serving)

2 cups ice cubes

1 cup cold coffee

1/4 cup Silk® Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

2 tbsp Silk® Almond Creamer in Caramel or Vanilla

1 dropped of liquid stevia

1 scoop of dairy free whipped cream

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Put 2 cups of ice cubes in the bottom of your blender.
2. Pour 1 cup of cold coffee in the blender.
3. Add 1/4 cup of Silk Unsweetened Almond Milk to the blender.
4. Add 2 tbsp of Silk Almond Creamer in flavor of choice to the blender. 
5. Add stevia to taste.
6. Blend
7. Top with dairy free whipped topping.