Frappuccinos

ingredients:
2/3 cup fresh espresso
2 2/3 cups 2% or skim milk
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Ice

1) combine all the ingredients except ice in a pitcher or saucepan. Sitr until sugar is completely dissolved.
2) blend ice in a mixer until it's smooth.
3) pour liquid onto ice, and serve cold.

Starbucks-style:

1/2 cup fresh espresso
2 1/2 cups lowfat milk (2 percent)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon dry pectin

combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher or covered container. stir or shake until
sugar is dissolved. chill and serve cold. makes 24 ounces.

to make the "Mocha" variety:
add a pinch (1/16 teaspoon) of cocoa powder to the mixture before combining.

to fake espresso with a drip coffee maker and standard grind of coffee:
use 1/3 cup ground coffee and 1 cup of water.
brew once then run coffee through machine again, same grounds.
makes about 1/2 cup fresh espresso to use in the above recipe.
run a pot of water through machine, without grounds, to clean.


this is also good for flavoring milkshakes. just add the liquid to vanilla (or whatever!) icecream in a mixer and blend! if you don't have an espresso machine, you can use regular coffee with a standard coffee-maker. basically, any coffee should work, i just think espresso is the best because it gives the taste. enjoy!