Peppermint Mocha Latte

masson24
masson24 Posts: 23 Member
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Tis the Season! Created my own version of Starbucks "Skinny" Peppermint Mocha Latte and thought I'd share.

Makes one large 20 oz cup

3 cups strong brewed coffee
3/4 cup skim milk (almond, soy, regular etc)
2-4 drop peppermint oil
1/2 scoop ON Whey Double Rich Chocolate protein powder (optional)
1 TBSP Hershey chocolate cocoa powder

Top with 2 TBSP free cool whip

Add protein powder with milk and shake shake shake.

Add protein/milk, coffee, peppermint oil and cocoa powder together - stirring really well.

I don't have an espresso maker - so I just brew my coffee and microwave for a minute or so. You could heat milk and protein powder up in sauce pan and then add to freshly brewed coffee.

Top with whipped topping. Chocolate shaving would be yummy too.

Cal 147; Fat 1 g; carbs 16.5; fiber 2.0 g; protein 19g

I also make a pretty yummy Pumpkin Spice Latte - using Trutein Pumpkin Spice Protein powder - topped with cinnamon!

Enjoy!

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  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Brilliant! I never thought of using peppermint oil! I've been on the search for sugar free peppermint syrup.

    Thanks!
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
    i had my first one at starbucks last week. it was delish. you know your version is round about the same calories? with all the ingredients, probably costs more too.
  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    hmmm...would peppermint extract work for this recipe? Sounds awesome, thanks for sharing.
  • MrsK20141004
    MrsK20141004 Posts: 489 Member
    Bump to save for later. Thanks for this, sounds amazing!
  • masson24
    masson24 Posts: 23 Member
    Yes you could use peppermint extract - I've heard it's about a 1 to 5 ratio - so you would just use more extract (maybe a teaspoon). I imagine you could even melt or break up candy canes too.

    I believe the Starbucks is about 170 calories without whip cream - but I may be mistaken....so this version a bit of a calorie savor. However, Starbucks would not have as much protein if that's what your after :) If you remove protein powder it would be 60 less than 147 - which is a big difference. I can't comment on the cost, as I had all the fixings except peppermint oil and it was only 6.00 and will last for a long time.
  • Krystal7786
    Krystal7786 Posts: 103 Member
    bump
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    Sounds delicious.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    i had my first one at starbucks last week. it was delish. you know your version is round about the same calories? with all the ingredients, probably costs more too.
    somewhat different protein profile though, I'm guessing.
  • Jill_with_a_G
    Jill_with_a_G Posts: 58 Member
    Our Starbucks advertises their Skinny Peppermint Mocha no whip as 100 calories, but I've seen it advertised elsewhere as 130 calories. Yours is so close that worth saving a few bucks :) Thanks for the recipe. I've used sugar free hershey's syrup with Pepppermint extract before. Very yummy. Orange extract with hershey's syrup is great for a mandarin mocha too!

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