Starbucks Knockoff Peppermint Mocha
Description
Not everyone can afford to buy the real thing when just one serving costs $5, so make your own at home. You will become obsessed with this great knockoff recipe, so be careful!
Ingredients
3 T. good quality powdered baking cocoa, like Ghirardelli-sweet ground chocolate and cocoa powder
3 T. warm water
1 1⁄2 T. peppermint syrup (DON'T use extract-buy a very large bottle of syrup at Starbucks for $7 or use 1 1⁄2 T. creme de menthe)
4 oz. espresso (***see below on how to make if unfamiliar on how to make it)
12 oz. steamed milk (fat free is fine)
whipped cream
red sugar crystals
peppermint candy cane, for serving, optional
Directions
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Combine/stir the baking cocoa with the warm water to make into a rich syrup; pour into a 16 oz. mug. Add espresso. Add Peppermint syrup.
Steam milk; add to remainder of cup. Garnish with whipped cream and sugar crystals and finish off with a peppermint candy cane.
*** To make espresso (for 2 servings of this recipe): Follow the directions below. Don't let the thought scare you it is almost as easy as making regular american coffee- it just takes a little practice:
Buy a $30 machine , like a Mr. Coffee ECM250. Put water into carafe up to band and put into the machine. Put coffee (any kind of finely ground) into filter head; pack down well. Turn on; brew until carafe fills to the 4 cup line -that way there is still enough water in machine to steam the milk.
Switch to steam mode; steam milk. (If you don't have a frothing pitcher, a 12 oz. ceramic mug will work filled half way with milk, but takes 2 fill ups to make one serving of this recipe).