Low Calorie Caramel Frappe Recipe

Welcome to Backwoods and Bayou Living!

I have spent the past couple of days trying to decide what I want my first post to be about.  So many things have been running through my head and I have had a difficult time deciding what to write about.  I finally decided I should introduce myself by writing about something very important to me.  Something that I can not imagine living one day without.  COFFEE!  Yes, my name is Mel and I am addicted to coffee.

Coming from Louisiana has left me with a lifelong addiction to Community Coffee.  No other coffee is acceptable.  It’s Community or you have to deal with me going coffee-less and that is not pleasant for any involved.  Living in the backwoods of Mississippi has left me without easy access to a Starbucks which led to my short lived addiction to McDonald’s caramel frappe.  They are so yummy but at $5 a pop reaching my necessary daily caffeine intake became rather expensive.  Plus, they aren’t exactly low calorie and with 10 months of summer a year you have to stay in bikini shape at all times.

Desperate times call for desperate measures which led to my search for a low calorie caramel frappe. This recipe is a total of 208 calories.   That may seem like a lot for a cup of coffee, but this frappe is HUGE and compared to the number of calories in a restaurant frappe you could even call this a diet friendly frappe.

Ingredients:

1 cup cold Community coffee (you can substitute any brand, but why would you?)
3 packages of no calorie sweetener
2 tbsp light whipped topping
3 tbsp caramel syrup (chocolate can be substituted for mocha frappes)
1 cup almond milk
1 glass full of ice

Combine the ice, coffee, sweetener, caramel and milk in a blender.  I use the Ninja blender because it makes a much smoother drink than a regular blender.  Blend for a minute or so until all of the ice is crushed.  Pour into a large glass and top with whipped topping. I add a little drizzle of caramel to finish it off.

If you do not like strong coffee you can substitute 1/2 cup of milk for 1/2 cup of coffee.  This will make the coffee taste a little less noticeable.

I’m a coffee addict and love trying new coffee recipes.  If you have a favorite recipe please share it in the comments!