Cheap Home Made Mocha

Cafe mocha is an american invented varient of a caffe latte. It is typically made using one part espresso (basically really strong coffee), and two parts milk with some chocolate added. like a cappuccino, it usually has milk froth on top of it but whipped cream can also be used.

A few weeks ago I had a coupon for a free McCafe at McDonalds. This was the first time I ever got a specialty coffee, so I picked one at random which happened to be mocha. I liked it very much but they were too expensive for me to get on a regular basis so when I got hope I went on wikipedia (also the source for the backstory on mocha) to find out what goes into it. I tried making it with ordinary (and cheap) things and it ended up tasting more or less like what I gotten earlier at McDonalds.

 

Step 1 Ingredients

The ingredients that are needed are:
hot cocoa powder
coffee powder
milk
water
whipped cream (optional)

objects needed:
microwave
coffee cup(microwavable)
a larger coffee cup
spoon
 

Comments

[l8nite]

Ive been doing something like this for years ( I think I did an "ible" on it) when you stop for a coffee at your local favorite gasNgo add a packet of hot cocoa mix to the cup before pulling the coffee, top off with a couple of your favorite flavored creamers and maybe some ice.. Nice pictures

[msdrpepper]

hahah that's right!! I'd almost forgotten about those hot cocoa mixes! Years ago when I went to college in California, I discovered the student center had peppermint tea bags (just the herbal peppermint, they weren't black tea flavored with peppermint), so I'd brew one of those in with my coffee and then add the packet of hot cocoa mix and let it all sit a few minutes to soak up the flavors. Oh boy! Yum!! (back then, I was young and new to coffee and it seemed "bitter" and so this was one way to get it down!!).

[l8nite]

there are all kinds of hot chocolate and other flavored coffee packets available now, I always have a variety on hand to occasionally change up the coffee

[ducktape.mac]

I found that soy milk is a great sub for milk. It already has that vanilla flavor too!

[msdrpepper]

Soy is good if you can handle it. I used to use it and then started having stomach issues. Nowadays I'll use almond milk or coconut milk. Almond milks come in original, vanilla, or chocolate flavors, so that can only make the coffee better, your choice, right?

Can also find tinned (canned) coconut milk at some stores, or an ethnic grocery store if you have one (we have a bunch of Asian and Hispanic stores and they all carry it) - and that's really yummy in coffee.

Another thing I like to do is spike it with hazelnut or like those flavored syrups you see at some of the DIY coffee shops inside gas stations (Kwik Stop etc).

Great 'ible!!