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Homemade Salted Caramel Mocha Latte

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Nov 062011
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Coffee is a big deal in my house. We love to go to that big name coffee place and grab a specialty coffee but gosh darn it, there isn’t one close by and they are expensive. So, we decided to work on making some of our favorites at home using our Keurig and Green Mountain Coffees NEW Barista Prima Coffeehouse K-Cup portion packs.

Keurig

We have had a little too much fun doing so. I brought you our homemade version of a Pumpkin Spiced Latte HERE. Today, we are making a Salted Caramel Mocha Latte! It just happens to be my favorite. Coffee, Caramel and Chocolate, how can you go wrong?

 

Salted Caramel Mocha Latte

salted caramel mocha latte ingredients

 

Ingredients:

1 cup milk, steamed
1 cup very strong coffee (I used Green Mountain Coffees NEW Barista Prima Coffeehouse K-Cup Italian Roast but any of the stronger blends will work)
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 tablespoons of sugar
2 and 1/2 tablespoons caramel coffee syrup (I bought mine at our local dollar store. Feel free to adjust to your taste)
Whipped cream
Caramel Sauce
1/8 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt

Directions:

Prepare your Keurig and brew 1 cup of coffee

In a pot, heat up one cup of milk until it is steaming. Froth the milk with a wire whisk or a blender until it is nice and foamy.

~If you use a blender…make sure you put your lid on good. I had a BIG mess. LOL~

In your coffee cup, mix together the prepared coffee, cocoa powder, sugar, and caramel coffee syrup until the sugar and cocoa powder are dissolved and there are no lumps. Pour the milk foam over the top of the coffee/mocha mixture and stir. Top with whipped cream, a generous drizzle of caramel sauce, and your pinch of salt. Another way you can play with this recipe…since I do not liked whipped cream on top of mine I simply added the caramel sauce and salt into my cup and mixed it up.  DE-lic-ious!! Think I will go have another.

How easy is that? Yep, simple! And delicious! And costs so much less than visiting a coffee-shop!

Salted Caramel Mocha Latte

 

” I was supplied with some Barista Prima K-cups to help facilitate this post. This is a new line by Green Mountain Coffee. All information, recipe, opinions, etc are all my own and I was in no other way compensated for this post.”

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My Keurig, Barista Prima and a Pumpkin Spiced Latte

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Nov 032011
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Barista Prima CoffeeHouse k-Cups

We don’t live near a coffee shop. If you want a specialty coffee drink in these parts you either learn to make it yourself or drive 45 minutes one way to get it. That makes for one expensive coffee fix if you decide to drive for one. So, I have been playing with different ways to make specialty coffee drinks using my Keurig and their new line of Barista Prima CoffeeHouse K-Cups from Green Mountain Coffees. Talk about some YUMMY experimenting!  What are the new Barista Prima Coffeehouse K-Cup portion packs?  They are an exclusive collection of the world’s finest Arabica coffees roasted in the tradition of Europe’s most celebrated coffee houses. Barista Prima Coffeehouse’s® darker, richer blends are designed for the passionate coffee lover. Barista Prima Coffeehouse K-Cup portion packs feature:  Bold and complex flavors and the  Deepest, darkest blends to come from the Keurig coffee brewer.

Available in four delicious varieties:

§ Colombia

§ House Blend

§ Italian Roast

§ French Roast

Each cup reflects the consummate artistry and handcrafted care that only the most skilled baristas can deliver – until now. Now you can brew like a barista at home!

Barista Prima CoffeeHouse K-Cups

And best of all, you get to see how easy it is to make a specialty coffee of your own using the Barista Prima CoffeeHouse K-Cups.

Fall brings one of our favorite drinks to coffee-houses, one that is hard for us to pass up. But, lucky for all of us, the Pumpkin Spiced Latte’s can be made at home with very few ingredients, little work, and saving LOTS of money.

Keurig and Barista PrimaGet your Keurig ready…

pumpkin spice latte ingredients

Gather your ingredients…

milk and sugar

Put your milk in a saucepan and add the sugar…

pumpkin

And the pumpkin…

pumpkin mixture for latte

Stir, Stir, Stir!

When you start seeing steam rise remove the mixture from the heat and add…

vanilla and pumpkin pie spice

the vanilla and pumpkin pie spice.

blender

Place mixture in blender for about 15-20 seconds.

keurig making coffee

Make your coffee.

pour mix into mugs

Pour the pumpkin mix into a mug, only filling about half-way.

pour coffee on top

Pour your coffee on top of the pumpkin mix.

pumpkin spice latte

And there ya have it, a pumpkin spice latte made right in the comfort of your own home!

LOTS cheaper too!!

And I got to wear my pajamas while making it.

Fabulous!!

You can change the sugar and fat content of this recipe quite easily. Just use low-fat milk, sugar substitute, etc. Me, I go for the real stuff, I SHOULD go or the low-fat but well, when I go, I go big!

Pumpkin Spice Latte
makes 2 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons canned pumpkin
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Coffee – To make the coffee I used a French Roast Barista Prima CoffeeHouse K-cup. It is the darkest roast out of the new line. I used the smallest cup setting and divided the cup between the two drinks.

Directions:
In a saucepan combine milk, pumpkin and sugar and cook on medium heat, stirring, until steaming. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and spice, transfer to a blender and process for 15 seconds until foamy. If you don’t have a blender  just whisk the mixture really well with a wire whisk.

Pour into two large mugs. Add the coffee on top.

You can also top with whipped cream and sprinkle pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, or cinnamon on top. No one here likes whipped cream on their coffee though so we skipped this step. All about personal preference. But we do like some extra cinnamon on top of ours.

“Thanks to Green Mountain Coffees and the new  Barista Prima Coffeehouse K-Cup portion packs for supplying me with these wonderful new k-cups for review. I was in no other way compensated, I just LOVE my K-Cups and Keurig. And I loved making this specialty drink just for you. Ok, so really it was for me and I am sharing it with you. I needed my fix and refuse to pay $5-$6 for a specialty drink and have to drive 45 minutes to get it. And as always, all opinions are mine, because really, no one else seems to want them. “

 

 

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Coffee Easy and Perfect Everytime! (GIVEAWAY)

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Jul 052010
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I have had my Keurig Brewer for several months now…and I love it as much today as when I first got it. It makes the perfect cup of coffee each and every time with no guess work involved. No measuring or guessing how much coffee grounds to use, no measuring or guessing how much water to use. It is wonderful.

No matter what your taste in coffee happens to be, there is a K-Cup that you will love with over 200 different varieties available. They also have teas, hot chocolates and ice teas and coffees available. We are loving the iced coffee blends since it has already been so hot this summer.

You may be asking yourself why a single cup brewer is better. The main reason for me is that I can’t make a decent pot of coffee to save my life. The Keurig saves me time, hassle, money, and sanity. That folks is why it is better for me. And it truly is a better way to enjoy a gourmet cup of coffee. Especially for folks like me that do not have a coffee shop nearby. Or if you want to save some money. Or if you just like to sit on the back porch to drink your coffee. Ok, so you get the picture…it’s just better in so many different ways.

One of my most FAVORITE things to make using my Keurig is Coffee Milkshakes. Yummmmmy!

keurig coffee

To get started making a coffee milkshake of your own, brew a fresh cup of coffee. (I used a French Vanilla K-Cup…one of my favs!)

Once your coffee is finished brewing add 2 Tablespoons of sugar so that it can dissolve.

While your coffee is cooling, get your blender out and set up.

Measure out 3 cups of vanilla ice cream (or any flavor that you choose) and place in blender.

Add 1 cup of ice cubes

1 TBSP of Vanilla

1/3 cup of milk

And last add 1 cup of coffee

blender

Blend all together until smooth and has the consistency of a milkshake.

coffee milkshake

Thanks to the great folks at Keurig, you get the chance to win a Keurig Personal Mini Brewer of your very own!

Keurig Mini Brewer

TO ENTER: Simply leave a comment telling me why you would love to have Keurig of your very own..

All entries must be received by July 10th at 5PM EST. All entries must have a valid US mailing address. Winner will be selected via random drawing and will have 3 days to respond to the verification e-mail or another winner will be selected.

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Keurig is providing the brewer for this giveaway. I was in no other way compensated, all opinions stated are those of my own and were in no way influenced by receipt of product or by any outside source.

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A Cool Treat on a Hot Day

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Jun 242010
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Bre Over Ice Keurig Cup

A good cup of coffee in the middle of 100 degree weather can be hard to take sometimes. It is just so hot that you really don’t want a hot beverage but you still want that coffee fix. Well, take a look at the new Green Mountain Coffee Brew Over Ice Keurig Cups (K-Cups) for the summer:

New for this summer are Green Mountain Coffee®Nantucket Blend®and French Vanilla Iced Coffee in K-Cups. Both are based on the popular hot versions of their namesakes, but are specially blended to provide full flavor when brewed into a cup of ice.

And for the iced tea lovers, two new Celestial Seasonings® Perfect Iced Teas are debuting: Half and Half (part black tea, part lemonade) and Southern Sweet Tea. These new K-Cups join the four Perfect Iced Tea varieties introduced last summer: Sweet Lemon Black Tea, Sweet Peach Black Tea, Sweet Raspberry Black Tea and Black Tea Unsweetened.

keurig brewer and cups

Now, you can make a great cup of iced coffee easier than ever before.

making iced coffeeSimply power up your Keurig Brewer, get your cup of ice ready, insert your Brew Over Ice K-Cup of choice, choose the correct setting…

brewing

…and hit start.

final iced coffee product

Add sugar and creamer if you choose, which I do, and you have a fabulous tasting iced coffee perfect for a hot summer day!

Don’t ya just love how easy it is? Me Too!! If you remember, I am not allowed to make an actual pot of coffee. Bric banned me from that years ago so when I was first introduced to a Keurig, I was THRILLED! I can now make a cup of coffee and it turns out perfect every time. No guess work…ok, so there isn’t any work involved at all. I love all of the different flavors and varieties that Green Mountain Coffee offers and I am really loving the Brew Over Ice varieties and the fact that I can have an Iced Coffee anytime I want without have to leave the house and without paying a fortune.

Speaking of saving money…you can get more information about the Brew Over Ice K-Cups AND get a $1.00 off coupon for Brew Over Iced K-Cups at: http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com/brew-over-ice.aspx

Also, if you happen to work in an office, which has a Keurig brewer and your office manager orders any of the Brew Over Iced K-Cups – look out for an faux ice cube  inside the box for a chance to win a convertible or two trips to Hawaii. Keurig is hosting this Quest For The Cool promotion all summer long. For more info check out: http://www.questforthecool.com/

I hope you all have a fabulous day, I am going to enjoy my coffee!

I was provided with samples of the Brew Over Ice K-Cups to help facilitate this post. All opinions stated are those of my own and were in no way influenced by receipt of product.

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