Prepare this 4-component Mocha Frappé when it is too hot to operate

If you ask me what flows through my veins, the answer is not blood – that is coffee. In every form, in every mood, at every temperature. I happily sip a double espresso abuser, crema glitter like satin in the sunlight. But I also want coffee loud, cold and in a cocktail shake – especially when summer tries to kill. This is Mocha Frappé developed by my colleague Julia Levy Birmingham, our Alabama test kitchen comes from my seasonal armor: foamy, icy, chocolate shake that does not require a drive, a whipped cream crown or a $ 10 price tag.

Now let's clarify: when I say “mocha frappe”, I'm not talking about thickness, alcohol-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-tithe. You know them – syrup, whole milk farms cream and more sugar than Halloween. This is not. This is a The Greek-Kar struckChocolate cousin: shook (or foamed) instant coffee, cocoa, a brown sugar hit and a generous ice box, each with a cold milk that swirls like a caffeine -free magic trick.

Yes, I said the immediate coffee. Before you roll your eyes and reach your grinder, hear it: when you shake instant coffee with a little water and sugar, something alchemical happens. You get this thick creamy foam – no espresso is required. This secret is not only a great Greek frappe but also Dalgona coffee. This frothy magic is due to the solubility of instant coffee and the presence of natural surfactants – complex that reduce the surface tension and help the air. Unlike cooked coffee, which contains oils that inhibit foam formation, instant coffee is quickly and cleanly dissolved, allowing these surfactants to work and become dense, stable foam. Basically designed for foam. Add cocoa powder and a splash vanilla and slam the road to the icy mocha area without leaving your kitchen or replacing the pajamas shorts.

The unweeping natural cocoa powder is essential here too – trust us. When Julia tried this with Dutch processed cocoa, chaos came up. No foam. Just a sad, flat coffee. It turned out that it is not the pH of cocoa, but the fat content of cocoa processed by the Dutch, the added cocoa butter added to the Dutch process interrupts the surfactants (compounds that are mentioned above, which reduce the surface tension between liquids), which means that the foamubbles only appear and die. With plenty of testing, he found that the best solution is to use natural cocoa to keep the drink.

After the frappe has been whipped, it tilts the bottle and pouring the cream or the milk chosen. We love the creamy body and the richness that evaporates the milk or the half and half and half-to-drink weight is given to balance the bitterness of coffee and cocoa. However, you can use the desired milk or the non -milky alternative. Keep in mind that lighter milk (such as lean or most plant -based options) results in a thinner, less decadent final drink.

This Mocha Frappé is a drink that feels like a barista without a 5 -hour shift. If you have a cocktail shaker, great. If not, the milk paint works nicely, especially for those who like to play kitchen utensils. Pour the whole into a tall bottle, decide with a little mood and sift into the milk chosen. The result is a layered, bitter, refreshing coffee drink somewhere in a icy mocha, a Greek frappe and clean caffeine -free entertainment.

I love this recipe because it is completely customizable – you can make it sweeter or stronger, depending on your mood, or add a little injection molding such as the coffee liqueur if you want. Playful, portable and evidence that coffee does not have to be serious to be delicious.

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