Chocolate Almond Coffee Frappe Food

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND COFFEE FRAPPE

Steps:

• Place black coffee, milk, ice cream, almond extract and crushed ice in blender jar. Add sugar or sugar substitute only if desired,(The taste is quite sweet without it!)
• With blender lid securely closed, pulse blender until mixture is smooth. If blades get stuck, add a little more milk.
• Pour 1 Tablespoon of chocolate syrup into the bottom of each glass. (This makes the drink look and taste even more delectable.)
• Divide the coffee frappe between your glasses and dust with cinnamon. Serve immediately!
• Variation: Use Vanilla Ice Cream with Vanilla extract.
• *Milk options: whole milk, skim milk, soy milk, etc.
• Optional Extras:.
• Extra scoops of ice cream, for garnish.
• Whipped cream, for topping.
• For adults an added Tbls or two of Godiva Liqueur, Amaretto, or Kaluha would be tasty.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED ALMOND TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spread nuts on a baking tray and bake until toasted, 10 to 15 minutes, turning nuts after 7 to 8 minutes to ensure even toasting. Cool and chop coarsely. You should have about 2 cups. Set aside. Clean baking tray and coat with vegetable oil or vegetable oil spray. Spray both sides of the offset spatula with vegetable oil spray. Set aside.
• Make the toffee: Place sugar in a small deep saucepan. Add the corn syrup and water or rum and, over medium heat, bring to a boil. Let boil until large bubbles form on the surface, 3 to 4 minutes. Cover with foil and boil 5 minutes longer.
• Add the pieces of butter and continue cooking, uncovered, over medium heat until temperature reaches 300 degrees F on a candy thermometer, about 30 minutes. (The candy thermometer has a clip on the side that can be slid up or down. If desired, you can fit the thermometer on the side of the pan, making sure that it rests in the mixture, not on the bottom of the pan, so that the reading is accurate.) Remove from heat and immediately add the salt, baking soda, and 1 cup of chopped nuts. Stir with a wooden spoon until well combined.
• Pour the toffee mixture on the oiled baking tray and, using the offset spatula, spread the mixture out, making a block about 10 by 13 inches. The toffee will thicken very quickly, so work as fast as you can. When cool, blot some of the oil or vegetable spray with a clean towel.
• While the toffee mixture is cooling, melt the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl placed over simmering water. When almost melted, turn off heat and let the chocolate continue to melt, stirring occasionally. Keep warm.
• When you can lift up the block of toffee, transfer it to a flat work surface or to a clean baking tray. Pour the melted chocolate over the toffee, spreading to cover the entire surface and, before the chocolate cools, sprinkle with the remaining chopped nuts. If the chocolate takes a long time to harden, refrigerate for about 10 minutes to set the chocolate.
• Return the block of toffee to the work surface and break up into pieces approximately 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide. Then cut into smaller pieces, as desired. Use as needed.

CHOCOLATE COFFEE FRAPPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve the coffee powder completely in the cold water.
• Add the chocolate syrup and whisk well to dissolve.
• Add the milk, and stir well again.
• Transfer the contents of the bowl into a blender/mixer and blend until smooth and frothy.
• You may add the crushed ice cubes while blending.
• Serve with a dash of cinnamon.
• Note: You can adjust and balance the amount of coffee and chocolate syrup to suit your taste.

TOFFEE-CHOCOLATE-ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a 9-by 9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, allowing some extra at each end.
• Grease and flour the foil.
• Toast the almond pieces in a frying pan over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until they begin to color and become fragrant, about 7 minutes.
• Pour them out of the pan and set aside.
• Chop the toffee bars into 1/2-inch pieces (if using snack-size bars, chop them in half).
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the melted butter and brown sugar, breaking up any hard lumps of brown sugar.
• Beat in the egg, vanilla and almond extract.
• Beat in the flour mixture.
• Combine the toasted almonds, chopped toffee bars and chocolate chips, mixing well, then stir the mixture into the batter, stirring to coat all the mix-ins.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
• Bake about 40 minutes (about 5 minutes longer in an 8-by 8-inch pan), until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• (If the toothpick comes out covered with chocolate, it hit a chocolate chip; try somewhere else.) A toothpick might come out apparently clean after about 30 minutes, but close examination would indicate it's wet.
• Some people might like the bars that way; they're certainly gooey, but they really aren't done.
• Cool at least an hour in the pan, lift out by the edges of the foil, peel away the foil (invert if necessary) and cut into serving pieces.

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND COFFEE

Steps:

• Place coffee in filter in brew basket of coffee maker. Place sugar and extract in empty coffee pot. Add cold water to coffee maker; brew.
• Microwave chocolate and half-and-half in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted, stirring after 1 min. Add to coffee; stir until blended.
• Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

COFFEE FRAPPE

Steps:

• Place the ice, coffee, sugar and syrup in a blender.
• Blend until the frappe is smooth.
• Pour into a large, tall glass.
• Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE FRAPPE

Steps:

• In a tall glass empty the cocoa packet into the bottom and top with nonfat milk. Using the drink blender attachment of your stick blender (or do this in just a regular blender) whip the two ingredients together until the milk is frothy.
• Add in the chocolate sauce and continue to whip with the blender until the drink is nearly doubled in volume.
• Enjoy.