My choice in the colder months was hot chocolate – obviously. But once summer hit, I ventured into blended frozen drink territory. Enter: my love for the frappuccino. I don’t order frappuccinos anymore at coffee shops. As I’ve said before, they have enough calories and sugar to sink a boat and I’m honestly more into almond milk lattes and straight up drip coffee these days. But every once in a while, when a craving for something cold and indulgent strikes, this is the first thing I reach for. And I can make it way more healthy (and dairy free) at home. This Cold Brew Caramel Frappuccino is adapted from one of the very first recipes on the blog – my Cold Brew Mocha Frappe. Almond milk ice cubes create a creamy base, cold brew coffee injects a jet-fuel surge of caffeine and bold coffee flavor, and dates puréed into caramel add a sweet caramel finish. That’s right. Just 3 ingredients, 1 blender, and 5 minutes (minus prep for ice cubes and coffee) to make this dreamy, creamy homemade frappuccino. While your cold brew coffee is doing its thing, make your date caramel. See my in-depth tutorial here that also includes 1,000,000 ideas for how to use it. In short, make it, love it, always have it on hand. End of story. When your almond milk ice cubes are completely frozen, add them to a blender with your cold brew coffee and blend into creamy, dreamy bliss. Then add as much date caramel as you’d like to sweeten things up and infuse caramel flavor into the mix. Mmm, I’ll take three, please. You guys are going to LOVE this drink! It’s: CreamyChilledPerfectly SweetCaramel-infusedBold in coffee flavorSimpleQuick& Seriously delicious Make this frappuccino for a special morning treat before work. Do what you gotta do to get through the work day – no judgment here. Or, save this as a special treat for lazy weekend mornings (especially when summer is at its peak). If you make this recipe, let us know what you think! Leave a comment and rate it – it’s so helpful to us and other readers. And while you’re at it, take a picture and tag it #minimalistbaker on Instagram so we can see what you come up with. Cheers, friends!
