Name: Minty Caffè Mocha
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Ingredients: hot water; 1 teaspoon cocoa powder (plus more for garnish); 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 cup strong hot coffee; 2 tablespoon Kahlua; 2 tablespoon white creme de menthe; whipped cream; candy cane

I love chocolate especially the mint-flavored ones. And I love coffee. Put those two favorites in one drink and I’m a happy person. Add some booze and I’ll probably get giggly. Add two kinds of booze then drop a candy cane into the mug to stir the coffee with and it is irresistible. Which was exactly what happened when I came across the minty mocha drink at Serious Eats yesterday. Irresistible. I just had to try making it.

I bought a box of candy canes with the intention of hanging them up on the Christmas tree. They were individually wrapped and well sealed and I thought that the ants would never know they’re there. But the ants found them right on the kitchen island even before I could hang them up the tree. The ants ate their way inside the box. Fortunately, I discovered them before they could start eating the individual wrappers of the candies. I threw out the box and into the fridge went the candy canes. We’ve been making drinks with them since. Speedy made a pink-colored cocktail drink with them the other day but it was too strong and I suggested we tweak it some more before posting the recipe on the blog.

Yesterday, I used more candy canes to make minty mocha. Want to try it? Here’s how I made mine.

Minty Caffè Mocha

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Prep Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 3 minutes

Servings:

Author: Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

hot water
1 teaspoon cocoa powder plus more for garnish
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup strong hot coffee
2 tablespoon Kahlua
2 tablespoon white creme de menthe
whipped cream
candy cane

Instructions

Pour half a cup of hot water into a mug.
Stir in the cocoa powder and sugar.
Pour in the coffee, Kahlua coffee liqueur and white creme de menthe. Stir.
Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with cocoa powder.
Put in a candy cane and serve the boozy caffè mocha at once.

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