Holiday eating got too heavy? Have something for breakfast that doesn’t require chewing — a milk shake with everything in it including caffeine to wake you up, sugar to give you that needed morning boost and a touch of mint to refresh your senses.
Based on a recipe from the Food Network.

Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream softened
- 2 to 3 drops mint extract
- 6 ice cubes
- fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Heat the milk, cocoa and coffee in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir.
- Pour the softened ice cream into the blender, add the milk mixture and mint extract. Pulse a few times just until smooth.
- Drop the ice cubes into glasses, pour in the milk shake, top with fresh mint leaves and serve.
