Minty vanilla mocha shake

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.

Minty vanilla mocha shake

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 2

Author: CASA Veneracion

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.

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