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Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Ours was particularly good because we kick started our staycation! If you missed it last week, I posted about our relaxing staycation. We’ve got some fun stuff this week, so follow me on instagram if you’d like to see what we are up to 🙂
I’d love for you to follow me on snapchat too (username :: alexisroch)! You get to see some fun, behind the scenes stuff on my daily activities 🙂
When it comes to coffee, there are two flavors that I think compliment it more than any others, and that is chocolate and hazelnut. Vanilla is good, but those two gems really make coffee taste that much better. The best part about making coffee at home is getting to combine any flavor you want for a fraction of the cost and way less calories than a coffee house!
That is why this 5 minute chocolate hazelnut coffee is perfect! You can ice it or keep it hot. Check out this post for the hot chocolate hazelnut coffee version!
So, you might think chocolate and hazelnut are dessert flavors, and would they be good in coffee?? The answer is YES!!! Coffee itself has such a great flavor and really compliments chocolate. Or vice versa. Chocolate has a sweeter kick to it when combined with coffee. It’s the best of both worlds all around 🙂
- 8 oz strong coffee (your favorite flavor)
- 8 oz unsweetened vanilla almond milk**
- 1/2 tsp hazelnut extract
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 2 packets stevia**
- 1-2 cups of ice
- Make sure coffee is room temperature. Add all the ingredients plus 1 cup of ice to the blender, blend until smooth.
- Check how thick it is, add in the other cup of ice if needed.
- Top with whipped cream
- You can also use regular milk if you prefer.
- Any sweetener you like will work in this!
Try this with french press coffee. It turns out delicious. You can read all about french press tips here. Another chemist tip is to use dutch cocoa for this recipe for a much richer flavor! Read all about cocoa powder here and what exactly dutch cocoa is 🙂
I love adding extracts to recipes. They are an easy, affordable, calorie free way to add flavors to anything! You can make your own like this super easy DIY Vanilla that I make all the time or buy it.
My current favorites are this:
I buy them online since there is more options, but sometimes I just grab what I can at the store.
Don’t forget to check out my chocolate series about regular cocoa versus dutch process cocoa. There is so much interesting chemistry involved in chocolate, but bottom line dutch process has a richer flavor. It reminds me more of a brownie taste 🙂 If you are in the mood for chocolate dessert try these Raspberry Brownies or my Cow Pie Cookies!
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I hope everyone has a wonderful week! Are you a fan of chocolate?
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Yum – I can’t eat hazelnuts due to allergies but this looks delicious. I am a huge chocolate nut and am always interested in knowing the differences between all that is out there.
Chocolate is so wonderful! I can’t wait to share more about it soon 🙂 Have a great evening!
Yum! This looks so tasty! What a delicious treat!
Thanks Keri! It is such a good treat in the afternoon!
Coffee………………yuck………………..lol
Soooo this is like NUTELLA COFFEE? Genius! I’ve never used hazelnut extract but I can imagine that it adds tons of flavor! I also have a huge tin of cocoa powder that I need to get through before I move out of my apartment so I will definitely be making some blended coffees 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!
♥ Lisa
Strum Simmer Sip
Lisa, that’s exactly right! Nutella coffee! The extract really adds so much flavor with just a little bit. I think you will really love this! If you want something really sweet you can add more sweetener, but I like this has a coffee drink so I keep it at 2 packets 🙂 Hope you enjoy!!
I love staycations! I’m glad that you got to have a staycation! This coffee sounds just delicious!
Thanks girl! I love staycations too, they are so much fun and laid back 🙂
This looks SO tasty! I am a sucker for any coffee drink. And, natural butter extract? That sounds interesting!!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
Me too! Coffee is always the best! Butter extract is so great to add into recipes, I add it too shakes too to make them really rich! Thanks Carrie have a great day!
Yum! I think I’d throw it through the blender and have it frozen. Thanks for sharing!
I love it frozen too, it’s the best!
Uhh… If there’s one thing you need to know about me it’s that I LOVE hazelnut. Mmmm.
OMG, me too! Hazelnut and coffee is the best combo!
Oh yum! I love making my own frappes but for hazelnut flavor, the only thing I’ve done is to use hazelnut coffee. I didn’t realize that there was an extract that I could get! Definitely checking that out!
The extract is one of my favorite ones! It has such a good flavor! I hope you enjoy it 🙂 Thanks Lydia!
Yum! I’ve only been drinking iced coffee recently – I can’t handle hot coffee and hot weather! I will give this one a try. Stopping by from Tuesday Talk!
I’m the same way, I get way to hot when I drink hot stuff in the summer! Thanks Whitney!
This looks delicious! Can’t wait to try this out!
liz @ sundays with sophie
Thanks Liz, I hope you enjoy it!!
Wow! this looks delicious, and easy for me. Thanks for sharing.
Sue
Thanks Sue! It is very easy to whip up and just as good! Have a great day!
Perfect for relaxing summer days!
It definitely is the perfect summer treat!
I just love your recipes, Alexis, and this sounds like another great one 🙂 You are a sweetheart for sharing with Roses of Inspiration. Enjoy your week!
Thank you so much Stephanie! Have a great week!
I gave up Starbucks 6 weeks ago and would like to have an occasional treat that I make at home. Pinning for when I’m ready!
This is perfect for replacing starbucks! Saving money (and the calories) is always fun to do 🙂 I make this at home when I am really needing a treat in the afternoon. I hope you enjoy it! Thank you! Have a wonderful day!
This looks delicious – the only thing I don’t like is that I don’t have the ingredients on hand to make it! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Katy! I hate when I find something I really want to make, but have no ingredients for it 😉 Have a wonderful day!
WOW!! My oldest would go crazy over this Chocolate Hazelnut Coffee!!! Thank you for sharing at the Creative Inspiration Link Party.
Thanks Trish! I hope they love it! Have a great day!
This looks fabulous. Gonna have to try it when I get home.
Thank you, I hope you really enjoy it!
Now tell me if it can get any better than that?
I have a slight coffee addiction. My day does not start before my cup of coffee (and coffee post on Instagram). 😛
I’m here from #FridayBlogBooster.
Oh me too! Coffee is a must in the morning! I will have to follow you on instagram 🙂 I too love posting my coffee pics in the morning, such a great way to start the day!
We are excited to have you at Fridays #BlogBoosterParty where we try to give each other a boost. I am a big fan of iced coffee so your chocolate hazelnut coffee sounds awesome to me. Thanks for bringing it to us.
Kathleen
Thanks Kathleen! I was so happy to join with your fun link up!
Thanks for sharing on the Healthy Living Link Party. We appreciate it.
Thank you Elaine!
This sounds so good! I am addicted to iced coffee drinks, but I always make them at home. I’ve never tried Starbuck’s syrups, but Torani makes really good sugar-free syrups, too.
Torani does make good syrups! I love their sugar free vanilla! I’m an iced coffee addict too, especially in the summer 🙂 Thanks carol!
Love all your pics from your staycation! Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe with us at Waiting on…Wednesday! Hope you guys have a wonderful 4th of July!
Holly @ http://www.iwillservewhileiwait.blogspot.com
Thanks Holly, have a great 4th with your family!!
You should try using Torani Sugar Free Hazelnut syrup 🙂
http://shop.torani.com/Sugar-Free-Hazelnut-Syrup/p/TOR-372008&c=Torani@SugarFreeSyrups
I love Torani too! My favorite is the sugar-free vanilla! 🙂 I have some recipes coming with that soon!
Oh, I need to try this! I love flavored coffee! Thank you for sharing on the #HomeMattersParty with us. Hope to see you again this week!
Thanks Nicole! I love flavored coffee too, it’s the best!
Oh yummy. I wasn’t a big fan of iced coffee until I needed my afternoon cup on a blazin’ hot day. I was surprised how good it was! This looks delicious! Stopping by from Merry Monday and hope you’ll linkup with us at Small Victories Sunday Linkup too, we’re open all week!
It is such a nice treat in the afternoon especially on a hot summer day!! Thanks Tanya, I will pop over to link up 🙂
Sounds wonderful. I love putting Andes candy in my coffee. At home I use a Melitta cone and filter to make one cup at a time.
That sounds wonderful! Have a great day Myrna!
Ah, hazelnut. What a great recipe. Thanks so much for sharing it! #HomeMattersParty
Thanks so much…hazelnut is the BEST!!! 🙂
This looks like a delicious drink to try. Chocolate and hazelnut combined sound like a wonderful combination.
It really is such a heavenly combo..especially with coffee! YUM!! Thanks Crystal!