Cinnamon Mocha Coffee

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 * 1/2 cup ground dark roast coffee
  • 1 * 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 5 * 5 cups water
  • 1 * 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 * 1/3 cup chocolate syrup
  • 1/4 * 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • * Whipped cream, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

In a small bowl, combine the coffee grounds, cinnamon and nutmeg; pour into a coffee filter of a drip coffeemaker. Add water; brew according to manufacturer's directions.

In a large saucepan, combine the milk, chocolate syrup and brown sugar. Cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Stir in the vanilla and brewed coffee.

Ladle into mugs; garnish with whipped cream if desired. Yield: 6 servings.


Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup (prepared with fat-free milk, sugar-free chocolate syrup and 2 tablespoons Splenda brown sugar blend; calculated without whipped cream) equals 95 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 43 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fruit.

Cinnamon Mocha Coffee published in Taste of Home April/May 2006