Beverage-Coffee Frappe

By Melzie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chilled brewed espresso or strong dark roast coffee
• 1/2 cup fat free milk
• 1/2 ripe banana
• 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/8 tsp ground cardamom or cinnamon (optional)
• 1 long cinnamon stick

Preparation

Step 1

Combine coffee, milk, banana, vanilla, sugar, and cardamom or cinnamon (if using) in a blender and blend at high speed until smooth and frothy. Serve in a tall glass with a cinnamon stick as a stirrer.

Per serving (1 1/3 cup) 114 cal, 1 g fat, 0 g sat fat, 0 g trans fat, 3 mg chol, 67 mg sod, 22 g carb, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein, 157 mg calcium.

Option: Serve this slightly sweet and spicy chilled coffee over ice, or not, as you prefer.