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May 28, 2020 By Stacie Hassing

Healthy Mocha Frappe (Dairy-free)

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This lightened-up Healthy Mocha Frappe is cold and creamy, and it will surely hit the spot on a hot summer day. It’s made delicious with rich cocoa powder, high-quality coffee, just a touch of sweetness, and your choice of a creamy liquid. Now you can enjoy a frappe with much less sugar, yet equally delicious!

This post was created in partnership with our friends at Purity Coffee. 

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A lightened-up summer treat for coffee lovers to enjoy

Just around the corner are warmer days! Summer will be here and we can’t wait! Complete with an abundance of sunshine, 90 degrees (or hotter) temps, and a craving for something cold. This Healthy Mocha Frappe will surely hit the spot and you’ll love that it’s made with less sugar, MUCH less sugar, than what you’ll find on a menu at almost any coffee shop. To put it into perspective the amount of sugar in a 12 oz. mocha frappe drink from a coffee shop is around 35 grams. That is equivalent to almost 9 teaspoons of sugar. That’s just too much. Therefore, we took the challenge upon us to create something similar tasting, equally delicious, but with less sugar.

Our Healthy Mocha Frappe is a lightened-up version of the popular drink and comes in at just 15 grams of sugar per serving, which includes the chocolate sauce and whipped topping too. While it’s still a treat, it’s definitely a better for you option.

Healthy Mocha Frappe ready to be enjoyed

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Healthy Mocha Frappe Ingredients

  • Coffee, frozen into cubes – strong brewed Purity Coffee frozen into ice cubes.
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder – we recommend organic.
  • Maple syrup or honey – a touch of sweetness from maple syrup or honey. For a sugar-free option, we recommend allulose.
  • Vanilla extract
  • Ice
  • Creamy liquid of choice – we like to use half and half. For a dairy-free and vegan option, we recommend using a dairy-free unsweetened coffee creamer.
  • Milk of choice – you will need a splash or two or three of extra liquid to blend it all together.
  • Chocolate chips – we like to use dark chocolate chips that contain at least 60% cacao or more.
  • Coconut oil – just a little is all you need to make the chocolate drizzle nice and smooth.
  • Whipped topping of choice – homemade, dairy-free whip or Reddi whip…you do you!
Purity coffee bean for the healthy mocha frap
Coffee Ice Cubes in a white bowl
Ingredients for the healthy mocha frap ready to go in the blender

How to make Healthy Mocha Frappe

If you don’t already have frozen coffee cubes in your freezer this recipe requires a bit of planning ahead. PS: if you don’t, you might want to start because they also make for a great addition to smoothies and no-churn ice creams. 

Step 1: freeze strong brewed coffee in a silicone ice cube tray.

Step 2: In a blender add the coffee cubes, cocoa powder, sweetener of choice, vanilla, ice, and creamy liquid of choice. Add milk of choice as needed to achieve bendable consistency.

Step 3: In a saucepan over low heat add the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Continue to stir until the sauce is melted, nice and drizzly.

Step 4: Drizzle the chocolate along the sides of two glasses. Divide the Mocha Frappe between the two prepared glasses. Top with the whip and additional chocolate if you wish.

Enjoy!

Healthy Mocha Frappe ready to be enjoyed

Other coffee recipes to try

Cinnamon Coconut Latte

Pumpkin Spice Butter Coffee

Snickerdoodle Cashew Coffee

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Healthy Mocha Frappe

  • Author: Stacie Hassing
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 10 min
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x
  • Category: Treat, Drink
  • Method: Blend
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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups coffee, frozen into cubes
  • 1 ½ Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbsp. maple syrup or honey
  • 1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup ice
  • ½ cup half and half or dairy-free creamer
  • Milk of choice (~1 to 1 1/2 cups)
Optional but recommended:
  • 2 tbsp. chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp. coconut oil
  • Whipped topping of choice

Instructions

  1. Freeze strong brewed coffee in a silicone ice cube tray.
  2. In a blender add the coffee cubes, cocoa powder, sweetener of choice, vanilla, ice, and creamy liquid of choice. Blend starting on low. As you blend, speed it up and add milk of choice as needed to achieve bendable consistency.
  3. In a sauce pan over low heat melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil stirring until the sauce is a drizzly consistency.
  4. Drizzle the chocolate along the sides of two glasses. Divided the Mocha Frappe between the two prepared glasses. Top with whip and additional chocolate if you wish.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/2 of recipe with chocolate and whip
  • Calories: 225
  • Sugar: 15 g
  • Sodium: 125 mg
  • Fat: 16 g
  • Saturated Fat: 8 g
  • Carbohydrates: 22 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 4 g

 

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This post was made possible by our friends at Purity Coffee. Although we received compensation for this post, the opinions expressed here are – as always – 100% our own. Thank you for supporting the great companies we work with thereby allowing us to continue creating great recipes and content for you.

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About Stacie Hassing

Stacie is a Licensed and Registered Dietitian from rural southern Minnesota where she, her husband and daughter reside with their two pups. She’s a co-founder of The Real Food RDs and content creator of simple and wholesome recipes. She loves all kinds of fitness and has a passion to inspire as many as she can live a healthier and happier life both in and out of the kitchen - the driving force behind the co-development of the The Real Food RDs brand.

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  1. Erin says

    July 21, 2020 at 8:51 pm

    This is the best frappe my husband and have had. We enjoy frappes ( when we can stomach the price) but dont so it often also because of how u healthy they CAN be. But this one is oh so good! If done this with oat milk, coconut milk and cream, almond milk and almond creamer( no sugar kind) and then heavy cream too. All great! But what Iove doing is with the melted chocolate, i throw it in the blender at the end for a few pulses, then the best part is at the bottom of the drink there is leftover solid, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate pieces….ahhh delicious! Thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work!

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    • Stacie Hassing says

      July 23, 2020 at 6:28 pm

      Hi Erin! Oh my goodness…this is the best review ever! Love everything about it! 🙂

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