My new favorite drink! (Better than Starbucks)

I am in LOVE!!!

I have a slight addiction to Starbucks blended coffee. I could, if I  had the money, drive through everyday. I love them so much, but am not so in love with the price tag. They keep going up in price. And at $4.25 a piece, I could easily go broke just on them alone. 

So I needed a way to replace my new love. I have tried so many times to make them with varying combinations of coffee, ice, creamer, milk, syrup. All with little success. They all were just a bit off. 

Then I got to thinking, "What if I were to freeze the coffee and not use any ice cubes, but instead us frozen coffee cubes?" WHY has no one thought of this before????? It works great. And while it melts rather than watering it down you just get iced coffee. 

How you ask do we make this nectar from heaven? Well let me tell you, couldn't be much easier.

First you make SUPER strong coffee. I actually used my espresso maker and made it strong. 

The pot my espresso maker uses. It was FULL

Then pour your coffee into Ice Cube trays. And if you put it straight in the freezer it works great because it crystallizes and makes a light ice rather than a dense ice. 

The coffee ready for the freezer

The next step is to wait. This is the hardest part of the whole process. Tick Tock...Tick Tock...Tick Tock...

I usually do this step overnight so it is ready for me in the morning. Plus one tray makes enough for 2 days. (next time I have free time, HAHA, I am going to make extra and keep them in a ziploc in the freezer)

Frozen to perfection

Once you have Coffee Cubes take 6 of them and place them in the blender. I then place about a cup of creamer mixed with milk into the blender. The ratio of milk to creamer is your choice. If you like it ultra sweet do about 1/2 and 1/2. If you like a little less do about 1/3 creamer and 2/3 milk. If you like it much less sweet go ahead and do 1/4 creamer and 3/4 milk. The ratio is all up to you. 

Milk & Southern Butter Pecan creamer

Ready for the blend

Then set the blender on ice crush. and blend until smooth. The nice thing about using coffee instead of water for the ice is that is breaks up in the blender much easier.

Blended To Perfection

 Now that Makes a very happy MAMA

ME enjoying my coffee that I can afford.

 Now enjoy your homemade, very cheap, blended coffee. And another perk to making them at home is that you get to choose the flavor! 

Yes that is my coffee I am drinking while writing this!