I don’t know about you but, as a stay-at-home food blogging, homemaking, dog sitting (…catch my drift?) mom, I can’t afford to just get up and out of the house to buy coffee drinks everyday!  So how’s about a homemade version instead…made with organic, wholesome good stuff?!

So here we are, adapted from food.com, but done my way, of course 😉

Servings:  2

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 3/4 cup strong coffee
• 1 cup low-fat milk or 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar (You can use less sugar, if you wish.  I don’t like my drink too sweet, thus I shorten it to 1 tablespoon instead)
• 2 cups ice (I used about 4 cups of crushed ice as I do like my frappe drink with lots of ice…)

Garnish:

• Homemade whipped cream (Recipe below)
• *Heavy whipped cream, sugar, and vanilla extract  (Measurements to your liking.  I made enough for two servings)

*In a large bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks are just about to form. Beat in vanilla and sugar until peaks form. Make sure not to over-beat, cream will then become lumpy and butter-like.

Directions:

Preheat oven to broil at 300°F.

1. Spread shredded coconut on a baking sheet and toast coconut in the oven.
2. Stir the coconut around every 2-3 minutes or so for even browning.
3. After 10 to 15 minutes the shredded coconut should be light brown.
4. Cool it off.
5. Make double-strength coffee by brewing with twice the coffee required by your coffee maker.
6. That should be 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per each cup of coffee.
7. Chill before using.
8. To make the drinks, combine cold coffee, milk, 1/3 cup of the toasted coconut, 1/3 cup chocolate syrup, and sugar in a blender.
9. Blend for 15 to 20 seconds to dissolve sugar.
10. Add ice and blend until ice is crushed and the drink is smooth.
11. Pour drinks into two 16-ounce glasses.
12. Garnish each drink with whipped cream, a drizzle of chocolate, and a pinch of some of the remaining toasted coconut.  Add a straw to each one if you want!