Afternoon De-Light

To make up for the calories in those rosemary-lemon cookies, I’m going to share another recipe with you: this is the most luscious, low-fat, low-calorie, low-cost frozen coffee drink you’ll find. It’s not my recipe; it comes from Hungry Girl, whose cookbooks I’ve been practically living out of since the new year started. In addition to her cookbooks, she has pages and pages of yummy recipes on her web site.

Some of you may not not be in the mood for frozen coffee, especially if you’re still grappling with the ice outside (here in Texas, we can pretty much use cold drinks year round). If that’s the case, just save this recipe for warmer weather. There’s nothing like it to get you through the afternoon, and Starbucks’ Vanilla Frappuccino has nothing on this one!

Not only does this drink taste amazing, but it has 100 calories and 1 gram of fat (and 7.5 grams of protein, and only 9 grams of sugar!).

Hungry Girl’s Vanillalicious Cafe Freeze:

5 oz. light vanilla soymilk
3 tsp. Fat Free French Vanilla Coffee-mate powder, dissolved in 1 oz. warm water
1 flat tsp. instant coffee
1 oz. sugar-free, calorie-free Vanilla Syrup (you can find this in some grocery stores; I get mine from Starbucks—a huge bottle is $7)
3 packets Splenda
1 cup ice, crushed or cubes
2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip (or Cool Whip Free)

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a blender, except for the Reddi-wip. Blend on high speed until smooth. Pour into a tall glass, and finish off with whipped topping.

Too good to believe!

And what did you find pleasurable today?