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Maple Mocha

Maple Mocha from 100 Days of Real Food
Mocha Updated: I got a freestanding milk frother since this post first published, and I love it! Here's the frother I now use...

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For starters PLEASE throw away your Splenda or other imitation sweeteners. I am begging you! :) Even though our family rarely does sugar anymore I would much rather have regular white table sugar (that has been around for thousands of years) over something that was (relatively recently) invented in a lab just to imitate sugar. Enough said about that.

As you’ve probably gathered from the title this is not a recipe for just plain ol’ coffee because that is just not how I roll. I am a mocha girl and always have been. My victim of choice used to be a white chocolate mocha to be exact, and I don’t even want to think about what the ingredients might be in one of those. But just in case I could convince one more person to stop ordering them I just got off the phone with Starbucks…

Starbucks white chocolate syrup: sugar, condensed skim milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, coconut oil, cocoa butter, natural flavors, salt, potassium sorbate, monoglycerides

Okay, well at least I can (almost) pronounce everything…I guess that is a positive, but what is the point in consuming a large dose of all that stuff when it could be so much simpler (and cheaper) if you make it at home!? Now if I am not at home my new drink to order is a latté (which is just plain espresso and milk) with a little honey added to sweeten it. And as you can see from the recipe if you want to make these mochas at home it is necessary to have an espresso maker. I have the simplest espresso machine imaginable, and it has worked wonderfully for almost a decade.

Now if you are one of those that likes to get creative please know that the cocoa/maple syrup combination in this recipe can be used as a “chocolate sauce” for just about anything. You can drizzle it on some ice cream, or I even use it to make both cold and hot chocolate milk for my girls. I bet it would be good mixed into regular coffee too. So enjoy!

Maple Mocha from 100 Days of Real Food

Maple Mocha

I seem to get a lot of questions about how to sweeten coffee on a real food diet…so I’ve finally decided to address it in an official recipe. It only takes four ingredients to make a tasty coffee drink that is better for you than the ones at your local coffee shop.
17 Reviews / 4.8 Average
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Total Time: 5 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Smoothies & Drinks
Cuisine: American
Method: Too Easy
Diet: Egg Free, Gluten Free, Peanut/Tree Nut-Free, Vegetarian
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Servings: 1 cup
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Ingredients
  

  • ½ teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder ((this recipe will work with regular, but I think it's sooooo much better with the "special dark" variety!))
  • 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup (honey would work as an alternative)
  • 1 shot espresso
  • ¾ cup milk

Instructions
 

  • Heat ¾ cup milk in a glass measuring cup in the microwave (for about 2 minutes) or by using a milk frother.
  • While the milk is heating up, stir together the cocoa and maple syrup until the mixture looks "wet."
  • Pour the hot espresso and milk into the chocolate mixture…and voila! You have a “mocha.”

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Maple Mocha
Amount Per Serving
Calories 134 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 84mg4%
Potassium 242mg7%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 295IU6%
Calcium 207mg21%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Anna says

    January 19, 2023 at 11:16 pm

    5 stars
    This is delicious! Super easy & it felt like a real treat, instead of my usual cup of tea. All of the flavours balanced perfectly; not too chocolatey or maple flavoured and just the right level of sweetness. I’ll definitely make this again.

    Reply
    • 100 Days Admin says

      January 23, 2023 at 9:07 am

      Yes, it's so good! Glad you liked it. - Nicole

      Reply
  2. Sarah Midgett says

    March 14, 2018 at 6:36 pm

    Hi! Forgive me if this was already asked, but is there a way to do this with drip coffee rather than espresso? We don't have an espresso machine.
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Mindy says

      March 27, 2018 at 1:16 pm

      I would like to know this as well!

      Reply
  3. Krista says

    June 22, 2017 at 6:27 pm

    If I didn't want the chocolate, but wanted a vanilla latte instead, should I just use vanilla extract? If so, how much?

    Reply
    • Amy Taylor (comment moderator) says

      June 26, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Hi Krista. We've not tried but I'd say just add vanilla extract to taste.

      Reply
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