The thing of it is…
…I don’t exactly wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy, which is why it takes 2 to 3 cups (5 when no one’s looking) of battery acid-strong coffee to put a little spunk in my stride.
Life for me begins when the coffee ends. As in, it behooves us all to put conversation on hold until all the coffee’s done been drunk.
And since we’re on the topic, I’m not above doing this in order to get my coffee fix. Yes, I own a milk frother. No, I cannot imagine life without it.
Didyouknow that not all coffees are created equal? The way coffee is brewed plays a large role in how good the end result tastes. Many coffee makers over-extract the oils out of the coffee grinds, leaving you with a bitter tasting cup of Joe. Enter: the Remington iCoffee maker.
The iCoffee maker uses patented SteamBrew technology to create a Joe that tastes similar to French press coffee. It’s programmable, makes coffee in the blink of an eye, and begins and ends the brew cycle with a nice little tune. It’s pretty much the Aston Martin of coffee makers.
You can learn more about iCoffee here, annnnd you can enter my giveaway below for a chance to win one of your own. But first: the frapps.
Don’t tell me: you’ve been craving healthy frappuccinos all summer long, too? This is why we’re friends.
Since I’m a control freak about what I put in my body, I have specific frappuccino criteria, with include the following: a.) must be made with almond milk, b.) excludes additives like carrageenan, c.) excludes cane sugar, d.) the stronger the coffee, the better. All of this translates to a frapp that must be made at home.
I pretty much took the smoothie approach to this frappuccino by using a frozen overly-ripe banana and a touch of maple syrup as the sweetening agents. The banana adds volume and creaminess, on top of the sweetness. If you use an un-ripe banana, it will probably taste like un-ripe banana mixed with coffee. Don’t do.
But do do this healthy frappuccino, because it’s easy, healthful, and won’t make you curl up in a sugar coma.
And now, the…
Giveaway
For a chance to win an iCoffee maker, simply enter using the Rafflecopter below. The giveaway ends September 2, 2014 at 12:00am EST. The winner will be notified by me through email, and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is selected.
Put this frapp on repeat.
Healthy Frappuccinos
Ingredients
- 1 large overly ripe banana peeled and frozen
- 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup or to taste
- 1 cup strong brewed coffee chilled
- 2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/3 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
- 4 large ice cubes
- 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Taste for sweetness. Add more pure maple syrup if desired. Pour into a large glass and enjoy!
Nutrition
Note: This is not a sponsored post. I was provided an iCoffee Maker to try on for size, and all opinions in this post are my own.
dark strong and black first thing. sometimes with a touch of honey
I am usually a black coffee kind of gal, but I could totally get down with this!!
OMG! Why are you not here taking care of me?? I want one of these. Like right now. Seriously. Only, I don’t have any coconut milk on hand (too hard to explain to my shopper last week). Also, do you think that you could use cocoa instead of raw cocao powder? I just read something that said that they weren’t the same thing, but I haven’t seen raw cocao powder yet. Also, I seriously need this coffee maker. I could use a little Mozart in the morning. Oh, and dark and strong, just like my men. 😉
I wish I could make you a frapp right now, too! They’re seeeeewwwww tasty! Yup, you can use regular cocoa powder, although I do think it tastes slightly differently from raw cacao powder. The difference between the two is that cocoa powder has been heat treated and usually has things such as dehydrated milk, oil, and/or sugar added to it, whereas raw cacao powder is just a fermented bean all ground up.
I knew you’d like your coffee the way I like my men. < - forgive me, I've only had one cup so far this morning and and am in desperate need of another 3.
With coconut milk or homemade almond milk, coconut sugar, just a little bit and organic cocoa! Yum!
A little milk, usually no sweetener, first thing in the morning, and usually x2.
With sugar & cream!
I like my coffee iced with a splash of vanilla flavor 🙂
I am really beginning to discover coffee. This looks like a great recipe. Thank you.
recently we got a cappuccino machine at my work..and i have been drinking coffee + french vanilla like no ones business.
I love my coffee with soy milk and a bit of vanilla syrup. Today, I threw some chai concentrate in there because I only had half a cup!
I cannot imagine life without coffee either. Truth to be told, I’m sipping on some as I type this hehehe.
AND I’ve obviously have drunk my fair share of homemade frappucinos this summer…. what else is to do in this 40ºC heat though?? But I haven’t tried using a banana, which sounds like a brilliant idea! I’ll have to try that next! Thanks for the tip and the recipe! xx
I can’t live without my programmable coffee maker. Have to have my coffee waiting when I get up in the morning! I love it with a bit of raw sugar and milk.
I love coffee!!!!! I prefer a dark roast with cream or an iced americano when I’m in the mood for a cold one.
60% milk, rest is coffee!
We also have a milk frother! I normally take my coffee black and extra strong. Josh is always playing with different ways to make coffee (french press, cold something or another) so I’m constantly treated to delicious cups I didn’t have to prepare myself, and that’s truly the best kind of coffee.
Ju, you always make me laugh! I love what you said “5 when no one’s looking”… hahahhaha! So funny! What a great coffee recipe!! Oh Gosh looks so delicious and your pictures are gorgeous!
Mmmmm. This sounds great. I’m sure it will help my P Diddy status in the morning. ha
I love coffee any way I can get it…. hot, iced, black, creamy…… all the coffee!!!
I drink coffee a few times a day, really like my coffee. I drink regular coffee, but prefer flavored coffees and Frappuccinos and cappuccinos and Lattes, so delicious and satisfying.. Especially when you are really able to sit and enjoy it. Thank you for the chance of winning this awesome giveaway!
I cannot live without coffee. I had to go on an elimination diet for health reasons and couldn’t have coffee for a month. It was so horrible, I didn’t care about food just my 2 cups of coffee that I need in the morning. My coffee machine is almost at its end, I would love to win this! Thanks for a great blog. Love the recipe, I will try it without sweetener. 🙂
I’ve drinking black coffee for years now after eliminating sugar and dairy (among others), but this past weekend I was snooping the interwebs for a frappe recipe … this one is worth the wait I can tell!
Most of the time I have my coffee with just a little milk but I like to change it up sometimes!
It’s always nice to have a few options for morning coffee: hot and black or cold and creamy. I’ll definitely try this recipe.
Coffee with banana in it?! I love it! This sounds like coffee I can make a meal of. I’m so making this.
Bahaha! I am soooo the same way in the morning! My husband has even stopped trying to talk to me until after I have at least 1 cup of coffee in me! I really need a milk frother … I’ve been debating buying one for years now but haven’t done it yet! And these frappuccinos sound amazing!
I don’t drink a ton of caffeine, yet still I can’t even think until I’ve had a cup O Morning Joe. I love that this gives me another use for the bags of over ripe bananas that are always in my freezer!
Homemade Americano with a shot of espresso, hot water, and homemade nut or seed milk.
With a little cream
I take mine black. My husband loves ice coffee!
Coffee is a MUST
Yum!
Coffee is a treat for me. But it must have rice, almond or soy milk and maple syrup. (or honey if there is no maple syrup available.) And those cold frappuccinos–for road trips they are hard to resist. So much sugar etc. in them that I didn’t even treat myself to one on my long drive. I should just order (iced) coffee as described above!
With cream
Love frappuccinos!!
Hope to enjoy this recipe soon!! 🙂
I want to make these all day long. Esp. If I win the coffee maker. .. Love your blog and recipes!
Strong and black in the morning, iced latte in the afternoon
Iced with a little bit of almond or coconut milk
This recipe looks like the solution to all frapp problems. Having control over what we put in our bodies is the best. Can’t wait to try! Looks like a treat 🙂
I don’t drink coffee, but Darryl would love this! Also, I have that same clear mug! 🙂
I don’t drink coffee, but my family loves it and would love to own the iCoffee Maker!
I have been looking for something to replace my totally unhealthy Starbucks addiction. I like a plain tall mocha or peppermint mocha in the mornings. I am also tired of having to get dressed in the morning to go out and get one. These homemade recipes look devine. I have always thought that coffee was quite bitter unless chocolate was added. I seem to have been making them all wrong! cheap coffee makers be gone! I need an icoffee STAT…
I take my coffee with cream, and sometimes sugar. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
I like it with french vanilla creamer
I’ve always been a flat white or long black girl, but I’ve recently discovered piccolos, which are good for something smaller.
I take it with the classic cream and sugar. Tastes so decadent to me. 🙂
I take my coffee in my morning wake up smoothie with cocoa, banana and kefir milk.
With so much cream, it almost isn’t coffee – and sugar or honey.
Almond and/or coconut milk with coffee = the easy go-to. However, if this concoction was my daily java kick, I’m pretty sure I could accomplish anything and everything in the entire world. Thanks for sharing!
i’ve never seen this maker… but ohhh how i can relate to the longing for a good cup of joe to get me moving in the morn!
Stevia, real cream and a shake of cinnamon.
I like my coffee iced with a splash of milk or cream!
I like it strong,but I ease into it. I start with strong coffee and add a good bit of milk. Half way through the first cup, I top it off with more coffee.
This looks so yummy! I rarely make my own coffee but have gotten into iced coffee made with almond milk! So yummy!
I like my coffee black or with a little cream!
I love my coffee with real cream!
With coconut milk or homemade almond milk, a bit of coconut sugar and organic cocoa-yum!
I love coffee but prefer it either black or as espresso or with milk in some way….I just don’t want much sugar…that’s my deal. This healthy frapp looks great and a must try!!! Thank you for sharing this!
Coffee. Always. Daily. I enjoy a cappucino around 11am each and every day!
i take my coffee with two tablespoons of sugar and enough cream to make it a light brown
With sugar and cream 🙂 usually iced!
I take my coffee black and I prefer a dark roast.
I take mine with just creamer. Got to have coffee before I can see clearly in the morning! 2 cups will do it.
Piping Hot With a squirt of non-fat milk and Splenda..
I’ve been drinking cold-brew coffee with almond milk. Whenever I get a frappucino craving, I add in a frozen banana and cocoa powder- I haven’t thought to add cinnamon! I hope you’ll come up with a good version of pumpkin spice latte come fall (if you haven’t already)!
Wait. You don’t wake up feeling like P. Diddy?! I need this in mahhh lyfeeee.
i love my coffee black, sweetened with stevia 🙂
I actually don’t drink coffee because I have to load with cream to enjoy it. But with all of the almond milk froth on top, I might start singing a different tune! And Brandon LOVES battery acid strong coffee so I know he would be stoked for a new coffee maker. Not that I’m being greedy or anything, seeing how I just won an ice cream maker from you. 😉
I like mine strong and right out the pot. Nothing added.
Make it sweet and turn it blond!!
a packet of Truvia and some half n half
This is on my agenda for the afternoon. However, I have a jar of caramel that *NEEDS* attention, so I am thinking about nixing the banana and maple syrup and putting a few TBS of that sweet sauce in there…. Thanks for the recipe, Julia and your beautiful photographs!
I too prefer almond milk. Love vanilla as well.
I like my coffee black
I drink my coffee with cream and sugar.
I like a cappuccino, when I can afford it, but otherwise, just a splash of half and half
Just cream since I did the whole30 and gave up sugar. Freedom, baby!
I take my coffee black!
I like some yummy flavoring and a topping of whipped cream.
Life without coffee would be painful. I think you just made my day with this here recipe. Hello, Frappuccino Friday. It’s officially a thing.
with a dash of almond milk and sugar free torani 🙂
Every morning I have my coffee with just a drop of milk!
Dark,strong, with a little milk. Or, for fun a little whipped cream at dessert!
My daughter has me hooked on Frappuchinos,now I need one.Thanks
I prefer it to taste like chocolate milk! But now I just drink it black.
How do I take my coffee? Well, as soon as my feet hit the floor in the morning, I head straight to the coffeemaker. No stops, no detours. We’re lucky to have my daughter living at home because she owns a sweet Jura machine. When she leaves I’m really going to miss it. (Uhh, I mean her–miss “her.”) I grab a big mug and push “strong,” listen to the beans grinding, then stare trance-like at the two ribbons of coffee streaming from the nozzles. Add a little bit of sweetener, then for a moment it’s just me and my crema mustache. It’s a ritual.
Cream and sugar!
I can’t do a damn thing in the morning without my coffee…and every once in a while I do love a fancy extra special drink like this to make the morning all the better. Kind of love that this is pretty much HEALTH FOOD too. That’s just an excuse to make it on the reg.
I take my coffee black
I like my coffee with lots of cream and sugar – and very strong.
with a lot of sugar
I like my coffee with a 1/2 tsp. of coconut palm sugar and about a 1/4cup of steamed 1% milk.
I take it with cream and sugar 🙂
if its a little one… plain. if it’s big, cream + sugar!
iced is my favorite!
Sweet with a touch of cream 🙂
very light and sweet
I like my coffee strong with a bit of half and half.
I take my coffee with cream and lots of sugar
1 cream and a dash of sugar
I usually take my coffee morning black.
I like my coffee with lots of French Vanilla creamer!
cold brewed, with ice. coconut-almond milk optional.