Iced Caramel Mocha recipe to celebrate #BacktoSchoolTreats Week! Chilled espresso or strongly brewed coffee is blended with caramel syrup, chocolate sauce, vanilla, and milk for a delicious and refreshing start to the day.
Disclosure: I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #BacktoSchoolTreats week recipes. All opinions are mine alone.
#BacktoSchoolTreats
Summer is winding down, and we are celebrating with #BacktoSchoolTreats hosted by Terri from Love and Confections and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures. All week-long 30 bloggers will be sharing 100+ fantastic recipes for both parents and kids, with breakfasts, snacks, desserts, and drinks to get you back in the school routine. Thank you sponsors for providing the prize packages. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway below!
Iced Caramel Mocha
I’ve focused on kid-friendly snacks during #BacktoSchoolTreats week, so today I am sharing something just for the parents and teachers! My son’s summer school actually starts an hour earlier compared to the regular school year, so I have been playing around with a few much needed caffeinated drinks to mix things up a bit and get me through the morning. One of my new favorites is this Iced Caramel Mocha. Chilled espresso or strongly brewed coffee is flavored with chocolate sauce, vanilla, a splash of Torani Caramel Syrup, and milk (dairy or almond) before pouring into an ice-filled glass and serving immediately.
For a bit more indulgence, decorate the inner wall of the glass with a drizzle of chocolate sauce before adding the ice and coffee. You can also top the Iced Caramel Mocha with whipped cream, even more chocolate syrup, and caramel sauce (I especially love my Vanilla Bean Caramel Sauce).
Want to keep the mocha from becoming watered down as the ice melts? Substitute regular ice cubes with coffee ice cubes instead! Pour brewed coffee into desired ice cube molds and freeze until solid.
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Flahavan’s is giving one winner an oat prize package including a jar for overnight oats and a selection of Rolled Oats, Quick to Cook Oats, and Steel Cut Oats.
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Thank you to #BacktoSchoolTreats Sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Sweets & Treats, Torani, Taylor & Colledge, and Flahavan’s for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #BacktoSchoolTreats recipes. All opinions are my own. The #BacktoSchoolTreats giveaway is open to U.S. residents, age 18 & up. All entries for the winner will be checked and verified. By entering you give the right to use your name and likeness. The number of entries received determines the odds of winning.
Five (5) winners will be selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. Winners have 48 hours to respond once chosen, or they forfeit the prize and alternate winner(s) will be chosen. The #BacktoSchoolTreats Bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members in their household cannot enter or win the giveaway. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or any other social channel mentioned in the #BacktoSchoolTreats posts or entry.
Check out these #BacktoSchoolTreats recipes from our Bloggers:
Back to School Breakfasts:
Breakfast Banana Splits from For the Love of Food
Cherry Muffins from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Overnight Vanilla Oats in Under an Hour from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Back to School Snacks:
Easy Caramel Apple Slices on a Stick from Jen Around the World
Vanilla Pudding Cups from Home Sweet Homestead
Back to School Desserts:
Almond Shortbread Skillet from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Back to School Confetti Cookie Bars from The Mandatory Mooch
Berries Vanilla Pies from My Sweet Zepol
Birthday Cake Truffles from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Brown Sugar Milk Tea Popsicles from Simply Healthyish
Cereal Milk Macaron from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
DIY Mini Caramel Apples from Jen Around the World
Funfetti Whoopie Pies from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
Mrs. Field’s Chocolate Chip Cookies from Comfortably Domestic
Back to School Drinks:
Caramel Apple Cider Punch from Love and Confections
Caramel Cold Brew Coffee from The Redhead Baker
Felix Felicis Potion Smoothies from The Spiffy Cookie
Iced Caramel Latte with Apple Whipped Cream from The Nifty Foodie
Iced Caramel Mocha from Tara’s Multicultural Table
Iced Caramel Mocha Recipe
Adapted from Never Enough Thyme
Iced Caramel Mocha
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup strongly brewed coffee or espresso chilled
- 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce
- 1 tablespoon caramel syrup preferably Torani
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk dairy or almond
Garnish:
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate sauce
- Caramel sauce
Instructions
- In a glass, whisk together the chilled coffee, chocolate sauce, caramel syrup, and vanilla. Add a handful of ice cubes and pour in the milk.
- If desired, garnish with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and caramel sauce. Serve immediately.
Hezzi-D says
Holy cow this looks amazing! Just what I need as a teacher to get me back to school!
Wendy Klik says
Sure beats dropping $7 at a coffee shop and probably tastes 100% better.
Karen says
That looks so decadent! What a perfect summer coffee drink!! Gorgeous photos too.
April Tuell says
Man does this look amazing! Love your tip of using coffee ice cubes to keep from watering the drink down too.
Christie says
I’ll take a venti! That looks oh so delicious. And perfect treat for the the big kids!