Caramel Frappuccino

I love caramel frappuccinos from Starbucks, but they get too expensive. I now make my own, and they are just as good. If you blend the milk with all the other ingredients, it gets too foamy—instead stir it in with a spoon after all the ice is crushed. —Heather Egger, Davenport, Iowa

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  Total Time

  Prep: 10 min. + chilling
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  Makes

  4 cups

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ground dark coffee
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
• 2 cups ice cubes
• 1 cup fat-free milk
• Whipped cream, optional

Directions

• Place ground coffee in the coffee filter of a drip coffeemaker. Add water; brew according to manufacturer's directions. Refrigerate until cold.
  In a blender, combine cold coffee, sugar, caramel topping and ice cubes; process until smooth. Add milk and pulse to combine. Pour into glasses. If desired, top with whipped cream and additional caramel topping.
  

Nutrition Facts

2 cups: 159 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 122mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.

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