Coffee Punch

found this yummy punch at 2 busy brunettes

Coffee Punch

1 cup water
3 cups sugar
¼ cup instant coffee granules
1 gallon milk
½ gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
½ gallon chocolate ice cream, softened
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add sugar and coffee. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly until sugar and coffee dissolve. Remove and cool.
Combine milk and coffee mixture in punch bowl. Just before serving, stir ice cream into bowl. Serve immediately. Makes 7 quarts.

Hot Jello Punch

This can be kept in the fridge and reheated.

HOT PUNCH

2 small pkg black cherry Jello
2 small pkg lemon Jello
Dissolve Jello in 8 cups hot water.
Add 2 quarts apple juice and 1 large can pineapple juice
Keep hot in crock pot.

Pumpkin Spice Latte (Just Like Starbucks!)

found this @ www.thekitchn.com

You can change the sugar and fat content of this recipe quite easily.

makes 1-2 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons canned pumpkin OR 1 teaspoon of Torani Pumpkin Spice Syrup (your choice)
2 tablespoons sugar or sugar substitute - you can halve this amount
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1-2 shots espresso (about 1/4 cup of espresso or 1/2 cup of strong brewed coffee if you don't have an espresso machine.)

Directions:
In a saucepan combine milk, pumpkin and sugar and cook on medium heat, stirring, until steaming. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and spice, transfer to a blender and process for 15 seconds until foamy. If you don't have a blender, don't worry about it - just whisk the mixture really well with a wire whisk.

Pour into a large mug or two mugs. Add the espresso on top.

Optional: Top with whipped cream and sprinkle pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, or cinnamon on top.

Pumpkin spice latte

1 1/2 C. brewed coffee (I used two k-cups)
4 C. milk
4 T. canned pumpkin (can easily go higher if you want a stronger pumpkin taste)
1 1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 C. sugar
3 T. vanilla
whipped cream to top

Add coffee and milk to slow cooker, whisk in pumpkin, spices, etc. Cover and cook on high 2 hrs. Whisk again before serving and top with whipped cream.

Bellini

Bellini Recipe for 6
The famous original Bellini recipe was made only with prosecco, (Italian sparkling wine) and pureed white peaches.

3 ripe peaches, peeled and pitted
Fine sparkling wine or champagne, chilled


Puree the peaches in a blender. Divide the peach puree into 6 (8-ounce) champagne flutes and top with sparkling wine or champagne. Stir once.

Baby Bellini: Substitute sparkling apple cider for the sparkling wine.

Autumn Punch

2 oranges
8 whole cloves
6 cups apple juice
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 1/4 cups pineapple juice
How To:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stud the whole oranges with cloves, and bake for 30 minutes.
In a large saucepan, combine the apple juice and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the nutmeg, honey, lemon juice, and pineapple juice.
Serve hot in a punch bowl with the 2 clove-studded baked oranges floating on top.

Harry Potter's Butterbeer (Cold & Hot)

Butterbeer (Cold)

8 Servings

1 package (13 ounce) butterscotch candy disks
2 cups water

1 liter chilled cream soda
Ice

Unwrap the candy and place it in a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Let the mixture simmer until the candy is dissolved; cool.

Pour about 3/4" of the syrup into a glass, add ice to the top and pour in cream soda. Stir well.



Butterbeer (Hot)

Hot Butterbeer is described as “foamy,” so I like to use a frother when I’m mixing the syrup into the hot milk. I also have an appliance for hot chocolate that has a built in frother which I use when making several servings at a time.

8-12 Servings

1 package (13 ounce) butterscotch candy disks
2 cups water

2 liters heated milk
Freshly grated nutmeg

Unwrap the candy and place it in a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Let the mixture simmer until the candy is dissolved; cool.

Pour about 3/4" of the syrup into a mug, add heated milk and stir. Sprinkle with fresh nutmeg.

Creamy Soda Freeze

2 (14 oz.) cans Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
2-liter bottle or 5 (12-oz.) cans carbonated beverage, any flavor

In electric ice cream freezer container, combine ingredients; mix
well. Freeze according to manufacturer' s instructions. Store
leftovers in freezer.

Shakes:
In blender container, combine one-half (14-oz.) cans sweetened
condensed milk, 1 (12-oz.) can carbonated beverage and 3 cups ice.
Blend until smooth. Repeat for additional shakes. Store leftovers in
freezer. (Makes 1 or 2 quarts).

Bulk Spiced Coffee

12 oz. Folger's instant coffee crystals
4 cups sugar
6 cups powdered nonfat creamer
3/4 tsp. cloves
4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. allspice
3/4 tsp. nutmeg

Mix all ingredients together well. Store in a tightly covered container.

To serve: Use 4 heaping tsp. to 8-oz. of boiling water

Note: Decaffeinated coffee may be used without affecting flavor.

Chai Tea Mix

This Chai Mix is AWESOME!!!! This is definatley keeper...cherie


2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
2 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
2 cup French vanilla flavored powdered non-dairy creamer
3 1/2 cups white sugar
2 cups unsweetened instant tea
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice

Directions: 1. In a large bowl, combine milk powder, non-dairy creamer, vanilla flavored creamer, sugar and instant tea. Stir in ginger, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. In a blender or food processor, blend 1 cup at a time, until mixture is the consistency of fine powder.
2. To serve: Stir 2 heaping tablespoons Chai tea mixture into a mug of hot water. Can also be chilled and served icy cold

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

1 Box Instant powdered milk (The size that makes 8 quarts)

1 – 6 ounce jar powdered coffee creamer

1 – 2 pound box Nestle’s Quik

1 pound powdered sugar


Mix all ingredients together in large container. Store in sealed container until ready to use. To make hot cocoa, fill mug 1/3 full with mix and add hot water, stir.

Friendship Tea Mix

1 jar Tang 1lb 2oz
3/4 c. instant tea
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 pkg of wyler's lemonaid (dry)
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix all ingredients and store in an air tight container. Heat a cup of water and add 1 1/2 Tbsp. to the water and stir. A lot like orange wassil, but better with the spices.

Cold Brewed Coffee

Less bitter then regular brewed. Great for iced coffee

What you do is get a quart jar,
add 1 cup of ground coffee,
fill it up with water,
shake,
then set it on the counter 12-15 hours.
The next day strain it twice.
Use a small strainer the first time then put a coffee filter in the next time.
Then use about 1/4 cup of this concentrate, add milk or flavored creamer, if you need sugar you will need to use sugar water or sweet & low so it will dissolve.
If you want hot coffee just add boiling water to the concentrate instead

Banana Punch

This makes a LOT. Use a BIG punch bowl, or use half at a time.


2 C water
2 C sugar
4 ~6 oz cans orange juice concentrate
1 ~46 oz can pineapple juice
2 lemons, juiced
6 bananas ~ mashed add more to taste
3 Qts. 7~up

Cook water and sugar on low heat until syrupy. Add orange, pineapple, lemon juices and bananas. Mix well, pour into freezer container~ and freeze
to serve~ remove from freezer 1 1/2 to 2 hours before serving time. Mash so it is slushy~ place in punch bowl and add 7 up at the last minute.
Variations.. vodka, gin, cherries, orange slices, lemon/lime slices, pineapple tidbits, banana slices.

WW Berry Smoothie 1pt

1 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries
1/2 cup frozen unsweetened blueberries
1/2 tsp. Crystal Light Classic Orange Sunrise powdered drink mix (half an On The Go packet or 1/8th of a tub)
1 no-calorie sweetener packet

Directions: Place frozen fruit in the blender and allow it to thaw slightly (about a minute or two). Meanwhile, dissolve powdered drink mix and sweetener in 10 oz. of cold water. Stir well, and then pour drink mixture over the fruit in the blender. Blend at medium-high speed until thoroughly mixed. If blending slows, stop blender, stir mixture, and blend again. Pour into a tall glass and enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING


Serving Size: 16 oz. (entire recipe) Calories: 101Fat: 0.5g Sodium: 4mgCarbs: 24gFiber: 5gSugars: 13g Protein: 1g POINTS® value 1*

Iced Coffee

8-10 cups of strong fresh brewed coffee
1 can of sweetened condensed milk (low fat, fat free..whatever)
Blend, chill..pour over ice...

Starbucks Frozen Frappuccino

Ingredients
3/4 cup double-strength coffee, cold
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup low-fat milk
2 cups ice
3 Tbs Caramel topping,
3 Tbs Hersheys Chocolate Syrup
Whipped Cream

Directions
Make double-strength coffee by brewing with twice the coffee required by your coffee maker: That should be 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per each cup of coffee. Chill before using. To make drink, combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until ice is crushed and drink is smooth. Pour into two 16-ounce glasses, and serve with a straw.
CARAMEL Version:
For this version, add 3 tablespoons of caramel topping to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream and drizzle additional caramel over the whipped cream.
MOCHA Version:
For this version, add 3 tablespoons Hershey's chocolate syrup to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream, if desired.

WW Low Fat Milkshake 2pts

1 cup skim milk
2 tbsp sugar free pudding any flavor
1 tbsp cool whip
1 tsp vanilla
8 ice cubes

Put all in a blender and blend until smooth and thick

serves: 1 Points: 2

Summertime Slushy

Now I'm not a drinker but this sounds really good on a hot day like today...wonder if I could leave out the booze? I'll let you know if I try it!!!


4 green tea bags, steeped in 2 cups boiling water. Do not steep in metal pan, please.
7 cups cold water
1 and 1/2 cup sugar
1(12ounce) orange juice frozen concentrate thawed
l (12 ounce) frozen lemonade thawed
2 cups gin
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Directions~~
Steep tea. Mix water, sugar, orange juice, and lemonade. Mix in tea and add gin. Put into freezer until it freezer. It will be slushy. To serve, scoop into glass and add 1/2 cup ginger ale. Serve.

Banarita Smoothies

4 bananas
1/2 C milk
1/4 C sugar
1/2 C lime juice
Ice
Fill blender halfway full of ice.
Add other ingredients.
Blend until frothy.
Serve!