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I’m so glad the school year is finally over! Why? Because I had two sons graduate and I am exhausted! One son graduated from high school and the other from middle school. For the past month, my days have been filled with graduation party planning, graduation crafting and house cleaning for out of town guests. There were lots of late nights to get everything done, which led to many tired mornings where I needed a Kraft McCafé Coffee pick-me-up.
Since every penny counts when you’re planning multiple graduation parties, I saved money by skipping the local coffee shop and the high-cost coffee drinks. However, there were days that I really NEEDED to take a “me” moment and craved a coffee treat to help get me through the day. That’s when I decided to create my own Money Saving Homemade Mocha Coffee using the Breakfast Blend Kraft McCafé Coffee. Sounds good right?! Besides, who doesn’t like to save money and have a good cup of coffee!
I had never heard of McCafé Coffee prior to last month, but I’m so glad I found it in the coffee aisle at Walmart. These premium coffees are harvested from the rich soils of the foremost coffee-growing areas of the world, are made with 100% Arabica Beans, come in 8 flavors and are so affordable! Sounds great right?!
I picked up the lighter Breakfast Blend for me and the medium Premium Roast for my husband. My husband loves the slightly stronger flavor of the Premium Roast and he plans on trying the French Roast soon. I love that the Breakfast Blend has a less intense flavor and leaves no bitter aftertaste. It’s a great blend that I can drink anytime of the day and works great for making mixed coffee drinks.
If you like coffee house treats, but are looking to save money too, here’s an easy coffee treat recipe that you can make at home anytime you desire.
Money Saving Homemade Mocha Coffee Recipe:
- 12 oz. hot Breakfast Blend Kraft McCafé Coffee
- 1 T. cocoa powder or dutch cocoa (less acidic)
- 1 1/2 T. raw/regular sugar to taste
- 1 T. heavy cream or more to taste
- whipped cream
- chocolate sauce (optional)
- mini mallow bits or mini marshmallows (optional)
Place vanilla, sugar and cocoa powder into a cup.
Pour a small amount of hot coffee into the cup to dissolve the sugar and cocoa. Once dissolved, pour the remaining coffee into the cup and add in the cream.
Top off the coffee with whipped cream.
This next step is optional, but if I’m making a coffee treat, why not go all the way and top it off with chocolate syrup and mini mallow bits?! Yum!
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Want to try making your own coffee creation for your own “me” time? Head down to Walmart and grab a bag or two of McCafé Coffee. If you’re lucky, you can even find McCafé Coffee demos in select Walmart stores to get a sneak taste of the Kraft premium coffees. Then tell me in the comments below what homemade coffee drink you would create.
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Homemade Mocha Coffee
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| Serves | 1 |
| Prep time | 5 minutes |
| Cook time | 10 minutes |
| Total time | 15 minutes |
| Meal type | Beverage |
| Misc | Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
Ingredients
- 12oz hot McCafé Breakfast Blend Coffee
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoon raw sugar
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or creamer
- whipped cream
Optional
- chocolate syrup
- mallow bits
Note
The measurements are guidelines and the sugar, cream and cocoa can be adjusted to suite your own taste.
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Place vanilla, sugar and cocoa powder into a cup. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Pour a small amount of hot coffee into the cup to dissolve the sugar and cocoa. Once dissolved, pour the remaining coffee into the cup and add in the cream. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Top off the coffee with whipped cream. | |
| Step 4 | |
| This next step is optional. Drizzle the top off whipped cream with chocolate syrup and mini mallow bits. | |
That’s an awesome recipe for a mocha. Thanks for sharing it at the #AnythingGoes Link Party.
Hi Erlene, oh, may, these look great. Thank you for linking it up at SHARE IT sunday linky party. A new party opens again tomorrow and I can’t wait to see what you’ll link up this time! Till soon, Rose
This looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
I love coffee just about any way it’s made. This is going on my must try list. It looks delicious and I love the money saving tips. Thanks for sharing on Snickerdoodle Sunday.
Hi Erlene, just in time for my second cup of coffee! This looks seriously delicious! Thank you for sharing at the OhMyHeartsieGirlWW! Have a great week!
Thanks for letting me share on your party. I hope you enjoyed your second up of coffee 🙂
I’m all about saving money when it comes to my coffee addiction! Lately I’ve been making a few too many trips to Starbucks, so I definitely need to try this. It sounds SO good. Thanks for sharing it with The Wednesday Showcase.
I hear you! Coffee from Starbucks is so expensive. At least this way I don’t feel bad if I have two of these in a day 🙂
Oh, my! This looks so yummy 🙂 Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe with us at Together on Tuesdays!!
Thanks for coming over to visit Lisa 🙂
I so want a cup of coffee right now. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Thanks for linking up at #HomeMattersParty this week hope you will come back next week to link up again.
Thanks for allowing me to share this recipe on your party.
Your pictures are stunning! Pinning!! Thanks for linking to Tips & Tricks. Can’t wait to see what you link up next.
Thanks for visiting and sharing!
I am not a big coffee drinker, but that looks phenomenal!
I’m not the biggest straight coffee drinker either (I like pumped up coffee drinks), but the breakfast blend is really nice and not too strong. It’s my new favorite.
Erlene thank you so much for bringing this wonderful treat to Fridays Blog Booster Party. I think you have made it better than a coffee shop makes it, and like you say far more economical. I have the feeling that you and your husband will be making many more coffees like this.
Enjoy,
Kathleen
Thanks for coming over to visit. yes, I love this coffee and will definitely be making more coffee drinks.
Oh wow, this looks so good!! Yummy..
Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays
This is one of my new guilty pleasures 🙂
OMG this looks delicious! Definitely going to have to give it a go.
New Pinterest and Twitter follower
Libby x
Hope you give this a try. It’s hard to go wrong with chocolate and whipped cream 🙂 Thank you for following!
McCafe is my husband’s favorite brand of coffee. We buy the pods, but I need to buy a bag so I can make your homemade mocha coffee. It sounds and looks delicious.
You can still make this with the pods. Which flavor is your husband’s favorite? I’m really enjoying the breakfast blend.
This looks so good, great post! Have a great week 🙂
Thanks Jess. Have a great week too!
Oh, that turned out looking amazing! There’s no right or wrong time for some mocha coffee, as far as I’m concerned 🙂
You’re absolutely right! I can drink a mocha coffee at all times of the day.
School isn’t finished here yet. We have three more weeks to go. Your mocha coffee looks yummy. I pinned. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes, Darlene
The good thing about the kids still being in school is that you can enjoy this cup of coffee without any distractions.
Yummy! I will definitely have to try this! Visiting from SoFab!
I really love the taste of the new McCafe coffees. It makes fancier coffee drinks taste wonderful.
I’ll be over first thing Erlene for a coffee and great way to save money! Pinned and shared and hope to see you on Saturday!
I wish you could come over for coffee…wouldn’t that be fun!