Starbuck's Frappuccino

submitted by TracerEraser

Personally I find the frappuccino's way too sweet... if I were making this
myself, I might substitute
gelatin for the pectin (listed below) and use the gelatin to thicken the
milk before the actual blending (gelatin needs to be heated to dissolve
it, and needs time to set). I would also probably add vanilla and I would
also add some
dry milk powder. To me, frappucino's have a very strong taste of dry milk
powder, which, I guess, must
appeal to some. (You could also try adding a bit of Ovaltine, which also,
to me, is slightly reminiscent
of frappuccino.)

1/2 cup Espresso
2 1/2 cups lowfat milk (2%)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp. dry pectin*

Combine all ingredients in a picture or covered container. Stir or shake
until sugar is dissolved.
Chill & serve cold. Makes 24oz. * This is a natural thickener found in
fruits that is used for canning.
You can find it in the supermarket near the canning supplies. It is used
in this recipe to make the drink
thicker and creamier, and can be found in the original recipe. It does not
add to the flavor and can
be excluded if you don't care so much about duplicating the texture of the
real thing.

Tips

1. To make mocha , add a pinch (1/16 tsp.) of cocoa powder to the mixture
before combining. 2. To fake
espresso with a drip coffee maker and standard grind coffee: Use 1/3 cup
ground coffee and 1 cup water.
Brew once the run coffee through machine again, same grounds. Makes about
1/2 cup fresh espresso
to use in the above recipe. Run a pot of water through the machine,
without grounds to clean.

2. I use Maxwell House Italian Roast Espresso and make it double strength.
I use 8 Tbsp. coffee and
4 cups water in my coffee maker. This will make 12 Frappuccino bottles
(filled 2/3 full). Then when
coffee is still hot I put in my sugar (and here is the big change) 1 tsp.
not 1 Tbsp. pectin in my blender.
Add the hot coffee and mix a few seconds at medium speed. The next thing I
change is that I purchased
38% fat free Lactaid milk ( you need 3 quarts) I add my 2 1/2 cups Lactaid
to the blender and blend for
a few seconds. Fill bottles flavoring as desired. This makes the plain
coffee flavor.



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