Showing posts with label Drinks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drinks. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

WW Skinny Pumpkin Spiced Latte

Skinny Pumpkin Spiced Latte
Gina's Skinny Recipes
Servings: 2 • Serving Size: 1 latte • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 115.6 • Fat: 0.4 g • Protein: 6.6 g • Carb: 20.8 g • Fiber: 0.7 g   

Adapted from The Kitchn  

  • 1 1/2 cups fat free milk
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 tsp sugar or sugar substitute (to taste) 
  • 1/4 cup of espresso (or 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee works)
  • fat free whipped topping
  • pumpkin pie spice for topping
In a small pan combine milk, pumpkin butter and sugar and cook on medium heat, stirring, until boiling. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla. Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth (or whisk well with a wire whisk)


Pour into two mugs, add the hot espresso and top with fat free whipped cream and a dash of pumpkin pie spice on top.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Pumpkin Spice White Hot Chocolate

Pumpkin Spice White Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

4-5 cups whole milk
12 ounces white chocolate, chopped
4 teaspoons cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pure pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions:

In a heavy saucepan, combine 2 cups of milk, white chocolate, and cocoa powder. 

Cook over medium heat, whisking periodically, until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is well combined. 

Whisk in the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, and ginger. A

dd the remaining milk, 1 cup at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.

If desired, serve topped with whipped cream and a sprinkling of nutmeg.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Pineapple Tea Punch

You will need:

a container of Pineapple Juice
a container of Pineapple Orange Banana Juice
1/2 cup of lemon juice
2 -3 cups of SUGAR
2 cups of really strong TEA... (like steeped with 3 - 4 family size tea bags)
2 1 liter Ginger Ales

Brew the tea...add & dissolve the sugar in tea while hot.
Cool the tea.

Mix everything up....but ginger ale. Freeze in large container...til slushy.

Chill ginger ale...til slushy.

Right before serving...scoop the juice mix into pitcher til 3/4 or so full.
Cap it off with the slushy ginger ale!!