Iced Mandarin Orange Café Mocha
This iced mandarin orange café mocha has a unique and refreshing blend of flavors.
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup (heaping) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon (heaping) instant coffee granules
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 Clementine mandarin oranges
- 1 pinch ground cloves optional
- 1/4 cup half and half or cream if preferred
Instructions
- In a small pan add milk, cocoa powder, sugar, instant coffee granules, cinnamon, nutmeg and the juice from 3 clementine oranges.
- If you like the taste of cloves, an option is to add just a super small pinch of ground cloves.
- Heat the mixture on medium heat while constantly stirring. If the mixture starts to boil, turn the heat down just a bit.
- Continue stirring until all of the ingredients are combined and the mixture starts to thicken (about 6 minutes).
- Then turn the heat off, move the pan off of the hot burner and let the mixture cool for about 15 minutes. Stir it a few times while it’s cooling.
- Fill two serving glasses with ice.
- Pour the café mocha in a small pitcher or pouring measuring cup so it's easier to pour into the serving glasses (instead of pouring it from the pan).
- Pour the café mocha into serving glasses leaving about 2 inches of space from the top for the half and half (or cream if preferred).
- To the glasses, add half and half, or cream to the café mocha.
- It looks pretty in the glass when serving if the half and half (or cream) is not stirred so the drink has a creamy layered look to it.
- Add a few more ice cubes if there is room in the glass to top it off.
- Garnish with a segment of clementine orange and serve cold.