The perfect at-home-coffee is a MUST for me! I am OBSESSED with coffee...would not be able to get through the day without it! Now, am I a starbucks lover? Oh yes, but-- believe it or not there are only a handful of coffees by starbucks that do not contain less than 150 calories (unless you just get a basic coffee of course, but who pays $6 for that at Starbucks?) Now- there are a few simple tricks you can ask for when ordering from there to make sure you are lowering the calorie count--- one of them is the sugar syrup flavor! They usually have anywhere between 3-6 sugar free flavors at any given point in time, but you have to ASK for sugar free. Otherwise, any of their flavored drinks use 3 pumps (for a 12oz) which automatically adds 60 calories. Add in mocha, whole milk (which is again what they use unless you ask for fat free), whip cream, carmel, toppings, etc and you are usually well above 300 calories! I don't know about you, but I'd rather eat my calories than drink them!
SO...how to make your perfect FREE starbucks coffee at home?
You will need:
-Coffee
-Coffee maker (I use a Keurig)
-Milk Frother (you can get these cheap- mine is also a Keurig i got at Target for $25.00)
-Fat Free Milk
-Sugar Free Flavored Syrup
-Homemade Whip Cream (optional)
-Sugar Free or Fat Free Carmel Sauce (optional)
-Sweet n Low or other sugar substitute
Here ya go!
1. Brew your coffee
2. Froth your milk using the frother **NOTE** Trick for GREAT flavor is adding 1 tbs of
sugar free syrup to the MILK before it froths...not after!
3. I use fat free milk & sweet n low
4, This is sugar free carmel from HEB- i also have it in vanilla. You can actually buy
Starbucks sugar free flavors as well- i buy their pumpkin & peppermint during the holidays-YUM!
5. My coffee selection
6. Add sweet n low to coffee, top with frothed milk, add 1 tbs of home made or fat free whip
top with Carmel sauce-- and whoila! Goodness straight in your mouth! =)
The OTHER part of my breakfast was inspiried by Ree Drummond's Egg Baskets. I did mine a little differently, but they are so easy and yummy! Each "basket" only has 140-150 calories!
Boil some potatoes- i used small red potatoes (make sure u peel them before) so they cooked faster. You can boil them up to a day or two in advance-!
1. Spray muffin pan to coat
2. Shred potatoes into fine ribbons using a potato shredder (in my case, cheese shredder!)
3. Add pepper (or salt, IF YOU MUST! i know i know) and i diced some fresh cilantro and oregano from my herb garden, and mix these three together
4. Form "nests" in muffin pan with the potatoes, leaving hole in the middle (but make sure bottom is lined w potatoes)
5. Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or until edges are brown & crisp
6. Break a whole egg into each
7. Bake for another 15-20 minutes or until egg is at desired doneness
8. Pull out and top with desired toppings- i used fresh salsa & hot sauce!
Other great toppings would be avocado, tomato, bacon pieces, even ham!
and ENJOY!
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