SHELLI JOHNSON
Caramel Mocha Latte Love Potion
What I love about cooking is that you really can reach a person’s heart through his/her stomach. I know because I’ve done it. And not only that but you can find your own heart, too. Adding a splash of this or taking away a dash of that, you can find out how much passion you have, how much you’re willing to risk, what really matters to you. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you’ll also get ideas for other things (& not just recipes either), this idea sparking that idea flashing into another idea. Like anything creative, too, it’s about connecting with people and making them feel something. And this crock-pot recipe for a love potion* (a.k.a. caramel mocha lattes) will make you & them feel joy.
Prep. time: 5 minutes. Cost: Less than $5. Serves: 6.
YOU’LL NEED:
- 2 8-ounce cups strong brewed coffee (I used Starbucks Espresso grounds or you can just double the amount of coffee grounds you normally would use to brew coffee)
- 3 cups milk
- 1/2 cup liquid caramel** (I used Hershey’s Caramel Topping for ice cream ~ comes in a glass jar)
- 1/2 cup liquid chocolate** (I used Hershey’s Hot Fudge Topping for ice cream ~ comes in a glass jar. Follow the label directions & microwave with the cap off for a minute before pouring)
- Whipped-cream and chocolate shavings (optional but highly recommended)
DIRECTIONS:
- Add all of the above except whipped-cream & chocolate shavings into the crock-pot.
- Stir.
- Cover & cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
- Stir then ladle into mugs (refrigerate any leftover).
- Top with whipped-cream and chocolate shavings (optional).
- Be careful, it’ll be very hot.
- Enjoy!
*Love potion results not guaranteed.
**You can play around with this, use less or more depending on how sweet you like your mocha lattes.
Shelli Johnson
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Shelli Johnson is an award-winning author and journalist. Her debut book, Small as a Mustard Seed, has been heralded as “a superbly-crafted and reader-engaging novel” that will “run you through an emotional marathon at a sprinter’s pace.” Learn more about Shelli here. Keep in touch through her newsletter or subscribe to her blog.
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Have an incredible week!
You are my hero! An amazing writer and now…a recipe for delectable mocha lattes in a crock pot! Thank you! LOVE your blog.
Hi Sandy! Awww, you’re awesome. Thanks for the compliments! That’s a delish recipe as I adore lattes! I hope you have a fabulous week, too.
You’re most welcome. Please let me know how it turns out. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers!
Sadly I don’t drink coffee, but that looks really good. I almost want to start
Hi Mike! Wow, you don’t drink coffee? Really? Sorry, I LOVE coffee so it’s hard to believe that other people don’t drink it.
That recipe really is good, though.
Yeah, for some reason I just never developed a taste for it. It might be because my dad always drank it black, which didn’t look that appealing, so I probably never thought of it as something I might like.
But it looks like they sure do creative things with coffee nowadays.
My kids call my concoctions “candy coffee” because they tend to be mostly sugar/caramel/chocolate with a little bit of coffee in it.
From what I understand, that’s a fair interpretation
Yum, yum and YUM!
Hi Coleen! *waves wildly* It really is YUM!