{"id":3239,"date":"2012-08-24T04:19:05","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T10:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=3239"},"modified":"2012-08-23T14:33:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T20:33:03","slug":"caffeine-free-vanilla-iced-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=3239","title":{"rendered":"Caffeine-Free Vanilla Iced “Coffee”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Caffeine<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one fast food place I don\u2019t especially appreciate. This would be McDonalds. However, I have to say that I like their salads when I\u2019m in a pinch AND their iced coffees. Actually I really LOVE their iced coffees.<\/p>\n

On a hot day they are perfect \u2013 not too sweet and just a bit creamy. I have been having a lot of tea and coffee cold lately and it\u2019s so refreshing!<\/p>\n

Before bed I try to avoid caffeine, but I still like my cold coffee. I find it\u2019s a great liquid \u201cdessert\u201d and keeps me from snacking on other things. So here is my iced \u201ccoffee\u201d drink that you can drink anytime without worrying about caffeine keeping you awake.<\/p>\n

\"Caffeine<\/p>\n

It\u2019s actually quite amazing how it really tastes like the McDonald\u2019s iced coffee! I got really excited the first time I made it because I couldn’t believe how similar it tasted to the real deal. I also love the fact that this is a completely caffeine-free beverage, yet it tastes like coffee! One of my brothers (ex-coffee drinker) is actually allergic to caffeine so I\u2019ll have to make this for him sometime and see what he thinks.<\/p>\n

I use our homemade almond milk<\/a> for a very low calorie (yet creamy) beverage (think 15 calories!), however when I\u2019m feeling more decadent I use a splash of half and half (or cream) as well.<\/p>\n

Caffeine-Free Vanilla Iced \u201cCoffee\u201d<\/h2>\n
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  1. 1\/3 cup unsweetened almond milk<\/li>\n
  2. 10 drops NuNaturals vanilla stevia<\/a>*<\/li>\n
  3. \u00bd cup hot water<\/li>\n
  4. 1 tsp. Caf-Lib<\/a> granules<\/li>\n
  5. Ice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *You can also use NuNaturals cocoa stevia for a mocha flavour \u2013 however, this won\u2019t be entirely caffeine free<\/p>\n

    Mix the nutmilk and stevia in a tall glass. Dissolve the Caf-Lib granules into the hot water and pour into the milk. Add ice till glass is full. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

    \"Caffeine<\/p>\n

    If you don\u2019t have Caf-Lib you can use Krakus as well. I love using these caffeine free beverages<\/a> (I also love drinking real coffee, but that\u2019s more of a treat \u2013 I usually use coffee alternatives).<\/p>\n

    \"Caffeine<\/p>\n

    This weekend I\u2019m off to run my first ever trail run, so wish me luck!<\/p>\n

    Do you enjoy iced coffee? Do you try to avoid caffeine?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There\u2019s one fast food place I don\u2019t especially appreciate. This would be McDonalds. However, I have to say that I like their salads when I\u2019m in a pinch AND their iced coffees. Actually I really LOVE their iced coffees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,1182,8],"tags":[1397,1385,1386,1394,1392,1387,1391,1395,287,1389,1390,1396,1388,1393],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3239"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3239"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3253,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3239\/revisions\/3253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}