Thin Mint Mocha

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy Green Beer Day!

Happy Shamrock Shake Day!

Happy Irish Soda Bread Day!

Or, if you’re in my house, Happy Mint Mocha Brownie Day and Happy Thin Mint Mocha Day!

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Nick and I bought a box of Girl Scout Thin Mints from some cute little girls outside our Kroger a few weeks ago, but we’ve somehow managed to make them last until this week.

Maybe it was because of the mint brownies, orange rolls, mexican chocolate cookies, and pound cakes filling up our fridge and kitchen counters?

Whatever the reason, I was happy to find them in the pantry with one full sleeve of cookies left. And I did what any normal person would do on a cloudy, rainy Monday afternoon after finding a half box of thin mints.

I ate a handful, took a few more out for my mocha, and put the rest in the freezer – for safe keeping.

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I’ve never been a barista. I only make coffee for myself, and this was my first time to ever try making a mocha at home. But I think anytime you add a cookie to your coffee and some green food coloring, it can only turn out great.

Since I don’t have any of those fancy coffee syrups, I made my own “mocha syrup” –

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– and then added in some fresh brewed coffee, topped with some steamed fat free milk (which I added green food coloring to – you just can’t see it much in the pictures since it was so overcast) and crumbled in a thin mint.

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I think I’m starting to like St. Patrick’s Day.

 

Thin Mint Mocha

Makes 1

  • 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp sugar (use more if you like your coffee on the sweeter side)
  • 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 Tbsp water
  • 1 cup freshly brewed coffee
  • 1 cup milk, heated or steamed
  • 1 thin mint cookie, crumbled

In the bottom of a large mug or glass, mix the cocoa powder, sugar, peppermint extract and water until blended.

Pour the hot coffee into the cocoa mixture.

Slowly add your heated or steamed milk to the coffee.

Top with a crumbled cookie.

19 comments

  1. That looks great. Funny how areas sell girl scout cookies at different times. Around here, they are available only in the fall which means they’d never last until St.Patty’s Day! Have a great day!

  2. This is a perfect St. Patty’s Day treat! Also perfect for a lazy Sunday morning.

  3. OOOH OOOH OOOH does that look good.

  4. Um, that looks amazingly good!!

  5. I would love to have a cup of this. Those flavors really appeal to me. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary

  6. This sounds SO tasty! We have a bundle of thin mints. I can’t say no to those little girls. The shake sounds much better to me than green beer ;)

  7. I officially have a mild addiction to thin mints, and now you add ice cream? When does the insanity stop????

  8. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! That mocha looks tasty.

  9. Best idea everrr. Now I need to get some Thin Mints ASAP! I never make coffee drinks either, but you’ve tempted me to start :)

  10. Now that’s what I call a St. Patty’s Day treat! Take THAT green beer! This looks so yummy :)

  11. oOOooo what a great idea Brandi! I know I’d like this drink~even though i never tried thinmints! the teacher of the student i work with had a box of thin mints on her desk today, and i was so tempted to try some~(in my mind) haha.

  12. I’m not usually a fan of super sweet sugary coffee drinks. But thin mints? On top? That I love.

    You definitely know how to celebrate st. Patty’s day right!

  13. Wow, a mocha never looked so good!

  14. That looks so refreshing and the perfect treat :)

  15. This looks delicious! It’s a good thing I still have half a box of Thin Mints in my pantry! Score! :-D

  16. I am all about the mint chocolate flavor combo–definitely in my top five favorites! :-)

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