It's Works-For-Me Wednesday... 

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     Remember my post from last week about my new toy?  If you missed it, that's fine.  That very day, I had a humongous brainstorm!  Iced coffee! With snowcone ice!  Yes!  Ah, but how to flavor it just right?  A little thought, a little survey of the cupboards, and bingo!  My recipe for a great Mommaccino, delicious over snowcone ice, ice cubes, or on its own!

     Over medium heat, combine 1 can evaporated milk, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup strong coffee with 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder dissolved in it, more for a little stronger flavor.  Bring the ingredients just to a boil (careful not to scorch), remove from heat, and cool.  Store in the refrigerator in a mason jar or other appropriate container.

     For iced coffee, pour over ice and enjoy.  If you use snowcone ice, you may not want a jam packed cup of ice...no more than half your cup filled with ice.  For a frapuccino style drink, combine equal amounts of the drink base and regular milk.  The base alone is a bit sweet, so the milk takes that edge off. 

     Being the budget minded stay-at-home Mommy that I am, a tasty iced coffee requiring no travel away from the house and less stress on my shopping dollars definitely works for me!