One Small Step: Make Your Own Coffee Drinks & Snacks

June 16, 2008 by Peggy  

muffins-make-your-own .jpgStarting with coffee drinks and ending with yummy homemade ice cream sandwiches, here’s a list of recipes that might inspire you to make it yourself.

Brewing your own latte or making your own biscotti helps cut down on waste like disposable cups or plastic packaging.

Sure, you can always take your own cup to the coffee shop, but do you always do that? And if you’ve never made your own biscotti, you’ll be amazed at how much better it tastes than the stuff all wrapped in plastic. Plus, it’s much cheaper!

For dessert freaks everywhere who want to cut down on pre-made treats bought outside the home, the following list is from several great cooking sites at b5media: Kettle and Cup, Chocolate Bytes, Baking Delights, Noodles and Rice, Robust Cooking, Foodie Obsessed and Busy Family Meals.

Coffee Drinks

Homemade Caramel Frappuccino Recipe

Homemade and Make-ahead Frappuccino

Mexican Latte

Pumpkin Spice Latte Just Like You Know Whose

Desserts that Taste Great with Coffee

Big People’s Snacks: Chocolate Covered Espresso Bean Recipe

Chocolate Dipped Doughnuts

Chocolate Almond Biscotti

Chocolate Truffle Brownies

Breakfast Treats

Oatmeal On The Go Bars

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Nut Muffins

Banana Cake Doughnuts (or Donuts)

After-Dinner Yummies

Strawberry Shortcakes

Devil’s Food Cake

Epicurious Ultimate Carrot Cake

Key Lime Bars

Fast Omochi

Anytime Snacks

Peanut Butter Roll

Cooking With Kids: Make Your Own Trail Mix

Rice Pudding

Frozen Goodies

Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches

Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Cooking With Kids: Summer Lemon Ice

Please let us know if you try any of these!

Image via flickr.

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Comments

7 Responses to “One Small Step: Make Your Own Coffee Drinks & Snacks”
  1. Jodi Plume says:

    Awesome! I’ll be checking these out for sure. Thanks Peggy for posting these. :)

  2. Julie F says:

    That’s funny, I forgot about the oatmeal bars I’d posted. I need to link to that so I don’t forget again. :-)

  3. marye says:

    Thanks for hte linkage!

  4. Peggy says:

    I hope you find something Jodi! : )

  5. Jennifer says:

    I do always take my own cup to the coffee shop, but I rarely go anymore. Too expensive. I’m surprised you made this list Peggy, but it’s awesome list, and a really nice small step. Plus kids really enjoy baking. We made biscuits the other day, and now Cedar’s drawing pictures of people holding biscuits with jam (weird child) but it shows how kids respond to baking time.

  6. Peggy says:

    Jennifer, I rarely go to the coffee shop anymore either, but I thought about this list because I made an espresso yesterday afternoon. The day before, I made an iced latte. It’s really not as difficult as I had thought.

    When I do go to the coffee shop, it’s always unplanned and I almost never have a cup with me. I do bring back the cup to be recycled though. Those frap cups at Starbucks are recyclable at least.

  7. Linette says:

    Thanks for the mention, and the link:) I’ve been skipping the coffee shop too lately. I’ve been making my own coffee, or soy lattes:)

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