Foodie Friday Recipe: Paleo Iced Coffee

Perk up your morning fast with this delicious, creamy, and healthy Paleo iced coffee recipe!

You may have heard of the “Bulletproof coffee” recipes that have been all the rage for the past couple of years, but why not take it up another level, with this delicious and healthy Paleo version?

This rich and delicious iced coffee recipe will help you start the morning off right, with healthy fats, antioxidants, and creamy chocolate and coconut flavors.

If you’re a coffee drinker, Paleo or not, this morning beverage will give you a great boost to help you start your day with increased energy and mental focus. Plus it’s super easy to whip up in a jiffy!

I’m not usually a coffee drinker, but I just may become one – this sounds so delicious!

Paleo Coconut Iced Coffee

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 t organic extra virgin coconut oil
• 2 C organic coffee
• 1 t real vanilla extract
• 2 T organic cocoa powder
• 1 C coconut milk

Directions:

1. Fill an ice cube tray with coconut milk. Freeze overnight.

2. In the morning, take 2 cups of chilled organic coffee and stir with coconut oil, vanilla extract, and cocoa powder. You can also add the ingredients to a blender and blend until well-combined and frothy.

3. Add coconut ice cubes.

4. Enjoy!

Recipe Source: PaleoHacks.com

Here’s more from PaleoHacks about the healthy benefits of this coffee:

Unsweetened cocoa powder adds a nice chocolatey background to this coffee, and is also known for its flavonoid properties, helping to reduce inflammation in the body. One tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa provides a dose of iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc, which all help to assist the immune system.

The best part of this recipe has to be the coconut milk ice cubes. Why use boring traditional ice when you can make coconut milk cubes that won’t water down your coffee?

Instead, as the cubes melt, they create a creamy texture perfect for sipping until the last drop…

…I recommend adding all of the ingredients to a blender before pouring over the ice cubes. This helps to combine all of the flavors and creates a frothy texture to the coffee.

Image Source: PaleoHacks Blog