Hot & Iced Morning Mocha (in English and Spanish)

I must admit: coffee scares me.

I've shied away from the idea of caffeine for as long as I can remember. I don't like to hear others say they can only function in the morning once they've had their coffee. I never wanted to see myself in that position- forced to drink a certain beverage every day or I'll face the wrath of fatigue and headaches.

Even though I am typically a "morning person," being in high school drains ever bit of morning energy that I may have. I keep finding myself battling to keep my eyelids open in the early hours of the day. I have also started drinking coffee on many afternoons when my energy is all but gone (thanks, homework!!).

In English:

Morning Mocha
(makes a drink for one person)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup vegan milk, heated (I especially like to use vanilla almond milk or unsweetened coconut milk.)
• 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon of cane sugar
• 1-2 shots of espresso

Directions:

1. Heat up the milk, and stir in the cocoa and the sugar very well.
2. Pour in the espresso and stir well.
3. For iced mocha: pour the hot beverage over ice. Enjoy!

En Español:

Moca para la mañana
(hace una bebida para una persona)

Ingredientes:

• 1/2 taza de leche vegana y caliente (Yo usualmente uso leche de almendra con vainilla,   leche de coco sin azúcar, o leche de arroz sin azúcar.)
• 1 cucharada de cocoa en polvo
• 1 cucharada de azúcar
• 1-2 trago de expreso

Direcciones:

1. Calienta la leche, y mezcla bien con la cocoa y la azúcar.
2. Vierte el expreso y mezcla todo muy bien.
3. Para hacer una moca con hielo, simplemente vierte la moca en un vaso con hielo. ¡Diviértase!

I have updated my older recipe for my original vegan Café Mocha and changed the pictures. My dad was cool enough to lend a fancy shmancy camera of his to take some better-looking pictures. What do you think?

Don't forget to tell us about how your mocha was- we'd love to hear your comments and see your pictures!

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