Iced Vanilla Protein Latte (Sugar Free)

Invariably, I make a pot of freshly brewed coffee in the morning aiming for the exact correct number of cups we'll want yet end up with some small amount left over. I have many uses for it, like making ice cubes, making extra Bulletproof Coffee and keeping in the fridge for later, or even just letting it sit there until it gets cold and drinking it that way. On this day though, I decided a "Protein Latte" was in order. Pretty simple but the steps kinda matter in order to preserve nutrients so here you go..

Iced Vanilla Protein Latte (Sugar Free)
Makes 1

8 ounces coffee (hot, warm or cold)
1-2 teaspoons Xylitol or your favorite no sugar sweetener
1 scoop Protein Powder Vanilla ( with no added sugar)
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 Tablespoons organic raw cream from pasture-raised cows

Pour the *warm or *hot coffee into a blender and add the xylitol sweetener. Blend until it dissolves.
*If your coffee is already cold, you will need to warm it enough so the xylitol will melt/dissolve.

Next, add a few ice cubes to the blender of warm/hot coffee and blend to cool it down. This is important so you preserve the nutrients in the whey protein powder and more importantly in the raw cream. It's no longer raw, if it gets heated.

Now add the remaining ingredients and blend until frothy. Serve over ice cubes.

Do you want to take this to the "next level" in health? Try blending in a tablespoon of prebiotic to the finished (cold) mixture. This is the "food" that your good gut bacteria likes to eat. Getting a fair amount of natural probiotics from foods we eat (like yogurt, kefir, raw sauerkraut, etc) is fairly simple but feeding those good gut bacteria with prebiotics can be more challenging.

Just a simple recipe for the hot summer; stay health and enjoy the summer! ( atleast here is summer :P )