Chocolate Almond Milk with Creamy Malted Coffee Ice Cubes.

You guys, want to know why I love the weekend??

And why Monday pretty much always gets a big thumbs down???

It’s because on the weekends, no one sends emails…meaning I actually have a chance to catch up on all of the emails I have yet to respond to from the week. It’s a great thing, I try to clear my inbox (which almost never fully happens, seems like there is almost always 1 or 2 emails that I just can’t figure out how to respond to yet) and then feel all organized again…

But then Monday happens, and all those emails I responded to now have answers, and well, I feel all un-organized again. UGH.

Don’t get me wrong, I love reading the personal emails, it’s just the rest of the stuff…my inbox is semi insane lately. Remind me to unsubscribe from all email subscriptions to like every magazine and online retailer. Their emails take up all my space…and yeah, I am aware that I probably buy way too much stuff (I am looking at you Anthropologie…and ok Williams-Sonoma).

Feeling like I can’t be the only one who feels this way though??

And yes, I am also aware that it’s actually Tuesday and not Monday. Although, these creepy dreams of animals crawling on me while I sleep are certainly not helping. The days are starting to blend together a bit…

But I swear, I am well aware that today is Tuesday and that I should be talking about Tuesday things. It’s just that I was thinking about this yesterday, so you get to hear about it today. It’s just kind of the way it works.

But umm, now let me tell you about this chocolate almond milk.

First off, how awesome is chocolate milk in general?? I mean, it’s sort of healthy, it’s obviously got milk (healthy) but it’s also got chocolate (can be healthy – depends on the type of chocolate). It’s also great to drink post workout to replenish tired muscles. Really? Honest, it has double the carbohydrates and protein of sports drinks and is great for rehydrating.

Ok, so I’m not a fitness expert or anything, but there are plenty of articles on it. For me it was always more of something that I just drank with my meal, or at least that’s the way I did it growing up. It’s still the way my brothers do it…but I won’t drink the chocolate milk they drink, cause they like the umm, for lack of a better word “bad” stuff. Meaning they only drink the chocolate milk with corn syrup. Eww.

So the other day I basically freaked them all out and made chocolate milk with almonds. They didn’t even know what to think. They just looked at me with a disgusted look and said, “that’s weird…where’s the cow’s milk at”?

Amateurs.

Really though, this almond milk is SO good, my parent’s loved it! It’s actually such a healthy sweet treat or snack (a more grown up way to drink it). I used dates to sweeten it and cacao powder for an extra dose of antioxidants.

Oh, and if you’ve never made almond milk, don’t be scared, it’s so easy. You can make it with just almonds, water and a tea towel. It really doesn’t get any simpler.

SO you can totally just stop at the chocolate almond milk and call it a day, BUT, you kind of have to make the coffee ice cubes. Like you have to!!

They are creamy, malty and packed with a good punch of coffee flavor. When you add them to the almond milk it makes the PERFECT iced mocha. Trust me on this on. DO IT.

And yeah, clearly enjoying this cold drink outside in the green summer grass is the way to go.

But then again, everything outside in summertime is just better.