Frozen Coffee Drinks and Smoothies
I have been trying to avoid this for a long time but the day has come. We need a blender and we need to get set up with frozen drink mixes. When we were in Bozeman, we pretty much could get away with Italian Soda and iced coffee drinks. Here in Oklahoma, not so much.
So, I really like what Caffe D'Amore is doing with the new Bellagio line of frozen drink mixes and I think that is probably what we are going to use. We also need fruit smoothy mix as well. I am pretty green when it comes to blender drinks mainly because I do not drink them myself.
What is good?
Who is doing something new and fresh?
Are there good companies that we can use and not have to use fresh fruit (I know, that would make it much better but we are a catering company and not ready to do that quite yet)?
If you have any advise, I would love your help!
..be bold
So, I really like what Caffe D'Amore is doing with the new Bellagio line of frozen drink mixes and I think that is probably what we are going to use. We also need fruit smoothy mix as well. I am pretty green when it comes to blender drinks mainly because I do not drink them myself.
What is good?
Who is doing something new and fresh?
Are there good companies that we can use and not have to use fresh fruit (I know, that would make it much better but we are a catering company and not ready to do that quite yet)?
If you have any advise, I would love your help!
..be bold
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Comment by Nick Cho on March 11, 2008 at 8:34am
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http://www.lollicupstore.com/equipment-blending-machines.html
:-)
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Comment by Jason Duncan on March 11, 2008 at 8:30am
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Hey Nick,
Thanks for the info. I was planning on using a vanilla base and using espresso/flavorings from there but your ideas like a good one (and easier to deal with). I will try it out.
I just need to figure out which blender will be best for us. We have to use 110v.
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Remember... you don't really need a drink-mix to do an ice-blended coffee drink!
Espresso, milk, ice, choose your sweetener, and voila! That's all you need.
The drinks do have a tendency to "separate" a bit, but you deal with that in two ways: adjust your recipe, especially how much you're blending the ice... and you can explain to your customers, "Our drinks have no emulsifiers or stabilizers... to keep things pure."
Or, you could score some pectin or carrageenan (natural emulsifiers you could add a bit to each drink).
Good luck!
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