Espresso Pudding Coffee Jelly Surprise

SURPRISE...!?

IT'S ONLY 75 CALORIES

it's fat free

IT'S FULL O' PROTEIN

with a caffeine kick in the pants.

fabulous PROTEIN-PICK-ME-UP...

much more fun than an energy drink or a calorie/carb filled protein bar.

a pretty little guilt free dessert or a satisfying late night sweet snack attack.

ESPRESSO PUDDING COFFEE JELLY SURPRISE

COFFEE JELLY...jello

3/4 cup cold coffee

1 cup hot  coffee

2 packet plain gelatin

sweeten or flavor coffee to your liking

NOTE...these measurements (1 3/4 cups liquid) make a wiggly jello texture, but DOES cut into cubes.  if you want it just a bit more firm, cut the liquid to 1 1/2 cups total.

ESPRESSO GREEK YOGURT PROTEIN PUDDING

2 cups plain greek yogurt, i use Fage

1 small box sugar/fat free Jello Pudding mix(4 serving size)

1/2 scoop vanilla whey protein powder

2 big shots of espresso(4 oz), cooled

1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste1/4-1/2 tsp cinnamon, optional

approx. 1/2 tsp espresso powder.

the espresso powder is optional, but i wanted a stronger espresso flavor.

1/2 cup vanilla protein shake...or milk of choice

put the shake in last as needed to thin to your desired consistency... sometimes i use about 1/4 cup shake.

put the dry ingredients in a small bowl and combine, set aside.  put the yogurt and espresso in a stand mixer and combine on slow then medium.  i used the whisk attachment.  slowly add the dry ingredients.  as noted, add a little protein shake or milk of choice if it seems too thick...don't forget IT WILL THICKEN MORE in the fridge.  TASTE TEST...does it need more espresso flavor...more sweetener? a splash of vanilla?  a sprinkle of cinnamon?

layer the jello cubes and yogurt mixture into cups of choice.  chill in fridge for a few hours.  serve with whipped topping and a few chocolate covered espresso beans.

if you have an Asian market near you, you can save the trouble and buy the "Coffee Jelly" (shown above).  i was unaware that this box was about 9 DOLLARS...my bad...but it was good and i wanted to see what texture and density was in the authentic Japanese style "jelly".  this is what i used in the photos, but i tested out the recipe i have given here on the second batch.

approx. NUTRITION...6 servings

(without whipped cream)

note...coffee should be ZERO calories

75 calories

11 grams protein

7.4 gram carbs

3.1 gram sugar