This creamy dessert is on the decadent side, thanks to confectioners' sugar, whipped cream, espresso, ladyfingers, egg yolks, and mascarpone, just to name a few of the ingredients that quickly make this dessert into a high-calorie, sugar-heavy dish. Just take The Cheesecake Factory's version...
Milky coffee drinks contain either sweetened condensed milk, heavy whipping cream, or whole milk, often with whipped cream on top. That’s a lot of fat and calories in every sip. For example, an ounce of heavy whipping cream adds more than 100 calories. Sub with whole milk (19 calories ...
I can't help but wonder what the calorie damage is on some of those iced coffee or frozen coffee drinks, especially at popular restaurants like McDonald's, Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. Milkshake-thick coffee goodness + whipped cream + chocolate drizzle = diet deraile...
Another option is to add crushed candy canes to the top of the drink, either on top of a dollop of whipped cream or directly on the hot chocolate itself. You can use the extra candy canes as the starting point forbuilding a fun hot cocoa bar to warm up your next wintertime party....