I’m a Frappuccino kind of girl. The weather in southern California makes it easy to want cold drinks twenty four-seven. Thanks to Born Sweet™ Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener, I’m able to recreate some fraps at home. Zing™ is made with only real ingredients — nothing artificial, and zero calories, so you don’t have to feel guilty about consuming it. 
A little goes a long way! In fact, 1 packet equals the sweetness in 2 teaspoons of sugar. I only had to use one packet to get my drink to the level of sweetness that I like, and I like my drinks pretty sweet. The powder inside is very fine and white so it dissolves quickly. 
These packets are great to carry around with you since they come in individual pieces. Leave some in your purse or your car! I carry them around in my lunch bag for work. You can add them to your oatmeal in the morning, sweeten your coffee, or sprinkle onto some fresh fruit. Pour Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener into your teas, smoothies, and lemonades. 
I was surprised at how easy it was to make blended coffee drinks at home. All you need is a good shot of espresso! If you can’t make that at home, you can sub it for a cup of strongly brewed coffee and add some more ice to the blender. I threw in a handful of dark chocolate espresso beans for a little crunch, but you can omit those if you’d like. You can also use dark chocolate chips instead if you have those sitting in your pantry. 
I used the banana to add a smoother texture to the drink, but you could still kind of taste it. I’m still brainstorming other ingredients to use that don’t have that strong of a taste. Perhaps plain Greek yogurt? Next time, I’ll try taking the banana out and adding more ice in general so the coffee flavor is the only one there. I’m already thinking of all the other drinks that I’ll be creating in my kitchen. Green tea fraps, chai tea lattes, earl grey teas, and even freshly squeezed juices! Sometimes, even the freshest of juices need a little pick me up. ADD ZING™ TO YOUR LIFE! Give your taste buds something new and amaZING to be excited about — try new Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener for yourself! Visit www.zingstevia.com to request a Free Sample of Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener, plus a $1.50 Coupon. Plus, look for Zing™ in the Sweetener Aisle at mass merchandiser and grocery stores nationwide.
Dark Chocolate Coffee Bean Frappe
Ingredients
- 5 ice cubes
- 1/2 banana, frozen
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 shot of espresso
- couple of dark chocolate covered espresso beans (I found these at Trader Joe's)
- 1 packet Born Sweet™ Zing™ Stevia Sweetener
Directions
- Blend all of the ingredients together until smooth. Enjoy!
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I would like to add Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener into my iced tea.
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I want to try the Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia in my Strawberry Banana Fruit Smoothie!
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I’d use it for my Husband’s iced tea – he uses way too much sugar and drinks a lotttt of iced tea.
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I would mix it into iced tea!
I’d like to try it in iced tea.
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I would mix it into my iced tea
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I would like to try it on my strawberries. Can’t wait!
Trader Joe’s has THE BEST chocolate covered espresso beans. Whenever I shop there, I have to get those. If I leave without them, I cry all of the way home. This looks delicious. I’ve never tried Stevia packets, but the actual plant I have tasted.
Id like to try it in my morning coffee and my sweet tea.
I would like to try it in a chai tea.
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Frappe with some ZING! delicious. i love it.
I would like to add Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener into my apple spice tea in the morning!
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I want to try Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener in iced tea first.
Iced tea!
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I would mix Zing into iced coffee.
I think I would stick this in my lemonaid or iced tea!
I love the concept!
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I would defiantly use it in my iced tea.
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I’d try Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener in my coffee, and also in homemade lemonade.
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I am most excited to mix Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener in my hot green tea.
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I would like to try it with strawberries and cream Frappe.
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I am excited to try it in my morning cup of coffee! Thanks for the chance to win.
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I would put it in my afternoon tea.
Lemonade (fresh squeezed) with mint leaves from my garden!
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I would like to add it to my iced coffee.
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I would mix it into my iced tea.
I would add it to iced coffee!
I’d add it into my coffee.
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I’d use it in some sweet iced tea..
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I’d like to try this in my morning, get-me-out-the-door cup of hot tea.
I’d like to try this in my morning cup of hot tea.
I would try this in my hot tea
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I’d try it in raspberry tea.
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I would like to add some Zing to my morning cup of tea.
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I’d like to try it in iced tea.
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I would like to add Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener into my homemade lemonade
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I’d love to try this in my coffee!
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I would like to try this in my vanilla latte
I think this would be perfect for coffee and iced tea
I’d like to use this Stevia Sweetener in my hot tea that I drink daily and also in ice tea which I sometimes drink.
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I like the drink you posted with the almond milk. I would do something similar and add protein powder.
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i would love to try this in my tea
it’d go in my coffee
As a fellow SoCal girl would like to make that frappy recipe! Also a great vanilla iced coffee would work too!
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I’m excited to try it in some iced tea.
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I’d like to try it in my Iced Tea.
I’d love to try this in my morning cup of coffee!
I am most excited to mix Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener into coffee first!
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I would like to add Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener to my iced coffee for a refreshing summertime drink.
I’d like to add the Stevia to my morning smoothie.
thank you
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I would mix it with some iced tea.
I’d love to mix it in a homemade frappucino. 🙂
My morning coffee.
I would try this in my iced tea first.
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i would like to try it in my iced tea
i posted a tweet here: https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/587393356453384192
I am excited to try this in iced tea or flavored iced teas.
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I can’t wait to use this on my coffee 🙂 Being diabetic, I have to look for sugar alternatives and some just don’t do the job! So this would be great to try out 🙂
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A chai latte would benefit from this sweetener greatly!
i would mix zing into some iced tea
i would add it to my koolaid
I would add it to my coffee and my girls would try it in their sweet tea. Thank you!
In my iced tea.
I am most excited to mix Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener into my iced tea first. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would love to put it in my chocolate banana smoothies that I have for breakfast!
I am excited to try this in iced tea or flavored iced teas
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I would love to try it in my lemonade!!
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I MAKE STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIES WITH CHOCOLATE SOY MILK AND I’D LOVE TO TRY A LITTLE BIT OF THIS SWEETENER IN IT! THANKS FOR THE IDEA!
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I would try this in iced tea.
Yummy! I would like to try some Zing with my iced tea for a little sweet flavor.
I’ve been experimenting with organic teas. I have found adding honey can change the taste, but sugar is out – Zing would be soooo perfect! I haven’t tried Zing yet.
I’d like to try it in in my Arnold Palmer- tea/lemonade
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I would love to use it in my iced tea. THank you!
Zing tea. (Sweet tea for you down South.)
I am excited to try this in my morning tea first.
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I am from the South so I will mix this in with my iced tea.
sweet tea
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I would love to make lemonade with it
I would use Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener to sweeten my coffee.
I’d use it in a strawberry banana smoothie!
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sweet tea
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I would love to try this in our morning smoothies.
I would use it in my morning avocado and blackberry smoothie
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I would use Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener in my smoothies to make them even better.
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I could really see me adding this to my afternoon iced coffee at work. Guilt free afternoon goodie!
I’d like some Zing in my iced tea.
Thanks for the contest.
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I’d use it for baking.
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Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener in my iced tea sounds good!
I would use it in my tea.
I’d love to add this to my coffee!
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I would be excited to try Zing in my morning coffee!
wanna try it with iced tea
I’m excited to try Zing! In my juice! 🙂 I bet it will be delicious!
The sweetener would be great to add to my fruity green smoothies in the morning.
I would use this in cold cereal and coffee. Thanks for this giveaway!
I’d like to try making my own frappuccino drinks at home. It’s way to expensive to keep buying them from Starbucks.
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I’d use it in my tea.
I’d love some of the strawberries and cream… Yum yum
I’ve never tried the packets, I could take these to work with me for my morning coffee!
i would love this in a strawberry smoothie
I would like to try this in my tea! ky_grandma40@yahoo.com
I would use it in my tea
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I like to use stevia in my tea.
I would like to use it in my hot tea and my iced tea. Thank you for the chance.
I would like to try Zing in my orange spice tea.
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Homemade hot chocolate!
I’d put some Zing in my famous homemade hot cocoa!
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Dark Chocolate Coffee Bean Frappe Sounds really good! Love a frappe, and love them really sweet! Zing sounds like something I need to try! #SweepstakesEntry
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I would use it in my coffee.
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in my coffee
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I would use it in my coffee in the mornings!
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I would add to my coffee.
I would add it to my iced tea.
I would like to use it in iced tea.
I would like to try it in my tea. I make a gallon of sweet tea a day so we use a lot of sweetener.
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I would add it to my sweet tea
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I would use this on my cereal in the morning. I tend to put a lot of sugar on it.
I would mix it in my coffee.
Excited to add to my sun tea
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I’m excited to add it to my green tea!
I would use it in my coffee
I would make the Dark Chocolate Coffee Bean Frappe. I signed up for a free sample!
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I would add this to my hot and iced teas.
I would use this in my coffee and tea
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I would to try it in my green tea
I’m most excited to mix Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener into my green tea
oooo I would love to try it in my homemade lemonade this summer!
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I would put it in my morning coffee.
I want to try it first in my southern style iced tea! Thanks for the chance.
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I tweeted: https://twitter.com/lyndsey1stunna/status/590515751192289280
Zing is new to me! I would use in tea.
I would love to use in my ice tea I drink so much tea in the summer
in my iced tea
I will add it to my mint iced tea!
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Iced tea!
I would have to go with my grandma’s lemonade. 🙂
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my coffee.
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I would try it in that dark chocolate frappe minus the banana
I would like to sweeten my tea with Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia
Well this recipe for DARK CHOCOLATE COFFEE BEAN FRAPPE sounds really good!! I’d like to try it in that!
I would use Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener in my morning coffee.
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I am most excited to add this to my sweet tea which I drink everyday.
My morning cup of coffee!
I’m most excited to mix Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener into lemonade.
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Great keep up the good work.
Dark Chocolate Coffee Bean Frappe
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I am looking forward to trying Zing in my southern sweet tea.
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i posted a tweet here: https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/590650517048668160
I would love to try this in my black coffee each morning!
my #SweepstakesEntry tweet:
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I would use it to flavor my home-made peach and ginger tea.
I would want it to have it at my job – they don’t always have sweetener so I can put it in my coffee.
I would put it in my iced cold sun tea.
I’m really excited to get to try out Zing in my home brewed Colombian coffee. Can’t wait! 😀
I would add it to my green tea
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I would love to try it in one of my breakfast smoothies.
Twitter entry here: https://twitter.com/zanderbear/status/590716554922352641
I’d love to try lemonade with Zing! Especially since its almost summer!
Tweeted!
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