Starbucks Frappuccino

Starbucks® Frappuccino®
Here's one that I get requests for all of the time, and that you won't yet find in any book. This is a clone for Starbuck's "Lowfat Creamy Blend of Coffee & Milk" that you can now find in the all-too-puny 9 1/2-ounce bottles in most stores. Those little
bottles will set you back at least a buck, but this Top Secret Recipes version costs a mere fraction of that. Plus, the recipe actually makes enough that you can get
a pretty major caffeine buzz. Then, when you get down to the "Tidbits" I'll tell you how to clone espresso with a standard drip machine and ground coffee. Cool!

1/2 cup fresh espresso
2 1/2 cups lowfat milk (2 percent)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon dry pectin*

Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher or covered container. Stir or shake until sugar is dissolved. Chill and serve cold. Makes 24 ounces.

Tidbits
To make the "Mocha" variety:
Add a pinch (1/16 teaspoon) of cocoa powder to the mixture before combining.

To fake espresso with a drip coffee maker and standard grind of coffee:
Use 1/3 cup ground coffee and 1 cup of water. Brew once then run coffee through machine again, same grounds. Makes about 1/2 cup fresh espresso to use in the above recipe. Run a pot of water through machine, without grounds, to clean.
*This is a natural thickener found in fruits that is used for canning. You can find it in the supermarket near the canning supplies. It is used in this recipe to make the drink thicker and creamier, and can be found in the original recipe. It does
not add to the flavor and can be excluded if you don't care so much about duplicating the texture of the real thing.

Sonic Ocean Water

Sonic® Ocean Water
Any Sonic Drive-In regular knows the three or four unique fountain drink favorites on the menu. There's the Limeade, the Diet Limeade, and, of course, the Cherry Limeade. But that bright blue stuff called Ocean Water has become a recent favorite for anyone who digs the taste of coconut - it's like a pina colda soda. The server simply squirts a bit of blue coconut syrup into some cold Sprite. The big secret to duplicating this one at home is re-creating that syrup, so that's the first step. After that's done, you make the drink as they do at the restaurant in less time than it takes to say, "Does my blue tongue clash with what I'm wearing?"

3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon imitation coconut extract
2 drops blue food coloring
2 12-ounce cans cold Sprite
ice

1. Combine the water and the sugar in a small bowl. Microwave for 30-45 seconds, then stir to dissolve all of the sugar. Allow this syrup to cool.
2. Add coconut extract and food coloring to the cooled syrup. Stir well.
3. Combine the syrup with two 12-ounce cans of cold Sprite.
Divide and pour over ice. Add straws and serve.
Makes two 12-ounce servings.

Sonic Cherry Limeade

Sonic® Cherry Limeade
Here's the signature drink from the chain that's reviving the drive-up burger joint, just like a scene out of American Graffiti or Happy Days. It was in 1953 that Troy Smith obtained the parcel of land in Shawnee, Oklahoma that was big enough to fit the new steakhouse and root beer stand that was his dream. Troy thought he'd make he steakhouse his primary operation, but as it turned out folks preferred the hot dogs and cold drinks over at the root beer stand. So Troy did the smart thing and ditched the steakhouse to focus all his efforts on the other joint. At first he called the root beer stand "Top Hat," but when Troy found out later that name was already being used, he came up "Sonic" to signify "service at the speed of sound." Today the chain is the sixth largest hamburger outlet in the country. This recipe makes a simple, old-fashioned drink by combining Sprite with cherry juice and some lime wedges. Use cherry juice made by Libby under the brand-name Juicy Juice for the best home
clone.

12 ounces Sprite (1 can)
3 lime wedges (1/8 of a lime each)
1/4 cup cherry juice (Libby's Juicy Juice is best)
1. Fill a 16-ounce glass 2/3 full with ice.
2. Pour Sprite over the ice.
3. Add the juice of three lime wedges and drop them into the drink.
4. Add the cherry juice and serve with a straw.

Makes 1 16-ounce drink (medium size).

Planet Hollywood's The Terminator

Planet Hollywood's The Terminator

½ oz vodka
½ oz white rum
½ oz gin
½ oz Grand Marnier
½ oz Kahlua
2 oz sweet & sour mix
1 oz cranberry juice
1 splash beer

Combine crushed ice with all ingredients, except beer, in a tumbler. Shake. Pour a splash of beer on top and serve with a straw.
Makes 1 serving.

Planet Hollywood's Cool Running

Planet Hollywood's Cool Running

½ oz Captain Morgan spiced rum
½ oz Malibu rum
½ oz Bacardi Limon
2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz cranberry juice
1 oz orange juice
1 splash grenadine
1 splash Rose's lime juice
1 splash Bacardi 151

Combine crushed ice with all ingredients, except Bacardi 151, in a tumbler. Shake. Pour a splash of Bacardi 151 on top and serve with a straw.
Makes 1 serving

Planet Hollywood Signature Drinks

Planet Hollywood® Signature Drinks
Here are clones for two of Planet Hollywood's most popular drinks. And, take it from me, they really hit the spot on a hot summer night. But, if you don't wanna feel like you were hit by a truck the next day, go easy on these babies -- they pack quite a punch. Serve 'em with a 7-dollar cheeseburger, crank up some clips of bad Stallone movies and it's almost like you're actually at a famous Hollywood-themed eatery.

The Terminator
3/4 ounce vodka
3/4 ounce white rum
3/4 ounce gin
3/4 ounce Grand Marnier
3/4 ounce Kahlua liqueur
2 ounces sweet and sour mix
1 ounce cranberry juice
splash of beer

1. Fill a 16-ounce glass with ice.
2. Mix all ingredients, except beer, in a shaker and shake well.
2. Pour over ice.
3. Pour a splash of beer over the top, garnish with an orange wedge and serve with a straw.
Makes 1 drink.

Cool Running
3/4 ounce Captain Morgan spiced rum
3/4 ounce Malibu rum
3/4 ounce Bacardi Limon
2 ounces (1/4 cup) pineapple juice
1 ounce cranberry juice
1 ounce orange juice
splash of grenadine
splash of Rose's lime juice
splash of Bacardi 151 rum

1. Fill a 16-ounce glass with ice.
2. Combine all ingredients, except Bacardi 151, in a shaker. Shake, shake, shake.
3. Pour over ice.
4. Pour a splash of Bacardi 151 on top, garnish with an orange
wedge on the rim of the glass, drop in a cherry, and serve with a straw.
Makes 1 drink.

Outback Steakhouse The Wallaby Darned

Outback Steakhouse® The Wallaby Darned
The menu describes the steakhouse chain's popular fruity drink as a: "Down under frozen wonder with peaches, DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps, champagne, Smirnoff Vodka and secret mixers." While you don't need to use the same brand-name booze as the chain does, you will need to find a can of Kern's peach nectar to re-create the same secret mixer magic.

1 cup frozen sliced peaches
2 ounces champagne
1 ounce peach schnapps
1 ounce vodka
4 ounces (1/2 cup) Kern's peach nectar
2 or 3 ice cubes

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed for approximately 30 seconds or until ice is completely crushed and the drink is smooth.
2. Pour into a 12-ounce glass and serve with a straw.
Makes 1 drink.

Outback Steakhouse Coral Reef 'Rita

Outback Steakhouse® Coral Reef 'Rita
This Outback margarita selection will handily quench, soothe and ring the bell in your clock tower -- just what the doctor ordered for a hot summer evening fiesta. A mildly fruity on-the-rocks margarita is powerful ammunition in any home bartender's arsenal of party cocktails. I like tequila. Tequila is my friend. But get to the bottom of too many of these tasty pink drinks and you'll feel like a used pinata in the morning.

1 1/4 ounces Margaritaville gold tequila (1 shot)
3/4 ounce triple sec
3 ounces (approx. 1/3 cup) cup sweet and sour mix
3 ounces (approx. 1/3 cup) cranberry juice
3/4 ounce Grand Marnier
wedge of lime
Optional
margarita salt (for rim of glass)

1. If you want salt on the rim of your glass, moisten the rim of a 16-ounce mug (or glass) and dip it in margarita salt.
2. To make the drink, fill the glass with ice.
3. Add the tequila, triple sec, then some sweet and sour mix and cranberry juice (in equal amounts -- about 1/3 cup each should do it) to within a half-inch of the top of the glass. Stir.
4. Splash a half shot of Grand Marnier over the top of the drink.
5. Add a wedge of lime and serve with a straw.
Makes 1 serving.

McDonald's Shakes

McDonald's® Shakes
All right, it's the middle of summer and it's dang hot out. Wouldn't it be nice if we could whip up a little something to help keep those beads of sweat from rollin'? Check out how simple it is to recreate any of the three flavors of McDonald's thick shakes from scratch. Just three ingredients
to each clone. And the secret ingredient for the chocolate and strawberry flavors is Nesquik mix. How McEasy is that? Throw everything in a blender and press a button -- the one on the right. And if you want your shake thicker, just put it in the freezer for a while. That's it!

Vanilla Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
3 tablespoons sugar

Chocolate Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
2 tablespoons chocolate flavor Nesquik mix

Strawberry Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
3 tablespoons strawberry flavor Nesquik mix

1. Combine all ingredients for the shake flavor of your choice in a blender and mix on high speed until smooth. Stop blender, stir and blend again, if necessary to combine ingredients.
2. Pour into two 12-ounce cups.
Serves 2.

Jacquin's Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur

Jacquin's® Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur
Here's a liqueur that's simple to make at home. All you need
is an inexpensive vodka and an empty bottle to store the
Schnapps in. This is another recipe that was created for More
Top Secret Recipes, but just didn't make it into the final
version. Try storing it in the freezer for a cold shot on a
hot summer day. Whoof!

1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 16-oz. bottle light corn syrup
2 cups 80-proof vodka
2 teaspoons peppermint extract

1. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2 quart pan over medium
heat. Heat until sugar dissolves, stirring regularly
(about 5 minutes).
2. When sugar has dissolved, add vodka and stir well. Remove
mixture from heat and cover tighly with lid. Let cool.
3. Add peppermint extract to mixture and pour into a sealable
bottle.
Makes 4 cups.

Jack In The Box Oreo Cookie Shake

Jack In The Box® Oreo Cookie Shake
If you live in one of the 15 Western states served by Jack in
the Box, you have no doubt cracked a gut from the hilarious
TV ads produced by this popular hamburger chain. In the spots
a suit-wearing "Jack" runs the company, even though he's got
a bulbous antenna ball for a head with a giant smiley-face
painted on it. He has a private jet, plays golf, even has kids
with mini antenna-ball heads.
Jack also has a featured shake flavor that, it turns out,
is very easy to make at home with a blender, ice cream, milk
and a handful of Oreo cookies. Sure the drive-thru is convenient
and easy. But if you don't feel like getting out, now you can
enjoy this clone at home from the first fast food chain in the
country to use a drive-thru window way beck when.

3 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 cups milk
8 Oreo cookies

1. Combine the ice cream and milk in a blender and mix on low
speed until smooth. Stir the shake with a spoon to mix, if
necessary.
2. Break Oreo cookies while adding them to the blender. Mix on
low speed for 5 to 10 seconds or until cookies are mostly pureed
into the shake, but a few larger pieces remain. Stir with a spoon
if necessary to help combine cookies.
3. Pour shake into two 12-ounce glasses.
Serves 2.

Houlihan's Houli Fruit Fizz

Houlihan's® Houli Fruit Fizz®
Restaurateurs Joseph Gilbert and John Robinson needed a name
for the new restaurant they planned to open in the Country
Club Plaza of Kansas City, Missouri. To make the job easy,
they kept the name of the location's previous tenant -- a
clothing store called Houlihan's Men's Wear -- and opened
Houlihan's Old Place in 1972. This was at the time when
T.G.I. Friday's was popularizing casual dining, so the concept
was an instant hit. That early success led to more Houlihan's
opening in other states, and another multi-million dollar chain
was born. The Houli Fruit Fizz is a simple blend of fruit juices
and Sprite that can be served with a meal or enjoyed on its own.
This drink is one of Houlihan's own classic, signature recipes.

1 12-ounce can cold Sprite
1/2 cup cold pineapple juice
1/4 cup cold orange juice
1 cup cold cranberry juice

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher and pour into two
glasses over ice. Be sure all of the ingredients are cold when
combined.

Hot Dog on a Stick Muscle Beach Lemonade

Hot Dog on a Stick® Muscle Beach Lemonade®
Entrepreneur Dave Barham opened the first Hot Dog on a Stick
location in Santa Monica, California near famed Muscle Beach.
That was in 1946, and today the chain has blossomed into a
total of more than 100 outlets in shopping malls across America.
You've probably seen the bright red, white, blue and yellow
go-go outfits and those trippy fez-style bucket hats on the
girls behind the counter.
In giant clear plastic vats at the front of each store
floats ice, fresh lemon rinds and what is probably the world's
most thirst-quenching substance -- Muscle Beach Lemonade.
It's a simple concoction really. Only three ingredients.
And with this TSR formula, you'll have your own version of the
lemonade in the comfort of your own home at a fraction of the price.
Check back next week and we'll have the secret formula for a
taste-alike version of the cornbread coated hot dog -- stick
and all.

1 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
7 cups water
1 cup granulated sugar

1. Combine the lemon juice with the water and sugar in an
2-quart pitcher. Stir or shake vigorously until all the sugar
is dissolved.
2. Slice two of the remaining lemon rind halves into fourths for
a total of eight pieces, then add the rinds to the pitcher. Add
ice to the top of the pitcher and chill.
3. Serve the lemonade over ice in 12-ounce glass and add a lemon
rind slice to each glass.
Makes 2 quarts, or 8 servings.

Hard Rock Cafe Orange Freeze

Hard Rock Cafe Orange Freeze
Here's a quick recipe for the dessert drink served at Hard Rock
Cafes all over the world. With only a few ingredients you can
make this one super-quick in the blender. Great on a hot day.
And it's easy to double or quadruple to serve more.

2 cups orange sherbet or sorbet
1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup milk
1 sprig fresh spearmint

1. Put the sherbet, juice, and milk in a blender and blend for
15 seconds or just until the sherbet is smooth. You may have
to stop the blender and stir the sherbet up a bit to help it combine.
2. Pour the orange freeze into a tall, chilled glass. Place a
sprig of fresh spearmint in the top and serve immediately.
Serves 1 as a dessert or beverage.

Cinnabon Strawberry Lemonade & Mochalatta Chill

Cinnabon® Strawberry Lemonade & Mochalatta Chill®
Cinnabon gives lemonade a twist by adding strawberry syrup.
It's a simple clone when you snag some Hershey's strawberry
syrup (near the chocolate syrup in your supermarket),
and a few juicy lemons. But if it's a bit of a caffeine
buzz you're looking for -- enhanced by a killer chocolate
rush -- it's the Mochalatta Chill you'll want to whip up.
Brew some double-strength coffee (see Tidbits) and let it
cool off, then get out the half & half and chocolate syrup.
Man, these sippers are just too dang easy!

Strawberry Lemonade
1/2 cup lemon juice (from 3-4 fresh lemons)
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups water
2 tablespoons Hershey’s strawberry syrup
1. Mix ingredients together in a pitcher. Serve over ice.
Makes 2 drinks.

Mochalatta Chill
1 cup double strength coffee, cold (see Tidbits)
1 cup half and half
1/2 cup Hershey's chocolate syrup
Topping
whipped cream
1. Combine all ingredients in a small pitcher. Stir well or cover
and shake. Pour over ice in two 16 ounce glasses, and top with
whipped cream.
Makes 2 large drinks.

Tidbits
Make double-strength coffee in your coffee maker by adding half
the water suggested by the manufacturer. Allow coffee to chill
in the refrigerator before using it in this recipe.

Cinnabon Icescape

Cinnabon® Icescape®
In a blender, Cinnabon adds concentrated flavoring,
some ice and a curious secret ingredient referred to
only as a "dairy product." When blended smooth,
out comes these thick, refreshing drinks that look
and taste like they were made with ice cream.
For this clone we just need a little half-and-half
(that's half cream and half milk for those of you
across the pond). It gives this version the exact
same creamy consistency as the original with its custom
"dairy" ingredient. Strawberry is the most popular of
the flavors, but the other two are tasty as well.
The Mochalatta version uses the TSR clone of the
Mochalatta Chill from last week and produces as thicker
blended version of the drink, similar to Starbuck's
popular blended Frappuccino.

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Strawberry
1 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 cups crushed ice
1/3 cup frozen whole strawberries (about 4 large strawberries)
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup Hershey’s strawberry syrup

1. Combine the water and sugar in a cup and stir until the sugar
is dissolved.
2. Add this sugar syrup to other ingredients in a blender. Blend
on high speed until the drink is smooth. Serve in two 16-ounce
glasses.
Makes 2 large drinks.

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Orange
3 cups crushed ice
1 cup water
2/3 cup orange juice
1/2 cup half-and-half
3 tablespoons Tang orange drink mix

1. Mix all ingredients in a blender set on high speed until smooth
and creamy. Serve in two 16-ounce glasses.
Makes 2 large drinks.

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Mochalatta
3 cups crushed ice
1 1/2 cups TSR version of Mochalatta Chill
1/2 cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

1. Mix all ingredients in a blender set on high speed until smooth
and creamy. Serve in two 16-ounce glasses.
Makes 2 large drinks.

Chili's Calypso Cooler

Chili's® Calypso Cooler®
Ever order one of those expensive specialty drinks
off the shiny, full-color restaurant table-stand
cards and wish you had a clone recipe? This is one
of those drinks, off of one of those cards. And here's
the clone recipe.
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1 1/4 ounces Captain Morgan spiced rum
1/2 ounce peach schnapps
4 ounces (1/2 cup) orange juice
splash Rose's lime juice
1/2 ounce grenadine
Garnish
orange wedge
maraschino cherry
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1. Fill a 16-ounce glass with ice.
2. Pour all ingredients over ice in the order listed. Don't stir.
3. Garnish with an orange wedge and a cherry on a toothpick. Serve
with a straw.
Makes 1 drink.

Chili's Twisted Lemonade Twist

Chili's Twisted Lemonade Twist
1 oz Sauza Commemoritiva Tequila
½ oz Cointreau
½ oz Presidente Brandy
½ oz Rose's lime juice
1/3 cup sweet & Sour mix

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice.
Shake Pour drink into a martini glass rimmed with salt.
Serve the remainder of the drink in the shaker on the side.
Makes 1 serving.

Chili's Margarita Presidente

Chili's Margarita Presidente
1 oz vodka
½ oz triple sec
1/3 cup sweet & sour mix
Lemon wedge

Fill a glass with crushed ice and add vodka and triple sec.
Top off the drink with sweet & sour mix. Add a lemon wedge
for garnish and serve.
Makes 1 serving.