For those of us in the United States the hot sultry days of summer are just around the corner. If you're a coffee lover the hot days of summer can really put a crimp in your coffee loving ways. I've found a wonderful and absolutely delicious recipe for a Cooler Mocha.

I love this recipe and am really enjoying those few and far between nights when I'm not sitting on the bleachers at the ballpark. I highly recommend this lucious coffee treat, a good book and a porch swing.

• 1 cup very strong coffee


• 1 pint of chocolate ice cream


• 1 teaspoon of vanilla


• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon


• 1/4 teaspoon of salt


• 1 stemmed cherry


• 1 glass of ice

Pour your coffee into a deep bowl and then add your ice cream, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Mix until they are smooth with an electric mixer (these can also be made in those wonderful milk shake makers too). Pour your mocha shake mix over your glass of ice and top with the stemmed cherry.

This should make about 3 servings, maybe 4 depending on the size of the glasses you use.