Coffee Recipes

Almond Coffee

The almonds and vanilla in this recipe make for a fantastic natural flavored coffee! This recipe works well for both drip and press-filtered coffee makers. Please note that in order to brew to your normal preferred strength, you will need to use roughly one and a half times as much of this mixture (by volume) as you would your regular grind.

Makes approx 16 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 cup roasted coffee beans, drip or press-grind
• 1/2 c. coarse ground almonds
• 1 whole vanilla bean, minced
• 1 tsp. fresh ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. almond extract

Directions:

Mix all ingredients and brew in filter- or press- coffee maker – adjust amount of water as needed to obtain your preferred brew strength. Although some people believe it will keep longer, I recommend any ground coffee mixture be used within two or three days, tops, for best flavor!

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Cappucino Vivace

This is a very “tarted up” Cappucino!  Serves one (but it can be shared!)

Ingredients:

• • 1/4 oz. brandy
  • 1/4 oz. light rum
  • 1/4 oz. gin
  • 1/4 oz. white creme de cacao
  • 1/4 oz. Galliano
  • 3 oz (double shot) espresso
  • 4 oz. milk
  • 1 tsp cocoa

1 tsp sugar

Directions:

Foam milk, and add espresso, cocoa and sugar. In a separate container, mix brandy, rum, gin, creme de cacao, and galliano. Pour liquor mixture into a 10-oz. stemmed glass or large mug. Add cappucino mixture. Top with whipped cream.

Note: If using stemmed glass, avoid breakage by first placing glass under hot water, then placing a metal spoon in glass before pouring coffee mixture. The spoon absorbs the heat.

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IRISH COFFEE

“Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.” –Alex Levine

Herewith, some recipes for Irish Coffee, starting with the “purist version.” I’m a pretty big fan of Bailey’s Irish Cream in my after-dinner coffee… but folks, it just isn’t Irish Coffee if it doesn’t have Irish Whiskey in it!

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AUTHENTIC IRISH COFFEE

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 Irish Coffee glass, preheated
• 3/4 cup full city roast brewed coffee

(Kenya AA, for you purists!)

• • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 jigger Bushmills whiskey

1/4 cup lightly whipped cream

Directions:

1. Pour hot coffee in the heated glass.
2. Add sugar and stir to dissolve.
3. Mix in the whiskey.
4. Top with whipped cream.

NON-ALCOHOLIC IRISH COFFEE (EGADS!)

Want the taste of this spirited drink without the alcohol? Substitute a jigger of Torani Caramel syrup and 1 tablespoon of Torani Irish Cream syrup and omit the sugar from this recipe….You’ll still dance a jig..

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Vietnamese Coffee

Vietnam has a great coffee heritage going back to French colonialization. Vietnamese coffee reflects French brewing sensibilities – in other words, the brewing process is part of the experience!

Each serving is prepared individually. I have included a link below where you can purchase the necessary individual filter(s) that you place over each cup in preparation. Works equally well served hot or over ice – in fact, this is my favorite iced coffee!

AUTHENTIC VIETNAMESE COFFEE

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2-3 Tbsp

French Roast

• •  coffee, press grind

Ice (optional)

Directions

1. Fill bottom of Vietnamese Coffee Filter with coffee
2. Put condensed milk in bottom of cup
3. Place filter over cup 4. Pour near-boiling (190-200 degree F or so is perfect!) water into filter unit
4. Coffee will actually “melt” the condensed milk – when brewing is complete, either serve as-is or pour into large glass filled with ice.