Coffee Recipes

Ever since the war in 1812 stopped the import of tea in the United States, U.S. has been in love with coffee. Black, blond, sweetened only by the different ways to drink coffee is amazing. Coffee recipes are plentiful on the Internet and served in almost every sit-down restaurant and coffee bars in all. 

Some coffee recipes are quite simple, just add a flavoring for coffee and voila. Other recipes are more detailed and requires following a series of steps. There are even recipes that use coffee beans to transform other beverages to new and exciting flavored drinks. 

Coffee 

Coffee is extremely popular, even among people who typically do not drink coffee. This coffee recipe combines sweet apricots with chilled coffee to make a wonderfully creamy drink. Serves in tall glasses on a hot summer afternoon and for the enjoyment of guests. 

Apricot Iced coffee 

Ingredients 

    * ¾ cup chilled coffee 

    * ½ cup cup chilled apricot juice 

    * ½ pt softened vanilla ice cream. 

    * ½ cup fresh apricots. 

Instructions for Apricot Iced coffee:

   1. Mix coffee, milk, apricot nectar together in a bowl. 

   2. Add the softened ice cream and beat until smooth. 

   3. Blend fresh apricots in a blender until smooth. Pour the apricot mixture in a coffee glass and top with coffee mixture. 

For entertaining purposes, surprise your guests with a cup of coffee punch. Offer liqueur an optional add-in for those who want them. Bailey's Irish Crème goes quite well with this coffee recipe. 

Coffee Punch 

Ingredients

    * 2 Potter vanilla ice cream, softened. 

    * 2 Potter strong cold brewed coffee. 

    * 2 cups milk 

    * 2 cups whipping cream, whipped. 

    * ½ cup sugar. 

    * 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 

    * Ground nutmeg. 

Instructions for Coffee Punch:

   1. Combine coffee, milk, sugar and vanilla, stir thoroughly. Chill. 

   2. Place vanilla ice cream in a large punch bowl. 

   3. Pour coffee mixture over top of ice, stirring gently. 

   4. Top with whipped cream, sprinkle with nutmeg, and then serve. 

On a cold winter morning, gather the family together for coffee cake and a steaming cup of Mocha coffee. Download the finished product into a thermal carafe and serve on the board or leave a warm pot on the stove. 

Mocha Coffee 

Ingredients

    * 14 ounces (one can) of evaporated milk 

    * 2 cups strong coffee 

    * 1 cup hot water 

    * ½ cup pure cocoa powder 

    * ½ cup sugar. 

Instructions for Mocha Coffee 

   1. In a suitably sized saucepan, mix together cocoa powder and sugar. 

   2. Add hot water and whisk slightly to smooth. 

   3. Heat gently for 2 minutes until mixture becomes thick, stirring constantly. 

   4. Add condensed milk and coffee. 

   5. Heat to just boiling, beat, then serve as desired 

Coffee Recipes for Anytime 

Coffee need not be a breakfast drink, and it need not be ordinary and boring. Jazz up variants with coffee recipes that take very little time and effort, and is a delight to the taste buds.