Photo: Cafe Mexicano (Spiced "cafe de olla" coffee) Recipe
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup ground dark roasted coffee, medium to coarse grind
- 1 quart water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 (3-inch) piece orange peel
- 5 ounces piloncillo* or 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
Directions
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the coffee grounds with 1 quart water, the sugar, cinnamon and orange peel. Stir to combine and bring to slow boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from the heat and let steep, covered for 5 minutes. Strain, through a fine mesh strainer, into cups and serve.
*Cook's Note: Piloncillo is often used in Mexican cuisine to sweeten drinks or deserts. It is unrefined cane sugar, usually found in the shape of small cones.
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By bloombrews
Pittsburgh, PA
on April 09, 2013
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I bought a 454 gram, (1 pound brick of hard brown Piloncillo, a.k.a., Muscovado sugar, at my local Mexican supply store and found this recipe. YUMYUM!! Just so happened to have oranges, cinnamon sticks,and my home made roasted coffee. I used 8 grams ( about 2 shaved table spoons Piloncilla, some orange zest peel, cinnamon stick, in a large coffee cup. This is about 45 calories for about 16 ounces, if you are counting like me, so NOT BAD!! I used my French press for the coffee, and then added the rest to the large cup. I used a potatoe peeler to shave the Piloncillo, and this was much easier then trying to use a knife! Delicious!
By mrnicksgirl
on December 30, 2012
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Very good, though next time I think I will use 3/4 cup brown sugar instead of 1 cup.
By pamdevone
El Paso, Texas
on September 30, 2012
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This coffee was delicious.
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