By: Co+op
Recipe Information
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Banish coffee boredom with this fragrant, spicy, lightly sweetened pick-me-up. It’s a traditional Mexican drink in which coffee is infused with cinnamon, cloves and orange zest, and served warm.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 small cinnamon sticks
- 2 whole cloves
- 3/4 cup ground coffee (drip grind)
- 3 inches orange peel strip
Preparation
- Set up a fine strainer with a coffee filter, set over a large pitcher or bowl.
- In a medium pot, combine 6 cups of water with the sugar, cinnamon sticks and cloves. Place over medium heat, stirring as the sugar dissolves. When the mixture just starts to bubble, about 10 minutes — don’t let it boil — take it off the heat.
- Stir in the ground coffee and orange peel. Let stand and steep for 8 minutes.
- Use your coffee filter-lined strainer to strain the coffee and serve immediately.
Serving Suggestion
This is often served with a shot of rum, bourbon or Kahlua, but it is delicious on its own, with a splash of milk or cream, or even chilled and iced.
Nutritional Information
60 calories, 0 g. fat, 0 mg. cholesterol, 0 mg. sodium, 16 g. carbohydrate, 0 g. fiber, 0 g. protein
