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Syrups and Spices Make Nice Coffees

These days, many people prefer to create their own custom flavored blends of coffee. Often times, they do not simply drink a coffee made from flavored beans. They instead opt to create delicious coffee beverages with syrups and spices.

You can head down to your local cafe or top of the line coffee shop and purchase one of these yummy flavored coffees or you can create your own at home.

There are countless recipes available that tell you exactly how to flavor your coffee to perfection with syrups and spices.

Although it is fun to indulge yourselves and go to a coffee shop to purchase one of these treats, think of all the money you will save if you create these wonderful coffee drinks to enjoy at home.

A Mexican Mocha coffee is an exceptional treat. To create your own Mexican Mocha coffee drink you will need-

1 1/2 cups strong coffee

4 teaspoons chocolate syrup

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup whipping cream

Put 1 teaspoon of chocolate syrup into each cup then mix the whipping cream, 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. Whip this mixture until you have formed soft peaks. Place the last 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon into the coffee and stir. Pour the coffee into cups; stir to mix in chocolate syrup. To top off this coffee drink, add a dollop of the whip cream mix and enjoy.

Another delightful coffee beverage you can create at home with syrups and spices an out of this world French Apple Latte. To make French Apple Latte at home take a 16-oz cup and add-

2 shots of espresso

2 shots of Torani Apple Flavored Syrup

1 shot of Torani Cinnamon Flavored Syrup

2 shots of White Silk Chocolate Syrup

Fill the remainder of the cup to 1/4 inch below the brim with steaming milk, stir to make frothy sprinkle with Nutmeg and enjoy this divine creation.

You can also create scrumptious blends of your own coffee creamer to use in your brews at home. One such coffee creamer is pumpkin flavored and can be enjoyed at Halloween, Thanksgiving or any other time of the year!To make your own pumpkin flavored coffee creamer at home, simply use-

4 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp ground cloves

1 tsp allspice

1 cup non-dairy creamer

Combine your ingredients well and store in an airtight container. Use approximately 1-2 teaspoons of this blend per cup of coffee for a delicious pumpkin aroma and flavor.
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Amaretto is also a very popular flavor to add to coffee. You can create a delicious Amaretto creamer to use at home. Another wonderful idea when creating your own creamers to flavor coffee is to give them away as gifts.

To create an Amaretto flavored coffee creamer mix-

1 1/2 cups of non dairy coffee creamer

2 teaspoons of almond extract

2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon

1 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar

Mix your ingredients together extremely well and store in an airtight container. Use approximately 2 tablespoons per cup of coffee for a full, delicious flavor.

Almost everybody loves chocolate; the combination of chocolate and coffee is a mocha delight. Cafe de Olla is a simple chocolaty coffee beverage you can easily make at home. All you need is-

8 cups of water

4 oz of ground coffee

4 oz brown sugar

2 cinnamon sticks

3 whole cloves

1 square of semi sweet chocolate

Boil water in a saucepan, and then add cinnamon, cloves, sugar and chocolate. When the mixture reaches a boil, skim off the foam. Reduce the heat to a simmer, and add the coffee allowing it to steep for five minutes before serving.

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March 8th, 2008 Posted by Jasper | coffee, gourmet coffee | no comments