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Making your own Gourmet Coffee Drinks

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CHOCOLATE CREAM COFFEE

1/4 cup heavy cream

3 TBS chocolate syrup

1 cup coffee

ground cinnamon

sweetened chocolate powder

grated orange peel

Whip all but 1 TBS of the crea. Stir the reserved TBS of cream and the chocolate syrup in a saucepan over low heat until mixed together. Add the coffee gradually, stirring the micture as you do so. Pour into a mug and top with whipped cream and cinnamon, chocolate poder and grated orange peel

serves one

COFFEE GROG

2 TBS butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/8 tsp ground allspce

1/8 tsb ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

1/8 tsp ground cloves

1 1/2 cups pure cream

12 small strips of orange peel

12 small strips of lemon peel

9 cups coffee

1 1/2 tsp rum extract (optional)

Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in the brown sugar, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, and allow the mixture to cool. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

To serve, combine in each cup 1 tsp of the buttermixture, 2 TBS cream, 1 strip orange peel, 1 strip lemon peel. Add enough coffe to top up and stir. You can also add 1/8 tsp rum extract to each cup of grod, if desired

This recipe serves 12 people

CAFE VANILLA

1/4 vanilla bean

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp brown sugar

3/4 cup coffee

ground cinnamon or nutmeg

Slice the vanilla bean lenghtwise and place it with the milk and brown sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, cover , and let stand for a few minutes. Take out the vanilla bean and blend the milk mixture in a blender for about 30 seconds, or until it becomes frothy. Add the hot coffee and top with cinnamon or nutmeg.

serves one

CHOCOLATE VANILLA COFFEE

1 TBS chocolate syrup

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup coffee

1/4 cup pure whipped cream

Stir the chocolate syrup and vanilla into the hot coffee. Top with whipped cream

serves one

TURKISH COFFEE

1 TBS extremely fine ground or powdered coffee

1/2 to 2 tsp sugar

1/4 cup cold water

In a jezve, stir all the ingredients together. Place over low heat and slowly bring this mixture to a boil (do not stir) When it reaches the boiling point, remove from the heat and pour into a demitasse. Let the grounds settle before drinking, or add a tiny splash of cold water to help settle the grounds

serves one