Flavord Coffee Recipes

Flavored coffees are a delicious treat. However, continuously purchasing coffee from the local shop gets expensive. The solution is making your own. It's easier than you think!

While this article will only discuss a few types you can make, the possibilities are endless. For a real treat, get your blender out. Fill it with ice and pour your coffee mixture onto it then blend until smooth.

Let's start with the brand of coffee you should use. Since there are countless brands worldwide, I am just going to focus on American brands. My preferred brand is Community Coffee. However, if that's not available in your area, I recommend Folgers or Maxwell House. Almost anything else just doesn't have enough flavor or bite to it. Everyone has different tastes, so when you make your coffee, determine how many scoops per cup of water you like. Once you have poured your coffee into your favorite mug, it's onto the fun stuff!

I make flavored syrups for by boiling 1 cup of sugar in 1/2 cup of water and adding whatever flavor I want.
Yes, it's that simple. You can use cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie filling, Kona, caramel, chocolate syrup or even mint!

Probably the easiest one to add is vanilla extract. But add only a few drops. It's a strong flavor and if you add too much, the vanilla flavor will overpower the taste of the coffee.

Mocha coffee is another easy one to make. All you need is your favorite chocolate syrup (not powdered coca!) and pour some into your hot coffee and stir it well.

A New Orleans favorite is Café Au Lait. Don't let the name intimidate you. It's quit easy to make.
First, French press a pot of double strength coffee. If you don't have a press pot, brew a double strength pot of coffee.

Steam a cup of milk on your stove top. Do this by heating some milk to no more than 155 degrees. If you let it get any hotter, the milk starts to curdle.

Simultaneously pour your coffee and milk into a mug. When doing this try to get the streams to meet before hitting the cup so they mix before landing. You will also want to make sure that you pour at the same speed so that you end up with half milk and half coffee.

How about chocolate mint coffee?
If you grow your own mint, combine fresh mint and sugar into a glass bowl.

Smash it with the back end of a wooden spoon until all of that minty goodness is coating the glass. Boil the mixture in water and add it to your cup. Add chocolate syrup and drink!

If you don't grow mint, you can buy some mint tea (the kind that is just mint, no actual tea) from your local market.
Mix the leaves in with your coffee grinds so it brews with the coffee.

A favorite coffee of mine is Pumpkin Spice. You have probably noticed that coffee shops add this drink to their Autumn menus. However, what if it's in the middle of summer and you want a cup?
Well, many markets carry jars of canned pumpkin filling all year, so get a can of it.
Combine 1/4 cup ground cinnamon, 2 tbsp ground ginger, 2 tsp ground cloves and 2 tsp ground nutmeg into a jar. Shake it until it is mixed. Add a spoonful of pumpkin pie filling and the spices to boiling water stirring until it's blended.

As I stated earlier, there are so many ways that someone can flavor their coffee. The recipes I've listed here are just the start as there are literally hundreds of combinations.

I promise that once you start drinking flavored coffee, you won't stop!