How is flavored coffee made?

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The most common spices that are added to many dishes are also good for coffee. Salt or black pepper added in small quantities (a few grains) will not add new flavor accents, but will only add expressiveness. Seasonings significantly change the drink, giving it completely new notes. Typically, spices are added to coffee if its own aroma and taste are neutral and not very expressive. You shouldn’t put extraneous ingredients into an expensive elite variety: you need to drink it neat for the rich bouquet to reveal itself.

What else can you add

Spices and seasonings

To make each cup of drink unique, add spices. Experienced coffee lovers advise buying coffee additives in their entirety and grinding them before preparing. This way the seasonings will retain their original taste.

Interesting! Spices and seasonings for coffee

To add flavor add:

• cardamom;
• cinnamon;
• anise;
• ginger;
• nutmeg;
• black pepper;
• caraway;
• cloves;
• star anise;
• salt;
• Bay leaf;
• vanilla.

Find out more in the article “Spices and Seasonings for Coffee.”

Toppings

To give your coffee an original taste, add nut, berry-fruit, chocolate or caramel, and vanilla syrups. And also with ginger, cinnamon or cloves. Finish the composition with chocolate or confectionery crumbs or wafer topping. Garnish the top of the drink with them.

Continuing the topic, we recommend that you read the article “About coffee topping: what is it?”

Coconut milk

The additive gives a delicate creamy taste and an unforgettable aroma. It is used to draw on milk foam with a wooden stick.

Read more in the article “Can I add coconut milk to coffee?”

Salt

To neutralize the bitterness, add a pinch of salt to the drink. It influences the final aroma, releases a pleasant aroma and enhances the sweetness. Add seasoning before steeping the grains.

More details about the nuances of preparation are described in the article “How to make coffee with salt.”

Cream

Add for a delicate taste and aesthetically pleasing appearance. If you have vanilla, cinnamon, cocoa powder or flavored syrup on hand, use those too.

Read more about the drink in the article “What you need to know about coffee with cream.”

Popular spices

Spicy aromas make the coffee bouquet richer and more intense. You can add spices to your coffee, which are found in almost every kitchen, so you don’t have to buy anything to experiment. The drink is brewed in a Turk.

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All spices have a concentrated taste and aroma, so they are used in very small quantities. Below is the dosage for 1 serving (200 ml).

Cinnamon. The sweetish smell softens excessive strength or acidity. Add a pinch of cinnamon powder at the end of cooking and let it sit for 1 minute. Goes well with salt and honey.

Vanilla. An easily recognizable smell can turn ordinary coffee with milk into an exquisite delicacy. Seeds from 1/4 vanilla pod are heated in milk and then poured into the finished drink. Carnation. To obtain a subtle aroma, only clove buds are taken, and the stems have a sharper smell. One piece is added at the end of cooking.

Nutmeg. It enhances the natural bitterness of coffee, making it more tart, while muting the drink’s own aroma. Can save failed or old coffee beans. It is important not to overdo it: take the powder at the very tip of the knife and add it at the beginning of cooking.

Cardamom. Like nutmeg, cardamom seeds emphasize bitterness and add pungency. 1-2 grains should be slightly flattened and then added to the drink being prepared. Pairs well with lattes and other coffee and milk mixtures.

Star anise. Beautiful stars with a sweet aroma reminiscent of anise make your favorite drink even more invigorating. 1 grain per serving is enough, add before heating. Ginger. 1 chopped slice of ginger will add spiciness and enhance the sourness. Add to ready-made hot and even cold drinks.

Zest. You can add lemon and orange peels to your coffee for taste. They refresh it and make it more piquant. Pairs with mint and black pepper. Add 0.5 tsp. into ready-made sweet coffee drinks and espresso.

Red pepper. A grain of hot seasoning will sharpen the perception of coffee taste and make the drink pleasantly burning. Used at the end of cooking.

Garlic .
One small slice will highlight the coffee taste without being noticeable. Place at the beginning of cooking.

Turkish coffee recipes with spices

Making spiced coffee is a complex process. Some drinks have a multi-stage recipe, requiring a strict sequence of steps. Spices should be added with caution; even a small pinch above the recommended dose can completely destroy the taste of the drink.

Turkish coffee produces especially aromatic coffee. You should take a copper Turk, such as the Arabs use. Traditionally, coffee is brewed over coals, but in urban environments, cooking is only possible on gas or an electric stove.

Gingerbread coffee Tunisian style

The aromatic spices are reminiscent of freshly prepared cookies.

1. For two spoons of finely ground coffee beans, take a cinnamon stick, a pinch of cardamom and two buds of cloves.
2. Pour in water, bring to a boil and let sit for five minutes.

Watch how a real Tunisian drink is prepared:

Moroccan spiced

Recipe:

1. Mix 2 tablespoons of ground grains with ginger, cardamom, cinnamon. Take a pinch of all spices.
2. Pour the mixture into a pot and add water. Cook without stirring until boiling.

To obtain a less pronounced taste, spices are added to a cup of already brewed drink.

With cinnamon and black pepper

Preparation:

1. Heat the Turk, add 2 tablespoons of ground grains. Add two black peppercorns and add water.
2. Wait until it boils, add a pinch of cinnamon.

Turkish coffee with cinnamon recipe:

Recipe with ginger, cognac and whipped cream

Recipe:

1. Mix grated or dried ginger with ground grains and add water.
2. Bring to a boil, let it brew.
3. Pour into cups, add a teaspoon of cognac.
4. Decorate the surface with whipped cream.

Video recipe for gingerbread coffee:

Spicy drink recipe with pepper

Preparation:

1. Pour two tablespoons of ground coffee beans into the Turk.
2. Crush the allspice and black peppercorns with a knife and add to the pot.
3. Add chili pepper, a pinch of cinnamon, and a stick of cloves on the tip of a knife.
4. Pour in water and bring to a boil.

You can cook according to the video:

Combination rules

Spices are added to coffee individually or several at once, taking into account the taste and aroma characteristics of each component. In this case, you need to follow simple rules:

• for the first time, add spices a little at a time so as not to discourage the desire to experiment;
• use ingredients that you like in other dishes;
• combine no more than three spices;
• It is better to prepare a drink with additives from grains with a neutral taste and smell.

It is better to purchase spices whole and store them in airtight containers. Grind immediately before use.

How to choose spices

You need to choose spices for your favorite drink taking into account their effect on the taste buds. Some additives have a similar effect, while others will give completely different properties to the same grains:

1. Lovers of sweet aromas put star anise, cinnamon, cardamom and vanilla in the Turk, reminiscent of the smell of baking. These spices go well with milk and cream, so they are added to cappuccino and latte.
2. Ginger and zest add a refreshing sourness and slight spiciness.
3. The taste of espresso is emphasized by giving it oriental spice, cloves and nutmeg.
4. Small portions of salt, black pepper and garlic will not drown out the coffee bouquet, but will help it open up. Red pepper acts in a similar way, but it also adds a characteristic heat.

Features of the use of spices

Traditionally, Arabs use spices for coffee meals. They prefer spicy astringency, a strong spicy accompaniment against the background of the usual aroma. In addition to the listed spices, cumin, anise, star anise, garlic, and allspice are actively used. It happens that they use coffee additives that are quite exotic for a European: clover grain, figs, dried dates, citrus and mint essences, nut powder from almonds, hazelnuts, cashews. Such a rich assortment helps to achieve a significant expansion of the menu. The drink is served to accompany main courses and as an independent dessert. It can be liquid or have an almost creamy structure, complex in composition.

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However, when using spices, you must follow some rules:

• If the spice is used as a novelty, it makes sense to start with a small portion of the drink. The taste may seem very unusual.
• Spicy coffee seasoning requires moderation. Too much of it will kill the taste of the drink and completely ruin the impression. For example, if you plan to add black pepper, one pea per cup will be enough.
• Careful, proper use of spices will serve big coffee lovers well - neutralized caffeine allows you to increase the one-time dose of the drink and the total number of cups.

Another important recommendation: ground spices change their aroma over time or completely lose it if stored incorrectly. It is better to buy them whole and grind them before each serving.

Coffee with spices can have a completely unexpected taste

Original recipes

Spiced coffee recipes can include more than just coffee beans and aromatics. Often additional ingredients include milk, sugar, alcohol and other products.

Recipe with nutmeg and yolk

For preparation you will need:

• 2 tsp ground coffee;
• 200 ml water;
• nutmeg;
• 1 yolk;
• 100 ml cream, sugar to taste.

Beat the yolk, add sugar, pour into the heated cream. Stir and combine with prepared coffee. Sprinkle with nutmeg powder (1 pinch). The result is a sweet, coffee-creamy cocktail with a piquant taste.

Fruit and berry mix for a full experience

Ingredients

Such additives perfectly complement coffee. Exotic notes will be provided by black currants, raspberries, cherries, blueberries and strawberries. Suitable fruits include citrus fruits (lemon, orange), pineapple, banana, peach.

Mix the finished drink in a blender with fruits or berries. If desired, chop them and add into pieces. In hot weather, the drink will be very refreshing if you add ice cubes to it.

To prepare a delicious Fruit Paradise drink, stock up on:

• water – 0.5 cups;
• strawberry, apple, currant juice - 0.2 cups each;
• a couple of fresh or frozen strawberries;
• 2 tsp. freshly ground grains;
• sugar.

Cooking method

Bring the water in the Turk to a boil, after 2-3 seconds add the ground grains and mix thoroughly.

When the mass begins to rise, a foam cap will appear. Remove the Turk from the heat and set aside for a few seconds. As the foam subsides, return the container to the heat until it boils again.

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Repeat the procedure three times. Strain the finished drink, add sugar, mix thoroughly until the latter is completely dissolved.

While the coffee is cooling, prepare the juices and mix together in a separate cup. Remove the inflorescences from the berries, wash and cut into 4 parts.

Mix the cooled mixture with juice, pour into serving glasses, and garnish with quartered strawberries.