Café de Olla
Start your mornings with this easy traditional Mexican café de olla (spiced coffee). Café de olla is made with cinnamon sticks, piloncillo and ground coffee.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon ground coffee
- 0.5 oz piloncillo (*or 2 tablespoon brown sugar)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Add 2 cups of water in a small saucepan with a cinnamon stick and piloncillo and cover with lid and heat in medium high heat.
- Once the water is boiling and piloncillo has dissolved remove from heat and stir in ground coffee, cover with lid and steep for 5 minutes.
- Discard cinnamon stick and using a double mesh strainer strain coffee into a large cup and serve hot.
Notes
Piloncillo - To easily cut a small piece of piloncillo just place the cone in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds to soften and make it easier to cut with a knife.
Variations - other café de olla versions are spiced with additional ingredients like star anise, orange peels and whole cloves
Brown sugar - If you can't find piloncillo, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar is a great substitute.
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