You may have read my previous posts about using spices in drinks such as golden milk, and chai tea - without the tea, and chai hot chocolate....so today I tried spices in my coffee.
Now, I don't like flavored coffees. They are very popular in the UK, with coffee flavors such as:
- amaretto coffee
- chocolate truffle coffee
- toffee cappuccino coffee
- hazelnut coffee (my dad's new favorite)
- irish cream coffee
- chocolate caramel coffee
- maple syrup walnut coffee
- sticky toffee coffee
- chocolate cherry coffee
- chocolate chip cookie coffee
- caribbean rum coffee
- Christmas pudding coffee
- creme brulee coffee
- malt whiskey coffee
- mocha orange coffee
- pecan pie coffee
- rum baba coffee
To me, they just don't sound like coffee! They all sound terribly sweet and sickly! Ugh - just the idea is pretty repulsive!!! I want coffee to taste like coffee....
So it was with this in mind that I gingerly tried the idea of adding spices to my coffee. I put enough decaf coffee in for four cups and to that added 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg (both ground) to the coffee grinds.
The result still tastes like coffee! The spices are quite mild - so there is room for more....I think next time I might add cloves as well. And surprisingly enough, I enjoyed it.
It's another way for us to vary what we drink, and add some nourishing spices to our life. Spices also seems to make a drink feel more like food - its more satiating and I feel like I've eaten something.
So are you a flavoured coffee drinker? What is your favorite flavor?
PS Don't you just love my new orange coffee maker! With it's little cup warmer on top too :-D
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