Coffee Recipes

As well as being a popular drink, coffee is a favorite flavor for all kinds of cakes, desserts, teatime breads and pastries. Coffee can also be used in savory recipes to enhance the flavor and make an exciting difference to many fish and meat dishes.

Below are a few of our favorite recipes. If you have a recipe you would like us to publish, please email us. Please send only original recipes, thanks.

MAIN DISHES Mocha Mushroom Quiche Trout Cafe

DESSERTS Coffee Cream Caramel Coffee Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles

DRINKS Irish Kiss Hot Buttered Coffee Coffee Alexander

MAIN DISHES

Mocha Mushroom Quiche by Sylvain Touati
Ingredients:
Dough:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup shortening

Filling:

• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 6 medium sized potatoes
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 5 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 3/4 cup of strong black coffee, We recommend our Espresso Roast
• 2 Tablespoons of cream
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. To make the pastry sift the flour into a bowl and cut in the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
2. Mix in enough water to make a firm dough.
3. Leave to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
4. Melt the butter in a frying pan and saute until soft.
5. Add potatoes and fry, stirring for 1 minute
6. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
7. Roll out the pastry dough thinly and line a 8" quiche pan.
8. Spread the mushroom & potato mixture in the quiche pan and sprinkle with the scallions.
9. Beat the eggs with yogurt, cream and coffee. Salt & Pepper to taste.
10. Pour the mixture over the mushrooms and potatoes.
11. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Serve warm or cool. Serves 6-8



Trout Cafe by Sylvain Touati
Ingredients:

• 4 medium sized Trout, cleaned
• Salt & Pepper
• 4 cups medium strength coffee. We recommend our Laguna Blend

Sauce:

• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 Tablespoon flour
• 2 Tablespoons light cream
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 3/4 cup of milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Season the trout with salt & pepper. Place in shallow gratin dish in one layer.
2. Cover with coffee.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
4. Pour off 1 1/4 cups of the cooking liquid and reserve.
5. Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
6. Stir in the flour and cook for one minute.
7. Add the reserved cooking liquid, cream and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring well.
8. Serve the sauce with the fish.

Serves 4.

DESSERTS

Coffee Cream Caramel by Sylvain Touati
Ingredients:

• 6 Tablespoons sugar
• 3 Tablespoons hot, strong coffee. We recommend our Espresso Roast
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• whipped cream and grated nutmeg for decoration

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
1. Place 1 1/4 cup of the sugar in a saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
2. When the sugar is a pale brown in color, quickly and carefully stir in one tablespoon of the black coffee.
3. Pour into 2 1/2 cup baking dish.
4. Whisk together milk, eggs, remaining coffee and sugar. Strain into the dish.
5. Place the dish in a roasting pan and add enough hot water to come up half the sides of the dish (double boiler).
6. Bake for 1 hour and cool.
7. Serve with whipped cream and nutmeg.



Coffee Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles
Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups Vanilla wafers, crushed
• 1 cup Almonds, toasted & ground
• 1/2 cup Powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 6 ounces Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup Pumpkin (canned)
• 1/3 cup strong coffee, room temperature. We recommend our Espresso
• 1/4 cup Powdered sugar, sifted

Directions:
In medium bowl, combine vanilla wafer crumbs, ground almonds, the 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and cinnamon. Blend in chocolate, pumpkin, and coffee. Form into 1-inch balls. Chill. Dust with remaining powdered sugar just before serving.

Makes 2 dozen truffles

Drinks

Irish Kiss
Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup of fresh coffee. We recommend our Bohemian Blend
• 3/4 oz. Kahlua
• 3/4 oz. Bailey's Irish cream
• Whipped cream for topping

Directions:
Brew coffee as normal, add Kahlua and Bailey's. Top with whipped cream.


Hot Buttered Coffee
Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup of fresh coffee. We recommend our Custapec Striclty High Grown Coffee
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 whole clove
• 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Directions:
Place butter in mug and then add hot coffee. Add brown sugar and stir well. Finally, add the clove, rum and sprinkle nutmeg on top


Coffee Alexander
Ingredients:

• 1 cup of chilled coffee. We recommend our Italian Roast
• 1/2 oz. of Kahlua
• 1/2 oz. of Amaretto
• 2 scoops of chocolate ice cream
• Whipped cream and Dark chocolate shavings for topping

Directions:
Mix all ingredients in blender until smooth. Top with whipped cream and dark chocolate shavings