Coffee Addict

[chocojun]

I love coffee.. lately I've been drinking like 2 cups of espresso a day.. I'm looking for a recipe for some good hot coffee using espresso. Like a latte but I dunno.. spiced up a bit. I sometimes put cinnamon in my latte but does anyone here put anything special in theirs? I'm looking for ideas to change it up a bit

 

[jkath]

Do you use an espresso machine, or are you brewing espresso roast in your coffeemaker? If the latter, you can try putting items into your ground roast before brewing, such as a bit of vanilla or almond extract, or perhaps blending one of those with a drop of orange oil. Another idea, is if you aren't using a cap machine, warm your milk on the stovetop till just before boiling, and when you take it off the stove, add some chocolate syrup, & add to your espresso to make a nice mocha.
Another idea: add some fresh crushed peppermint leaves to your ground roast before brewing. Grab some cool whip, mix in 1 drop of peppermint extract, and use it to top your coffee. Follow by putting another fresh (but uncrushed!) leaf of peppermint on top. Pretty!

 

[chocojun]

I'm using an espresso machine. How does the peppermint taste? That one's interesting. Do you think adding pumpkin spice is a bit strange?

 

[jkath]

Adding pumpkin spice is NEVER strange! It is delightful!!
Can you imagine how delicious it would be served with a slice of pumpkin pie?!

As for the mint, I like it a lot! Just make sure to use peppermint leaves, rather than spearmint leaves. Best thing is, right now herbs are quite cheap - even wal-mart has the little 4" pots of them. Another idea is to use leaves from chocolate mint. I picked up a few pots of those last week and they are so neat!

 

[Angie]

I am a coffee addict as well. We have an espresso machine and hubby makes a white chocolate mocha every morning, with Torani white chocolate sauce.

My personal fave is an iced caramel mocha.

 

[mish]

These are not recipes for an espresso machine, but ideas to 'perk' up your imagination.

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f122/starbucks-10801.html?highlight=starbucks

 

[Angie]

These are not recipes for an espresso machine, but ideas to 'perk' up your imagination.

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f122/starbucks-10801.html?highlight=starbucks

Starbucks....drool....

 

[chocojun]

hey thank you mish

 

[mish]

hey thank you mish

You are very welcome, chocojun

Here is a recipe I posted for Chocolate Coffee Bean Cookies -- if you'd like to take a peek.

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f43/iso-cookie-recipes-slice-bake-refrigeratable-shaped-cookies-22318.html

 

[Angie]

Oh Mish...those cookies sound delicious......

 

[mish]

Starbucks....drool....

Hi Angie.

"Oh Mish...those cookies sound delicious......"

Thank you. I must give them a try. YUMMO!

 

[Angie]

I'm sending hubby to the grocery store to get some stuff...and of course, it has a Starbucks in it....I might have to make him pick up some of the choc. covered beans...I love those.

 

[Banana Brain]

Things I put into my coffee (NOT all at once): Almold extract, cocoa powder, honey, sugar (obviously), Torani syrup and sauce, nutmeg, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, orange rinds, and believe it or not, butter. I really love butter with lots of milk and sugar maybe some other spice in my coffee (but NOT buttermilk in my coffee).

 

[Angie]

Things I put into my coffee (NOT all at once): Almold extract, cocoa powder, honey, sugar (obviously), Torani syrup and sauce, nutmeg, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, orange rinds, and believe it or not, butter. I really love butter with lots of milk and sugar maybe some other spice in my coffee (but NOT buttermilk in my coffee).

Butter in coffee? I've never heard of that. I might have to try that in the morning!

 

[Banana Brain]

Butter in coffee? I've never heard of that. I might have to try that in the morning!

Please do! Tell me what you think.

 

[GB]

Butter in coffee, wow that is an interesting thought. My initial reaction was , but as I thought of it more it actually does sound kind of interesting. I am still not convinced it would not be but it is at least worth a shot.

 

[pdswife]

Starbucks....drool....

double triple drool.

 

[mish]

Sounds like a good tanning cocoa-butter lotion -- Copper butter. Probably makes you smell good, but I wouldn't want to drink it.

 

[Angie]

I did try it....and it was interesting. We were out of milk and I couldn't run up to the store without my morning coffee so I cheated and put some Torani white chocolate sauce in it.

Very interesting....I might have to try it again tomorrow with milk and sugar.

 

[Banana Brain]

I did try it....and it was interesting. We were out of milk and I couldn't run up to the store without my morning coffee so I cheated and put some Torani white chocolate sauce in it.

Very interesting....I might have to try it again tomorrow with milk and sugar.

I don't like Torani White Chocolate sauce in my coffee, because it tastes more like just sugary sweetness to me than actual white chocolate. If I want a white mocha, I'll definatly use the powder stuff.
Do you mean you tried the butter or something else? You didn't try butter but not milk, did you?