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Maple Syrup Coffee Recipe

Delicious maple syrup & whipped cream, a beautiful combination. Heavy on the maple syrup for this cream and coffee drink. Ingredients: 2 cups hot coffee, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1/2 cup half & half, Chocolate whipped cream, 1/2 tsp vanilla, and 1 cup vanilla ice cream. Preparation: Heat the milk and syrup together in a saucepan, but do not let it boil. Stir in the coffee. Serve topped with whipped cream. To ice this one up, cool your coffee in the fridge, add 6 ice cubes and 1 cup of vanilla ice cream, blend well, top with chocolate whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. Serves 3. READ MORE

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Treat

The perfect coffee recipe for the Halloween or Thanksgiving season. Not just flavored with cinnamon and allspice, this latte actually contains pureed pumpkin. It's spicy and thick. Ingredients include 1 tbs canned pumpkin, 2 tbs vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 cup milk, and 1/2 cup strong coffee or 1/4 cup espresso. In a saucepan, heat milk and pumpkin until steaming. Stir in vanilla and cinnamon. Put mixture in a blender, and blend for 15-20 seconds until thick and foamy. Pour into tall glass, then add coffee (or espresso). Top with a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice or ground nutmeg. Yum! READ MORE

Autumn Holiday Coffee

Autumn Holiday Coffee by Mari Laura Skjelvik

* Whole cloves
* Cinnamon bark (whole cinnamon)
* whole green cardamom
* Brown sugar (if desired)
* Whipped cream
* Shaved Chocolate and cinnamon sprinkle
* Coffee

Brew a pot of your favorite coffee, a little too strong.

In a small pan, add 1 1/2 cup water, 4-7 cloves, 1/2 inch cinnamon bark broken up, 4-7 whole cardamom -split the tips, and 1-3 teaspoons of sugar. Heat up to boiling point for 3-4 minutes .

Mix the coffee and the spice-mix, pour into cups top with whipped cream and sprinkle with chocolate and cinnamon.

Add more sugar if desired.

This also makes a great drink with some Tia Maria or Mozart-liqueurs, for a more adult evening drink. READ MORE

Farmer's Almanac

Refreshing

Enjoy an iced coffee and learn a little history along the way. READ MORE

Indie Coffee Shops

Discover Local Independent Coffee Shops

Visit this search engine for independent coffee shops in your area. They have 1826 coffeeshops in 865 cities! READ MORE.

Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel

The Many Flavors of Coffee

The Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel is distributed by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. It lists over 100 terms to describe coffee ranging from piney and cedar to thyme and lemon. READ MORE