Eat your coffee

From conversation starters to a morning necessity to a hug in a mug – coffee is a lot of things. If the robust taste and fabulous aroma of freshly ground coffee makes you drool every single time then you are definitely in the right place. Check out 6 brilliant coffee recipes that satisfy your taste buds and culinary genius in many more ways than your morning cuppa does!

Mocha Dessert Canapes  

Why serve coffee when you can serve up these delicious coffee canapés.  A creamy silky coffee flavoured mousse on bite sized roundels of toasted sponge. Place a shard of dark chocolate on top and you have a plate of the most perfect canapés ready for any kind of audience! 

‘Coffee- time’ snack 

Would it be wrong to say that these coffee muffins make the perfect tea time snack? Soft light and fluffy baking these muffins and the aroma that fills the air after is what happiness is all about. Wrap them up in cellophane paper with a ribbon on top and these personalized delicious gifts can put any pricey store bought one to shame. 

Simple and sinful ice cream sundae

This is actually a cheat version of a coffee ice-cream which works brilliantly for days when you need a glam- fuss free dessert. Concentrated frothy espresso poured over ice cream of your choice (we would go for vanilla or chocolate) topped with a shot each of Kahlua and a few crunchy nuts– sinful in every sense. 

Walnut studded coffee cake loaf

Walnut and coffee are one of the most established and loved flavour profiles. Crunchy pieces of walnut studded in a robust coffee flavoured crumbly cake make a great mix of textures and flavours in each bite. There really is no need for an accompaniment, but with some cream cheese frosting you can turn this humble loaf turns into a glamorous cake. 

Sassy coffee sauce  

This creamy rich coffee caramel sauce with its inviting aroma and bittersweet taste can dress up even the most humble desserts. Pour it into hot milk for luscious instant caramel coffee, drizzle it over ice cream and cakes or even make centered chocolates with it. With a sassy sauce like this coffee can be your constant companion. 

Spice up your frappe

Once you have had this cardamom spiced coffee frappe you will have a new found respect for spices and how just a pinch can give you a whole new brilliant recipe. In this case the humble elaichi, which works wonders in a cutting chai, creates some magic here too, to create a refreshing coffee frappe that takes indulgence to new levels.

Saucy just by itself / self-saucing chocolate pudding

This dark chocolate pudding which is baked with a delicious coffee sauce poured on top is absolutely no fuss. The coffee sauce turns sticky, gooey and seeps right into the all the cracks n ridges on the cake as it bakes and the final product is the most schmaltzy and delicious sticky chocolate pudding ever. 

Quick fact

The world’s most expensive type of coffee costs around 40,000 Indian rupees per pound. It might be the world’s most exclusive brew ever, but its making does have a kind of repulsive charm attached to it. Read on to find out what makes this coffee so exorbitantly priced - http://chefsanjeevkapoor.blogspot.in/2015/06/10-most-expensive-ingredients-in-world.html

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