Coffee(s)… back to basics

A coffee is just a coffee, right? … But then why so many kinds of coffee? Just leave your coffee machine at peace for a couple of days and try these traditional recipes of coffee,  just to start your day better!!!

1) COFFEE WITH MILK

4 tbsps  coffee

3 cups milk

3 tbsps sugar

In a pot, boil the milk with the sugar. Add the coffee and leave it to cool a little bit. Serve with cocoa powder on top.

2)COCOA COFFEE

3 tbsps cocoa powder

3 tbsps powdered sugar

3 cups milk

3 cups  coffee (already made, concentrated)

100 g whipped cream

a pinch of salt

Boil the milk. In a bowl, mix well the sugar and the cacao powder, and add bit by bit the hot milk, stirring carefully. Continue until all the milk is incorporated, add a pinch of salt and start boiling the mixture at a small flame. After 10 minutes remove the pot from the fire and whip it well until it has a foam texture. Add the hot concentrated coffee, stir well, and serve in big cups with whipped cream on top.

3) MOCCA COFFEE WITH MIL K

3 cups milk

3 tbsps coffee

3 tsps grated chocolate

4,5, tsps sugar

Prepare 3 cups of very strong coffee. While it is still hot, mix it well with 3 cups of the grated chocolate melted in hot milk. Add sugar to taste. Serve hot.

4) CHOCOLATE COFFEE

150 g chocolate

1 cup coffee (already made, very strong)

3 cups milk

100 g whipped cream

sugar to taste

Melt the chocolate in the microwave until it becomes creamy. Add it to the hot coffee, stirr well, and then add the milk. Add sugar to taste and serve it  hot with whipped cream on top, and a chocolate chip cookie.

5) COFFEE CREAM

500 ml milk

150 g sugar

2 cups of coffee (already made, very strong)

4,5, tbsps cream

Boil the milk with the sugar, and when it reaches the boiling point, add the cream, whipping it well, add the coffee and serve it .

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