Harvest Coffee Cider
Whenever there is a special celebration, drinks and food will always be part of the festivities. Thanksgiving is definitely not exempt from this. Friends and family get together to enjoy each other’s company and share good food and great drinks. Though coffee is not the default drink for Thanksgiving, it is always a perfect drink after a good meal. Here is one recipe that I am all excited about. I have never ever tried coffee and apple cider together but I like them separately so the combination should work out well.
Here’s the recipe I found at Recipe Gold Mine.
Harvest Coffee Cider
1/4 cup ground Maxwell House Coffee, any variety
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup apple juice or cider
3 cups cold water1. Place coffee in filter in brew basket of coffee maker; sprinkle with cinnamon.
2. Place sugar and apple juice in empty pot of coffee maker.
3. Add water to coffee maker; brew.
4. When brewing is complete, stir until well blended.
Makes 4 servings.
Great Substitute:
Substitute honey for the brown sugar.Nutrition (per serving): Calories 90, Total fat 0g, Saturated fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 10mg, Carbohydrate 22g, Dietary fiber 1g, Sugars 19g, Protein 0g, Vitamin A 0%DV, Vitamin C 0%DV, Calcium 2%DV, Iron 6%DV
This recipe looks easy enough to follow. One thing, though, I do not really use Maxwell House coffee so I probably would not use it for the recipe. I don’t think it would matter, do you?
java queen,
I’m not sure about apple cider and coffee, although I’ll try it. For something a little less “risky” to serve company, maybe something like Pedro River Coffee.
1/2 cup brown sugar
6 cloves
6 julienne slices orange zest
3 cinnamon sticks
2 cups of coffee
Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Strain coffee and serve with orange zest.
dmskye
http://www.hotgourmetcoffee.com
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Hi dmskye,
I like the combination of orange zest and cinammon. I’ll try to get some this weekend and see how it goes.
Thanks!
I tried the Harvest Coffee Cider. (As a matter of fact, I’m drinking it now. It’s interesting. I’m not sure if it’s coffee with apple flavor or cider with a kick. I didn’t use Maxwell House either. I used New Orleans Chicory Blend. And I used good apple cider. Again, neither flavor overpowered the other. Then I added about 1/2 shot of Captain Morgan’s spiced rum to my cup and it seemed to bring the coffee flavor out.
(I do not supporting the consumption of alcoholic beverages in excess or by minors.)
It’s all a matter of preference. I’m not sure my conventionally traditional family would enjoy it, but I’ll definitely remember this as a treat for myself.
Woohoo – Capt. Morgan sounds like a good idea! (I am not a minor;))