Jun 01 2024
You don’t need to wait overnight for cold brew—or even wait an hour for hot coffee to cool in the refrigerator—to make a genuinely good iced coffee. The easiest method is to brew hot coffee a little stronger than usual and chill it immediately over plenty of ice. You get the aromatic extraction of hot …
May 28 2024
Coffee and smoothies solve two very different morning problems. Coffee provides the familiar roasted flavor and caffeine many of us want first thing in the morning. Smoothies make it easy to blend fruit, milk, yogurt, oats, nut butter, or other ingredients into something cold and portable. Put the two together and you get a coffee …
Apr 20 2024
Cold brew coffee is one of the easiest ways to make smooth, refreshing coffee at home. Unlike iced coffee—which is usually brewed hot and then cooled or poured over ice—cold brew is made by steeping ground coffee in cool water for several hours. The slow extraction produces a rich coffee concentrate or ready-to-drink brew that …
Mar 03 2024
Cold, creamy, frothy, and strongly coffee-forward, this shaken oatmilk espresso is one of the easiest café-style drinks you can make at home. The recipe starts with two fresh shots of espresso sweetened with a little brown sugar and cinnamon. The espresso is shaken vigorously with ice until cold and foamy, then poured into a tall …
Jan 04 2024
Coffee jelly is one of those desserts that looks elegant enough for a dinner party but is surprisingly easy to make. Dark, glossy cubes of coffee-flavored jelly are chilled until firm, cut into bite-size pieces, and spooned into glasses with a lightly sweetened creamy milk mixture. The contrast is wonderful: bold, slightly bittersweet coffee against …
Dec 15 2023
A warm caramel latte already feels like comfort in a mug, but add a little cinnamon, vanilla, and holiday spice and it becomes exactly the kind of coffee you want beside the Christmas tree on a cold December morning. This Christmas Caramel Latte combines rich espresso with buttery caramel, gently spiced steamed milk, and a …
Nov 30 2023
A splash of flavored creamer can turn an ordinary cup of coffee into something that feels much more like a coffeehouse treat. The good news is that you don’t have to buy a different bottle every time you’re craving vanilla, caramel, mocha, or a seasonal flavor. Homemade coffee creamer is surprisingly easy to make. Most …
Nov 05 2023
Vietnamese coffee is easy to recognize when it arrives at the table: dark, concentrated coffee slowly dripping through a metal phin filter, often followed by a generous spoonful of sweetened condensed milk and a glass packed with ice. But the distinctive character of Vietnamese coffee begins long before the condensed milk. It begins with the …
Oct 01 2023
Pumpkin spice season does not have to wait for sweater weather. This iced pumpkin spice latte combines bold espresso, real pumpkin purée, cold creamy milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and warm fall spices over plenty of ice. Finish it with a generous swirl of whipped cream and a dusting of pumpkin pie spice, and you have …
Sep 24 2023
There are pumpkin spice lattes, and then there are the pumpkin lattes made for the days when you want something unapologetically cozy. This hot pumpkin latte with salted caramel and marshmallows combines strong coffee or espresso with creamy milk, real pumpkin purée, brown sugar, vanilla, and warm pumpkin pie spices. A swirl of salted caramel …
