by Mary Vard
So, here’s to the spirit of coffee drinking while drinking coffee with spirits!
blackbeauty
1 ounce brandy
1 ounce dark rum, 100 proof
4 ounces black coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
a recipe for brandy lovers!
SERVES: 1
PLACE cracked ice into a large, heat-proof brandy snifter. Pour ingredients over and stir.
Each serving: 171 calories; 5 gm carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0 gm fat; 0 cholesterol; 4 mg sodium; 136 mg potassium; 64 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 89% calories from alcohol.
brandiedcoffeepunch
6 eggs
grated peel of one lemon
½ cup granulted sugar
3 cups cold, strong coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
2/3 cup brandy or cognac
This is a holiday punch, served at Christmas in Denmark. My recipe comes to me via New Orleans and Phyllis Jordan’s PJ’s Coffee & Tea Co., Inc. This is sweet, creamy, delicious.
SERVES: 6
BEAT eggs and lemon peel until mixture is light and fluffy. Add sugar a little at a time, beating continuously. Continue beating until thick. Slowly stir in the coffee and then add brandy or cognac.
SERVE IN CHILLED GLASSES.
Each serving: 211 calories; 17 gm carbohydrate; 6 gm protein; 6 gm fat (24% calories from fat); 274 mg cholesterol; 73 mg sodium; 133 mg potassium, 70 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 33 % calories from alcohol.
brandyfrosted
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
4 ice cubes
1 cup cold, strong, black coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
1 cup half and half
2 ounces brandy (or Grand Marnier)
¼ cup sweetened whipped cream
The flavors of brandy and coffee here are subtly blended with the richness of cream. This coffee is delicious with or without brandy.
SERVES: 2
IN blender cup, place sugar, ice cubes, and coffee. Blend for twenty seconds on medium. Remove cap and add half and half and brandy. Blend for five seconds. Pour iced coffee into two, tall glasses. Top with sweetened whipped cream.
Each serving: 456 calories; 24 gm carbohydrate; 7 gm protein; 29 mg fat (58% calories from fat); 95 mg cholesterol; 115 mg sodium; 461 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee);15% calories from alcohol.
cafe au vin
1 cup cold strong French roast coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
2 ounces Tawny Port
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon grated orange peel
dash of cinnamon
You don’t often think of serving coffee with wine. Tawny port has the body and flavor to make a nice marriage with French roast coffee. We think you’ll appreciate this as a great dinner coffee.
SERVES: 2
COMBINE ingredients and mix in a blender cup at high speed. Pour into chilled wine glasses.
Each serving: 94 calories; 16 gm carbohydrate; 0 protein; 0 gm fat; 0 cholesterol; 5 mg sodium; 89 mg potassium; 70 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 31% calories from alcohol.
caféflambe
2 sugar cubes
2 teaspoons brandy or cognac
2 cups hot coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
This is a dramatic, yet simple and fun idea-recipe.
SERVES: 2
SOAK a cube of sugar in brandy for ten minutes. Place into a teaspoon and hold so that it will rest on top of the cup of coffee. Ignite. Hold until flame burns out and drop contents into the coffee.
Each serving: 12 calories; 3 gm carbohydrate; 0 protein; 0 fat (no calories from fat); 0 cholesterol; 8 mg sodium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); no calories from alcohol as it has burned out!
caféjamaica
2 ounces Kahlua (or coffee liqueur)
2 ounces dark rum, 100 proof
2 cups strong, hot coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
¼ cup sweetened whipped cream
nutmeg (for garnish)
here’s a great hot coffee with a tropical twist. It’s also great when poured over crushed ice.
SERVES: 2
PLACE Kahlua and rum into two, heat-proof coffee mugs. Add coffee. Stir. Top with whipped cream and nutmeg.
Each serving: 270 calories; 13 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 9 gm fat (31% calories from fat); 33 mg cholesterol; 15 mg sodium; 94 mg potassium; 69 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 49% calories from alcohol.
campfirecafé
1 orange
1 lemon
16 cloves
1 quart plus 1 cup very cold water
6 tablespoons French Market Coffee (coffee with chicory)
8 sugar cubes
8 cinnamon pieces, 1 inch each
8 ounces brandy or cognac
here’s a recipe from a good friend in Dallas, Texas, Ron Weunsch. Ron is an avid hunter who likes a warm campfire, close friends, and a Campfire Cafe on a brisk fall evening.
SERVES: 6
PEEL orange into one, long peel. Do the same with lemon. Stud each long peel with cloves (eight each). Over campfire, heat water in a large, open pan. When water is boiling, add coffee and allow to boil for five minutes. When time is up, add one more cup cold water to settle out grounds.
IN second pan, heat studded orange and lemon peels, sugar cubes, and cinnamon pieces until sugar melts. Add strained, hot coffee to mixture. Slightly warm cognac or brandy.
IGNITE. Holding orange and lemon peels with heatproof tongs, slowly pour burning brandy down peels into hot coffee. Strain again and serve in large mugs.
Each serving: 18 calories; 3 carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0 gm fat; 0 cholesterol; 8 mg sodium; 136 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); no calories from alcohol as it is burned out.
caféseville
½ cup chopped ice
2 cups strong, cold coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
¼ cup Cointreau
¼ teaspoon grated orange peel
1 cup milk, 2% milk fat
2 slices orange
This is a refreshing beverage to serve with salads or desserts. It is frothy, with just a tang from citrus and Cointreau.
SERVES: 2
PLACE all ingredients except orange slices into a blender cup and blend at a high speed until frothy. Divide between two, sixteen-ounce glasses. Garnish with orange slices.
Each serving: 229 calories; 32 gm carbohydrate; 5 gm protein; 2 gm fat (9% calories from fat); 10 mg cholesterol; 81 mg sodium; 400 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 28% calories from alcohol.
chocolate grasshopper
1 cup strong, cold coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
1 cup chocolate ice cream
2 ounces white creme de menthe
4 mint sprigs for garnish
here’s a lovely dessert coffee. Serve it in wide-mouthed champagne glasses with a straw and pizzelle cookies.
SERVES: 4
MIX all ingredients in blender cup. Blend at low speed. Pour into four, wide-mouthed champagne or wine glasses. Garnish with mint sprig.
Each serving: 141 calories; 14 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 6 gm fat (37% calories from fat); 22 mg cholesterol; 30 mg sodium; 89 mg potassium; 35 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 21 % calories from alcohol.
danishcoffee
2 small demitasse cups
2 ounces hot, strong coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
2 ounces aquavit or kummel (caraway liqueur)
here’s an interesting way to clarify your coffee.
SERVES: 2
PLACE a clean dime in the bottom of both coffee cups. Cover with coffee until it is no longer visible. Now, pour liqueur into the cup until the coin appears again. (Don’t drink the dime!)
Each serving: 170 calories; 1 gm carbohydrate; 0 protein; 0 gm fat; 0 cholesterol; 8 mg sodium; 136 mg potass
ium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 97% calories from alcohol.
devil’sdelight
2 cups freshly brewed French roast coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
4 tablespoons Kahlua (or coffee liqueur)
1 tablespoon creme de cacao
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
4 tablespoonfuls chocolate syrup
devilishly rich…with more than a hint of Kahlua.
SERVES: 4
BLEND together coffee, Kahlua, and creme de cacao. Pour into four, heat-proof parfait glasses, eight ounces each. Top each with one-fourth cup whipped cream. Dot with chocolate syrup dots to resemble chocolate chips.
Each serving: 285 calories; 12 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 22 gm fat (68% calories from fat); 82 mg cholesterol; 30 mg sodium; 130 mg potassium; 70 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 14% calories from alcohol.
irishcoffee
½ pint whipping cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 ounces Irish whiskey
6 tablespoons brown sugar
6 cups freshly brewed French roast coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
The traditional recipe.
SERVES: 6
IN a chilled bowl, beat whipping cream with sugar and vanilla until firm. In six Irish whiskey glasses (or eight-ounce, heat-proof wine glasses), pour one ounce Irish whisky, a tablespoon of brown sugar and coffee. Stir. Gently place whipped cream on coffee. Serve immediately.
Each serving: 281 calories; 19 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 15 gm fat (41 % calories from fat); 54 mg cholesterol; 27 mg sodium; 213 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 33% calories from alcohol.
irishcoffee (NO LIQUOR)
1 cup strong, hot coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons sweetened whipped cream
This has the authentic Irish coffee flavor…without the alcohol!
SERVES: 1
POUR hot coffee into an eight-ounce, heat-proof wine glass or Irish whiskey glass. Add orange juice and lemon juice. Stir. Top with whipped cream.
Each serving: 35 calories; 4 gm carbohydrate; 0 protein; 2 gm fat (48% calories from fat); 6 mg cholesterol; 18 mg sodium; 184 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee).
italiancoffee
3 ounces Amaretto liqueur
2 cups Italian roast coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
1 scoop coffee ice cream
ground coriander
This unusual recipe is an innovative way to complete an Italian meal. It is light and satisfying.
SERVES: 2
DIVIDE Amaretto into two, heat-resistance wine glasses or mugs. Fill with coffee. Top each coffee with one-half scoop of ice cream and a sprinkle of coriander.
Each serving: 231 calories; 22 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 6 gm fat (23% calories from fat); 22 mg cholesterol; 35 mg sodium; 219 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine; 38% calories from alcohol.
italiancoffee II
1 pint whipping cream
2 ounces Galliano (or Neopolitan liqueur)
4 cups French or Italian roast coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
another great, rich Italian coffee!
SERVES: 4
WHIP cream with liqueur until firm. Pour coffee into four, heat-proof wine glasses. Top with whipped cream.
Each serving: 258 calories; 7 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 22 gm fat (76% calories from fat); 82 mg cholesterol; 30 mg sodium; 180 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 11% calories from alcohol.
italiancoffee III
2 ounces Amaretto liqueur
2 ounces dark rum
4 cups strong, hot coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
4 tablespoons heavy cream
another twist on Italian coffee.
SERVES: 4
BLEND Amaretto and rum; divide between four, heatproof wine glasses. Pour in coffee. Stir. Float heavy cream on top.
Each serving: 150 calories; 6 gm carbohydrate; 0 protein; 6 gm fat (29% calories from fat); 20 mg cholesterol; 14 mg sodium; 147 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 56% calories from alcohol.
mexicancoffee
2 ounces Kahlua (or coffee liqueur)
1 ounce Tequila
2 cups strong, hot coffee (preferably Mexican Coffee)
¼ cup whipped cream
ground cinnamon
mexican food is great at Luchita’s in Cleveland with wonderful Mexican coffee. Here is an adaptation of their recipe.
SERVES: 2
POUR Kahlua and tequila into a coffee mug. Add coffee. Stir. Top with whipped cream and cinnamon.
Each serving: 233 calories; 24 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 9 gm fat (36% calories from fat); 33 mg cholesterol; 19 mg sodium; 158 mg potassium; 140 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 40% calories from alcohol.
mocharumpunch
1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 pint chocolate ice cream, cut into 2-inch chunks
¼ cup dark rum (more, if desired)
4 cups freshly brewed coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
anna Turner Mysenbery is a food editor in South Florida. She writes that this recipe is a “southern party fare.”
SERVES: 12
WHIP cream with sugar and vanilla until it is firm. Blend in ice cream. Combine with coffee and rum. Pour into a twelve-cup punch bowl. Stir until smooth. Serve immediately.
Each serving: 146 calories; 7 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 11 gm fat (65% calories from fat); 42 mg cholesterol; 28 mg sodium; 97 mg potassium; 46 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 13% calories from alcohol.
spicedcoffeebracer
2 cups cold, strong coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
2 ounces light rum
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons light cream
dash powdered cloves
dash allspice
2 cinnamon sticks
Be sure to try this great cocktail coffee. It’s spicy, refreshing, and light.
SERVES: 2
FILL two twelve-ounce tall drink glasses with ice cubes. Add coffee, rum, sugar, cream, cloves, and allspice. Stir. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.
Each serving: 107 calories; 5 gm carbohydrate; 1 gm protein; 2 gm fat (15% calories from fat); 6 mg cholesterol; 14 mg sodium; 155 mg potassium; 139 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 63% calories from alcohol.
icedcremedecacao
2 cups strong, cold coffee
2 teaspoons simple syrup (page 114)
2 ounces creme de cacao
2 tablespoons whipped cream, whipped
½ teaspoon cocoa powder
½ teaspoon grated orange peel
This is an ideal ending to a cool, summer meal.
SERVES: 2
BLEND coffee with syrup and creme de cacao. Pour into two, ten-ounce stemmed glasses. Top with whipped cream, cocoa, and orange peel.
Each serving: 189 calories; 18 gm carbohydrate; trace protein; 5 gm fat (25% calories from fat); 17 mg cholesterol; 15 mg sodium; 150 mg potassium; 140 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee).
coffeeliqueur
1, 2-inch vanilla bean
1 cup cold water
1 cup dark roast coffee
1 cup vodka
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons dark molasses (optional)
here’s a delicious, homemade version of Kahlua. Although not as heavy as the commercial variety, our coffee liqueur is light and flavorful. For a heavier coffee liqueur, add dark molasses.
SERVES: 16, 1-OUNCE SERVINGS
PLACE vanilla bean in coffee carafe. Brew coffee according to manufacturers’ directions. (If coffee grounds will not fit in your filter basket, brew twice using half the coff
ee each time.) Allow coffee to cool. Brew through the grounds a second time.1* Immediately add vodka, sugars and optional molasses. Pour into a clean, quart bottle with a tight-fitting stopper. Allow to cure for two days, then serve as Kahlua.
Each serving: 84 calories;11 gm carbohydrate; 0 gm protein; 0 gm fat (no calories from fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 12 mg sodium; 164 mg potassium; 140 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee); 46% calories from alcohol.
1* After brewing coffee through the coffee maker, cool machine. Then clean as directed on page 37.