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Oaxacan · Drink

Café de Olla

Coffee steeped in water sweetened with piloncillo and scented with cinnamon, in the manner of the clay pot it is named for. Deeply sweet and warming; halve the sugar if you prefer it less so.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on15 min
  • Total27 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 stickcinnamon stick, 10 cm
  • 110 gpiloncillo, Mexican unrefined brown sugar, chopped
  • 35 gdark-roast ground coffee, about 4 tablespoons
  • 2 Lwater
  • 240 mlwhole milk, warmed, to add at the tableoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Cinnamon
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Bitter
  • Smoke
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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