Chocolate Coffee

Chocolate Coffee

This chocolate coffee recipe makes a delicious iced beverage that is made with heavenly chocolate and coffee.

Chocolate Coffee Recipe Ingredients

Coffee Serves: 4
200 grams chocolate broken in pieces
4 teaspoons instant coffee
4 cups milk
4 teaspoons icing sugar
1/2 cup of whipped cream
Chocolate sprinkles

Chocolate Coffee Preparation

Start making your chocolate coffee by adding the 200 grams of broken chocolate pieces into a medium sized microwavable bowl. Add to the chocolate 3 cups of milk, 4 teaspoons instant coffee and 4 teaspoons of icing sugar. Give the chocolate coffee mixture a light stir and place the bowl in the microwave.

Heat the chocolate coffee mix for one minute on high and remove it from the microwave. Give the coffee mixture a good stir to combine the ingredients. Organize the blender and pour in the chocolate coffee mixture to blend out any of the lumps. Add the remaining cup of milk and some ice cubes and blend the chocolate coffee again.

When the chocolate coffee drink looks icy it’s time to serve the drinks. Pour the chocolate coffee into four glasses and garnish with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. Serve with a long spoon and a small chocolate on the side of a plate.

Coffee Bean Grinder

In order to choose the right type of coffee bean grinder or coffee machine with a built in coffee grinder we need to take a look at the different types of coffee grinders that are available on the market. Generally there are three types of coffee bean grinders to grind coffee, the automatic blade grinders, automatic burr grinders and manual burr or blade grinders.

Each type of coffee bean grinder has it’s own advantages and disadvantages in the grinding process which you’ll soon discover. In this article I’ll be covering Blade coffee grinders and in another article I’ll be covering Burr coffee grinders.

Blade Coffee Grinders

Coffee Bean Grinder

This type of coffee bean grinder is known as a coffee blade grinder because it uses a cutting blade action to grind. When grinding the coffee beans the blade acts like a mini food processor, by cutting the coffee beans up into small pieces.

Blade coffee grinders whether they be an electric blade grinder or a manual blade grinder require you to monitor the grinding process. Basically the longer you grind the coffee beans for the smaller the coffee grounds become.

In order to achieve different sized coffee granules for your type of coffee machine you’ll need to alter the amount of time you spend grinding. When you use a coffee bean grinder to grind coffee for an espresso machine you can use a blade grinder but it will take about 1 minute or even longer to reach a fine ground. In this instance a burr grinder is better suited for espresso coffee grinding.

If you prefer making coffee with a drip coffee maker you’ll need to use coarser granules of coffee which can take up to a forty-five seconds to process the coffee beans through the coffee bean grinder. A good rule of thumb is the longer you use the grinder for the finer the coffee granules will become. Read more »

Ice Coffee

Ice Coffee

An easy Ice coffee that tastes yummy and you can make in no time at all.

Ice Coffee Ingredients

Coffee Serves: 1
2 teaspoons instant coffee
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons warm water
Cold milk
Ice cubes

Ice Coffee Preparation

To make an effortless ice coffee in under 10 minutes you will need a shaker or a sealable jar to agitate the ice coffee. Start by adding to the shaker 1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of instant coffee and 3 tablespoons of water. Seal the container and give it a good shake until the iced coffee mixture has formed a really nice head of foam.

Prepare a glass filled with ice and pour the iced coffee mix over the ice cubes. Build your ice coffee by filling the remainder of the drinking glass with iced cold milk.

Using a long spoon give the  ice coffee a light stir to combine the iced coffee mix with the milk. All that’s left to do is sit back and enjoy!