Mexican Coffee
This Mexican coffee is a warm and boozy blend of freshly brewed coffee, cinnamon, and chocolate with coffee liqueur and tequila. It's an easy coffee cocktail, or you can enjoy an alcohol-free version for a sweet breakfast treat!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- ¾ cup ground coffee, use your favorite regular or decaf coffee
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 5 cups water
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ⅓ cup chocolate syrup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 ounces Kahlua
- 2 ounces tequila
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- whipped cream, chocolate shavings, ground cinnamon, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Add the coffee grounds and cinnamon to the filter basket of your coffee pot.
- Then add 5 cups of water to the pot and brew as usual.
- In the meantime, whisk together the milk, heavy cream, chocolate syrup, and brown sugar in a saucepan; set the saucepan over low heat and bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
- When it starts to simmer, remove it from the heat; whisk the brewed coffee, Kahlua, tequila, and vanilla into the milk mixture.
- Divide the coffee among 4 cups and top with whipped cream, ground cinnamon, and chocolate shavings.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- For Iced Coffee: Allow the mixture to cool completely and pour it over ice.
- For Alcohol-Free Coffee, leave out the tequila and Kahlua.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
