I love to make and receive homemade mixes for the holidays.
The key is to use good quality ingredients that are fresh.
Combine any or all of the following recipes in a basket with a
coffee mug or latte cup, a pretty spoon and some biscotti or
cookies. Another option for travelers is to include an insulated
mug and all of the mixes, plus a few gift certificates for bagel
or donut shops along their driving route. However you give
these mixes they will be a big hit with coffee lovers.
Cafe Swiss Mocha
Ingredients:
1/4 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup instant coffee
2 tablespoons powdered baking cocoa
Place ingredients in a blender and process
with the "liquefy" setting.
Use 1 1/2 tablespoons
mix with an 8 ounce cup of boiling water.
Stir
well, and serve with whipped cream!
Orange Cappuccino
Ingredients:
1/3 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup instant coffee
1 orange flavored hard candies-broken into pieces
Place all ingredients in blender and process on the
"liquefy" setting until blended.
Use 1 1/2 tablespoons
with 8 ounces of boiling water.
Cafe Viennese
Ingredients:
1/4 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup instant coffee
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
Place all ingredients in blender and process on the
"liquefy" setting until blended.
Use 1 1/2 tablespoons
with 8 ounces of boiling water.
Include several smaller
cinnamon sticks to use as well.
This is also great with
cream or whipped cream!
Cafe Bavarian Mint
Ingredients:
1/4 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup instant coffee
2 tablespoons powdered baking cocoa
2-3 hard peppermint candies, broken (you can
use a candy cane too)
Place all ingredients in blender and process on the
"liquefy" setting until blended.
Use 1 1/2 tablespoons
with 8 ounces of boiling water.
This is also great with
cream or whipped cream!
Brenda Hyde is a wife and mom to three children. She is editor
of OldFashionedLiving.com and a freelance writer. Visit her at
Old Fashioned Living.com for more crafts, recipes and other
old fashioned projects.
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