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Complete Collection of Espresso and Fancy Specialty Coffee Recipes: 10 Ways from Jam Coffee to Rainbow Iced Coffee

January 21, 2015
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Want to recreate cafe-quality fancy coffee at home? This article compiles 10 classic specialty recipes, covering both hot and iced coffee categories, including Jam Coffee, Pineapple Coffee, Francis Iced Coffee, Rainbow Ice Cream Iced Coffee, Bruno Coffee, Madame Coffee, Queen Bee Coffee, Pale Red Coffee, Rainbow Iced Coffee, and Lily Anna Iced Coffee. Each recipe details ingredients, instructions, features, and key tips, and also incorporates Front Street Coffee's selection suggestions. Whether you want to sip a fragrant specialty drink after a meal or enjoy a cool layered sensation in the afternoon, you'll find a suitable recipe.

31. Jam Coffee

Ingredients:

1 cup hot coffee, jam (any kind), sugar packet.

Instructions:

Pour hot coffee to about 80% full, add one tablespoon of your favorite jam, and serve with a sugar packet on the side.

Features:

Sweet and fragrant. You can freely choose different flavors of jam such as strawberry, grape, or orange, for a sweet, rich, and smooth taste. Especially suitable after a meal.

Key:

If you replace the strawberry jam with fresh strawberry pieces and stir them in, the flavor will be even better.

32. Pineapple Coffee

Ingredients:

1 oz pineapple juice (or 1 teaspoon pineapple powder), 1 cup hot coffee, 1 small piece of pineapple wedge, sugar packet.

Instructions:

Pour hot coffee to about 80% full, add 1 oz pineapple juice, insert a small pineapple wedge at the rim for decoration, and serve with a sugar packet.

Features:

A mix of sweet and sour. Pineapple and coffee flavors are naturally close, and pairing them together highlights each other's strengths. Good to drink all day or after a meal.

Key:

Fresh pineapple or canned pineapple slices can both be used, and the pineapple juice can also be replaced with 1 teaspoon pineapple powder.

33. Francis Iced Coffee

Ingredients:

1 cup iced coffee, 1 tablespoon non-dairy creamer powder, 1/2 oz Brandy, ice cubes.

Instructions:

First pour sweetened iced coffee into the glass, then add 1 tablespoon non-dairy creamer powder (or 2 oz creamer liquid) and 1/2 oz Brandy, finally fill with ice cubes and stir well.

Features:

The rich aroma of Brandy gives this iced coffee a touch of nobility and sophistication. Fragrant, strong, and mellow. Very suitable for evening drinking.

Key:

Using higher-quality Brandy will make the taste even better. The non-dairy creamer powder should be stirred and dissolved while hot.

34. Rainbow Ice Cream Iced Coffee

Ingredients:

1/3 oz honey, appropriate amount of crushed ice, 1 cup iced coffee, 1 scoop each of vanilla and strawberry ice cream, appropriate amount of whipped cream.

Instructions:

First put 1/3 oz honey (or pomegranate syrup) in the glass, add crushed ice to 70% full, pour in sweetened iced coffee, place one scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, squeeze a layer of whipped cream, then add one scoop of strawberry ice cream.

Features:

Different flavors of ice cream can be tasted layer by layer, very satisfying for ice cream lovers. Sweet and delicious. Suitable all day.

Key:

Ingredients must be added to the glass in order. The scoop of vanilla ice cream should be slightly larger than the strawberry ice cream on top so the layering effect is clear. Adding crushed ice enhances the visual layers.

35. Bruno Coffee

Ingredients:

1 cup hot coffee, 1/2 oz Galliano, 1 oz Brandy, appropriate amount of lemon peel, 6 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, sugar packet.

Instructions:

Pour hot coffee to about 70% full, add 1/2 oz Galliano and 1 oz Brandy, cut the lemon peel into a spiral shape, insert 6 cloves, then insert a cinnamon stick, and serve with a sugar packet.

Features:

Rich aroma, both sour and mellow. A specialty coffee with diverse ingredients and outstanding aroma, with a distinctive style. The lemon peel spiral hangs at the rim, decorated with cloves, plus the aroma of liquor and cinnamon, creating an inimitable flavor. Suitable after meals or in the evening.

Key:

You can also first put the lemon peel, cloves, and liquor into a saucepan, ignite, then pour into the glass; or add the ingredients into the glass in order.

36. Madame Coffee

Ingredients:

Half a cup of hot coffee, half a cup of fresh milk, appropriate amount of whipped cream, sugar packet.

Instructions:

Pour half a cup of hot coffee and half a cup of warm fresh milk into the glass at the same time, squeeze a layer of whipped cream on top in a swirling motion, and serve with a sugar packet.

Features:

Fragrant, pure, and light. You can feel both the rich stimulation of coffee and the mild nutrition of fresh milk. Very suitable for morning drinking.

Key:

Coffee and warm fresh milk should be poured into the glass at the same time, and finally topped with a layer of whipped cream.

37. Queen Bee Coffee

Ingredients:

1 cup hot coffee, 1 1/2 oz honey, 2-3 drops Brandy, appropriate amount of whipped cream.

Instructions:

Pour hot coffee to about 80% full, add 1 1/2 oz honey and 2-3 drops Brandy, and squeeze whipped cream on top in a swirling motion.

Features:

Fragrant and mellow. Made with high-quality Brandy, the aroma is even more captivating. Suitable after meals or in the evening.

Key:

Pour in the order of coffee, honey, and Brandy.

38. Pale Red Coffee

Ingredients:

1 cup hot coffee, 1/3 oz Grand Marnier Triple Orange, appropriate amount of whipped cream, a little nutmeg powder, a little orange peel.

Instructions:

Pour hot coffee to about 80% full, add 1/3 oz Grand Marnier Triple Orange, squeeze a layer of whipped cream on top in a swirling motion, and sprinkle with nutmeg powder and finely diced orange peel.

Features:

Fragrant and captivating. The flavor of Grand Marnier Triple Orange makes this coffee especially outstanding. The fragrance of nutmeg powder is inviting, and when taken with whipped cream, it is sweet and smooth. Very suitable after meals or at night.

Key:

The amount of each ingredient should be accurate.

39. Rainbow Iced Coffee

Ingredients:

1/2 oz honey, 1/2 oz pomegranate syrup, appropriate amount of crushed ice, 1 cup iced coffee, appropriate amount of whipped cream, 1 scoop strawberry ice cream, 1 red cherry.

Instructions:

Add 1/2 oz honey and 1/2 oz pomegranate syrup in order, add crushed ice to 80% full, slowly pour in iced coffee to about 80% full, then add a layer of whipped cream, one scoop of strawberry ice cream, and place one red cherry on top.

Features:

An innovative multi-layered presentation, even more charming. Sweet and mellow.

Key:

The amount of each layer should be just right, neither too much nor too little, and the operation should be quick to avoid the layers mixing together and losing their beauty.

40. Lily Anna Iced Coffee

Ingredients:

Appropriate amount of crushed ice, 1 cup iced coffee, 1/2 oz Green Creme De Menthe, appropriate amount of whipped cream, appropriate amount of chocolate syrup, a little rainbow sprinkles.

Instructions:

First put crushed ice in the glass to about 80% full, pour in sweetened iced coffee and 1/2 oz Green Creme De Menthe, squeeze a layer of whipped cream on top in a swirling motion, finally squeeze on an appropriate amount of chocolate syrup and sprinkle a little rainbow sprinkles.

Features:

The colorful sprinkles make the presentation more varied. After stirring well, it shows a beautiful emerald color, and on the first sip you can experience the refreshingly cool and charming taste. Sweet and icy. Especially good after meals.

Key:

Green Creme De Menthe can also be added last on top of the whipped cream.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.

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