| Yield | |
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| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Recipe Types | Sauces & Toppings |
This topping or plate drizzle is easy to make and is a nice way to add some flair to banana breads, muffins, and simple coffee cakes. The coffee cuts the sweetness of the chocolate syrup and gives a nice "grown up- flavor. As a drizzle on the plate it leaves it up to the guest whether they want to use it for sweetness or leave the decoration where it is.
| 1⁄2 | c | hershey's chocolate syrup |
| 1 | t | instant coffee |
Allowing the mixture to return to room temp or even slightly chilled makes it hold its form better once it is drizzled on the plate so it is recommended but no required.
This works similar to confectionery sugar added near or onto just about any appropriate dish improves the perceived quality of the dish (appropriate means don't put this on homefries 
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Lots of options:
I just use left over coffee... you know ... from the guests who say yes they would like another cup and you put a fresh pot on, and then they decide they have had enough.
I put it in the fridge and enjoy it over ice cubes and mix in some milk. A few less calories, but it is nice in the afternoon. It is not counted as part of my only 2 cups a day ration coz it is cold and left over.
I just use left over coffee... you know ... from the guests who say yes they would like another cup and you put a fresh pot on, and then they decide they have had enough.
I put it in the fridge and enjoy it over ice cubes and mix in some milk. A few less calories, but it is nice in the afternoon. It is not counted as part of my only 2 cups a day ration coz it is cold and left over.
Having that right now!
But no sugar in it or I will gag, just iced coffee. After openign this B&B I am complately stunned by the number of people who put sugar in their coffee. I would say 75% at least.
Grew up on a farm drinking MILK. I was in my 30s, had husband and 6 kids and he was laid off. I started a new job that had the milk machine next to the coffee machine. For milk, you put in the coins, push the button and the milk carton drops down. Next to it you push the button, the cup comes down and fills with coffee. You skipped the coin step!! I leaned extra heavy on the extra cream and extra sugar and LEARNED to drink coffee. And since every time I fixed a cuppa, the computer demanded something, I learned to drink it cold. What happens now is I fix a cup of coffee, get distracted and walk away, only to remember it in an hour or so.
Now when I make a pot of coffee, I drink it until it is gone. Made a 24 cup pot for our City Manager for a conference she hosted yesterday and they drank about half of it. Needed the 24 cup pot for a training class this morning so I dumped the Guatemala coffee into the 1/4 remaining pot of Tanzania Peaberry. Tomorrow I will finish the pot of New Guinea coffee from the training class. And 2 spoonfulls of sugar gets the "medicine" down! Need cream too.
No kidding on the sugar, and the sugar substitute, oh my gosh. Thought that box of substitute would last forever, it is actually used a lot more than sugar. Saw someone put 3 packettes of sugar substitute in their coffee ... it was all I could do not to stare. Two spoons of sugar is horrible enough.
No kidding on the sugar, and the sugar substitute, oh my gosh. Thought that box of substitute would last forever, it is actually used a lot more than sugar. Saw someone put 3 packettes of sugar substitute in their coffee ... it was all I could do not to stare. Two spoons of sugar is horrible enough.
I have yet to see a guest put just one packet in, it is always 2 or 3 per cup.
My specialty. I used to make these when I lived in Australia and worked for Russians with hairy armpits. (Just some background info)
Brew the coffee dark and thick in advance. Espresso works best or make reg coffee like mud. Put in fridge to chill. Must be cold.
Iced Coffee or Iced Chocolate:
Tall glass - like a milkshake glass
pour in the cold coffee or chocolate (about 1/3 cup)
Next add a swig of milk
next add two scoops of vanilla ice cream
next throw in or spray in some whipped cream on top of the ice cream
last drizzle the top with chocolate (hersheys or made up kalua mixture) anything you like
Stick a straw in it.
Those were my specialty, people went nuts over these.
I started drinking these when I lived in Australia! Never even heard of 'iced coffee' before that! You could order them at the high school lunch room.
I used to make these when I lived in Australia and worked for Russians with hairy armpits. (Just some background info)
..... even though we don't have smell - e - mail (yet) that description is very ummm - evocative. 
BTW - I don't know whether anyone has done this before - I just right-clicked on the "smiley", selected image properties and got a long paragraph in Latin. It's been decades since I studied Latin so I didn't even try to translate it - if in fact it even is translatable.
..... it would appear it only works if you're the one that added the smiley - ie it's in text you've written.
Would this work with Kahlua?
=)
Kk.
Kahlua in place of the instant coffee? It probably would, but in order to keep the sauce thick (so it holds its shape) you couldn't use that much Kahlua as it would make it pretty runny. That's why I use instant coffee (dry) instead of actual liquid coffee.
I used to make flavored coffee by adding Ghiardelli syrup for the chocolate mint or chocolate raspberry but have not made either in a very long time. Now I have a use for that syrup! Thanks.
I ALWAYS have leftover bottom of the pot coffee. Perect use for it.
Oddly enough, when I went on my no more muffin rant - I did serve muffins cut in half with diced strawberries and THIS syrup drizzled over it. Guests ATE that! Go figure.
I never have instant coffee on hand...what to do, what to do??? ha!