Recipe
Cafe de Olla
Yields8 Total10 minutes
beverage
Description
Café de Olla is a traditional Mexican coffee spiced with cinnamon, cloves, star anise and sweetened with piloncillo. Made in a Mexican olla de barro, or clay pot, this drink is delicious served as is or with a splash of milk in the morning!
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 4 ounces piloncillo (or 1/2 cup dark brown sugar), plus more to taste*
- 2 cinnamon sticks (Mexican cinnamon sticks preferred)
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 star anise pod
- 9 tablespoons dark roast ground coffee
Directions
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1
In a medium olla or pot, add water, piloncillo, cinnamon sticks, cloves and star anise pod. 2. Place over medium-high heat and stir often until the piloncillo completely dissolves and the water comes to a boil. 3. Remove the pot from the heat. Add the ground coffee, stir to combine, and cover. Let the coffee steep for 6 minutes for regular strength coffee or 8 minutes for extra-strength strength coffee. 4. Pour the coffee through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth into a coffee mug and serve. 5. Enjoy as is or add some milk for a cafe con leche.
Notes
Can’t find all the ingredients in this recipe? Here are some substitutions that may be helpful:
- Instead of piloncillo, you can use 1/2 cup dark brown sugar.
- Don’t have Mexican cinnamon sticks? You can use regular cinnamon sticks instead.
- Don’t have star anise? You can leave it out completely. It adds an amazing flavor to the coffee, but it’s okay if you don’t use it.
Nutrition Facts
Source · Isabel Eats