Authentic Café de Olla

Bring back a flood of great memories with this authentic café de olla! Enjoy this warm and cozy hot drink prepared with ground coffee, sweetened with piloncillo, and garnished with cinnamon sticks. A sip of this authentic café de olla is a blast from the past!!
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Ingredients
8
Portions
  • 8 cups water
  • 2/3 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 piloncillos
  • 2 cubes cinnamon
  • 1 cup coffee, ground
Preparation
10 mins
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Easy
  • In a pot, heat water. Add sugar, piloncillo, and cinnamon sticks. Cook until sugar dissolves.
  • Add ground coffee, cover, and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
  • Strain authentic café de olla through a fine-mesh sieve to remove coffee grounds and cinnamon sticks.
  • Serve authentic café de olla in a coffee mug garnished with a cinnamon stick.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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