Mexican Café de Olla

Name: Mexican Café de Olla
Ingredients: 8 cups water; 4 ounces piloncillo (about 1/2 cup packed, or use dark brown sugar); 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 whole cloves; 1 star anise pod; 9 tablespoons ground coffee (dark roast)

A traditional Mexican spiced coffee sweetened with piloncillo (unrefined cane sugar) and simmered with cinnamon and often cloves and star anise. It’s brewed in a clay pot (olla) which imparts a unique earthy flavor and is enjoyed black or with a splash of milk.

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Ingredients

☕8 cups water
☕4 ounces piloncillo (about 1/2 cup packed, or use dark brown sugar)
☕2 cinnamon sticks
☕2 whole cloves
☕1 star anise pod
☕9 tablespoons ground coffee (dark roast)

Instructions

1In a pot (preferably clay if available), combine the water, piloncillo, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and star anise. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the piloncillo is fully dissolved.
2Remove the pot from heat. Add the ground coffee to the spiced sugar water and stir to combine.
3Cover the pot and let the coffee steep in the hot water for about 5–8 minutes (longer steeping makes it stronger).
4Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth into serving mugs to remove the grounds and spices.
5Serve hot as is for a boldly spiced coffee, or add a little warm milk to each cup if desired.

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