The Surprising Ingredient Grandma Used For Unbeatable Coffee

MSN Lifestyle ^ | August 11, 2018 | Lauren Cahn

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Community Coffee has chicory. Years ago, I went to Breakfast at Brennons in New Orleans, asked where they got their amazing coffee, the waiter said “out the door turn left one block, grocery on the right ask for Community Coffee.”

[Liz]

Cooling Coconut Cream Coffee

ING 2 oz espresso or strongly brewed coffee oz simple syrup 3 oz milk 3 oz coconut milk 2 cups ice

METHOD Combine espresso and simple syrup and pour over one cup of ice.
Next, combine coconut milk and milk and pour over rest of ice onto espresso.

NOTE Pour in slowly to keep the layers separate.

[Liz]

Here's a hot version using coconut cream

COCONUT CREAM MOCHA

PREP Warm 1/3 cup coconut cream on med, is steaming slightly. While warming, add espresso shot to small mason jar;
then pour in steaming coconut cream. Shake vigorously to completely dissolve/combine.

FINAL Add coconut water, fave sweetener, dusting of cocoa powder. Close/shake til frothy.

Enjoy immediately.

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Southerners also used toasted yaupon holly leaves...the native American “black drink” that was full of caffeine.

It fell out of favor because it was so easy to come by it didn’t have the status symbol effect that imported tea had.