Recipes

Café Latte Slush

Café Latte Slush

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Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl

Ingredients

Makes 7 servings

Prep: 15 min., Freeze: 8 hrs.

  • ½ to ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 cups hot strong brewed coffee or espresso
  • 2 cups milk or half-and-half divided

Instructions

  • Combine sugar and hot coffee in a large mixing bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves; stir in 1 cup milk.
  • Cover and freeze 8 hours.
  • Let thaw slightly in refrigerator; add remaining 1 cup milk.
  • Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes & Wine Advice

To Lighten:
Substitute fat-free milk or fat-free half-and-half for regular milk or half-and-half.
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Course; Cold Drinks

Three-Fruit Yogurt Shake

Three-Fruit Yogurt Shake

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Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

Makes 5 servings

Prep: 10 min.

Instructions

  • Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
  • Serve immediately.
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Course; Cold Drinks / Fruit / Milkshake

Double-Berry Milk Shake

Double-Berry Milk Shake

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Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

Garnishes:

Instructions

  • Process first 4 ingredients in a blender until smooth.
  • Add ice cream, and process until blended.
  • Garnish, if desired.
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Course; Cold Drinks / Milkshake

Mulled Cranberry Tea

Mulled Cranberry Tea

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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

Prep: 10 min., Cook: 15 min.

Instructions

  • Place cinnamon sticks and whole cloves in a 4-inch square of cheesecloth; tie with string.
  • Bring spice bag, sugar, and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan.
  • Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
  • Remove and discard spice bag; stir in orange juice.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve hot or cold.
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Course; Cold Drinks / Hot drinks

Fruit Punch

Fruit Punch

For additional mint flavor, freeze chopped mint leaves with water in ice-cube trays.
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Ingredients

Makes 28 servings

Prep: 7 min., Stand: 30 min., Chill: 8 hrs.

Instructions

  • Stir together mint and 2 cups hot water; let stand 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Pour through a wire-mesh strainer into a 2-quart container, discarding mint.
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Course; Fruit

Chocolate Iced Coffee

Chocolate Iced Coffee

To keep the drink from diluting, freeze cubes of half-and-half and brewed coffee to use in place of ice.
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Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

Prep: 15 min., Stand: 10 min., Chill: 2 hrs.

Instructions

  • Bring 3½ cups water and coffee to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes.
  • Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding coffee grounds.
  • Stir sugar and cinnamon into coffee until sugar dissolves; let cool.
  • Stir in half-and-half and chocolate syrup; chill 2 hours.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve over ice.
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Course; Chocolate / Dessert

Eggnog-Coffee Punch

Eggnog-Coffee Punch

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Ingredients

Makes about 12 servings

Prep: 10 min.

  • 1 quart eggnog
  • 2 cups brewed coffee
  • ½ cup coffee liqueur **
  • ½ cup bourbon optional
  • 1 quart coffee ice cream slightly softened
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream slightly softened
  • Ground nutmeg optional

Instructions

  • Stir together first 3 ingredients and bourbon, if desired, in a chilled punch bowl or large bowl.
  • Stir in coffee and vanilla ice creams.
  • Top with ground nutmeg, if desired.

Notes & Wine Advice

**  ½ cup strong brewed coffee may be substituted.
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Course; Hot drinks

Minted tea punch

Minted tea punch

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Ingredients

Makes 9 servings

Prep: 20 min., Steep: 3 min., Chill: 2 hrs.

Garnishes:

Instructions

  • Pour 4 cups boiling water over tea bags and mint leaves.
  • Cover and steep 3 minutes; remove and discard tea bags and mint.
  • Stir in sugar until dissolved.
  • Stir in lemonade concentrate and 4 cups cold water; chill 2 hours.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve punch over ice. Garnish, if desired.
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Course; Hot drinks

White Chocolate Latte

White Chocolate Latte

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Ingredients

Makes about 4 servings

Prep: 5 min., Cook: 7 min.

Garnish:

Instructions

  • Stir together first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat 5 to 7 minutes or until white chocolate morsels are melted.
  • Stir in vanilla and almond extracts; pour evenly into 4 mugs.
  • Top with whipped cream, if desired.
  • Garnish, if desired, and serve immediately.

Notes & Wine Advice

Chocolate Latte:

Substitute â…” cup semisweet chocolate morsels for â…” cup white chocolate morsels, and proceed as directed.
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Course; Chocolate / Hot drinks

Mexican Coffee from Unknown Author

Mexican Coffee from Unknown Author

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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

Prep: 12 min., Cook: 5 min.

Toppings:

Instructions

  • Place coffee in filter basket of coffeemaker; add 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg.
  • Add 5 cups water to coffeemaker; brew coffee according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Combine milk, chocolate syrup, and sugar in a large saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
  • Stir in brewed coffee and vanilla extract.
  • Pour immediately into mugs, and top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream and ground cinnamon.
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Course; Hot drinks
Cuisine; Mexican