Mexican Coffee

square crop looking down on two cups of coffee on a brown tray with butterflies and a cloth napkin.

5 from 14 votes

Mexican Coffee or “Café de Olla” is a wonderfully warming spiced coffee that’s easy to make in any kitchen. It’s a traditional Mexican drink recipe made with ground coffee, cinnamon, and dark sugar.

Course Breakfast, Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword cafe de olla, coffee

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 7

steeping time 5

Total Time 17

Servings servings

Calories 39kcal

Author Debi

Ingredients

4 cups water
2 cinnamon sticks
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar panela or piloncillo
4 tablespoons dark roast ground coffee

Instructions

Place the water, cinnamon, and brown sugar in a medium saucepan, and heat on medium-high to bring to a boil, cooking until the sugar is dissolved, about 7 minutes.
4 cups water, 2 cinnamon sticks, 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
When the water starts boiling, add the ground coffee, turn off the heat, stir, cover the pot and let steep for 5 minutes.
4 tablespoons dark roast ground coffee
Pour through a strainer to serve. Or, add the steeped coffee to a French press, be sure to remove the cinnamon sticks.

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