For those of you with recipes that call for instant coffee, you may find that you like the premium flavor of one of our gourmet coffees , here’s a coffee conversion you’ll find useful.  While none of our recipes use instant coffee, many out there do and for the sake of those coffee recipes, use the following

1 shot of espresso = 1/8 cup extremely strong coffee

1 shot of espresso = 1/2 tablespoon instant coffee powder

1 tablespoon of instant coffee powder = 2 shots of espresso

This Coffee Mocha Brownie Bar recipe makes a delicious variation of your standard, everyday brownie.  They’re easy to make and are great adult taste treat morning, afternoon, or for desert after dinner.

Recipe Ingredients

• 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 shots of low acid espresso
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour, sift before measuring
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup soft butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup shortening (or butter)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• pecan halves
• frosting, below

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Blend melted chocolate with coffee; set aside to cool.
3. Into another bowl sift flour together with baking powder and salt.
4. Cream butter with shortening until light and fluffy, gradually adding sugar.
5. Add eggs; beat until well blended.
6. Stir in chocolate and coffee mixture;
7. blend in flour mixture, then stir in chopped nuts; mix well.
8. Spread batter in a generously greased and floured 13- x 9- x 2-inch pan. Bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.
9. Turn out onto rack to cool.
10. Spread bars with coffee butter icing and mark into bars, placing a pecan half in the center of each bar.
11. When icing is set, cut into bars. Makes about 36 coffee mocha bars.

Frosting
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
* 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
* 2-3 teaspoons instant coffee

Irish coffee made with coffee, sugar, whipped cream, and whiskey.
Ingredients:

* 2 teaspoons sugar, or to taste
* 2/3 cup hot brewed coffee
* 2 tablespoons Irish whiskey
* whipped cream, sweetened if desired

Preparation:
Combine first 3 ingredients; top each cup with a generous dollop of whipped cream.

Ingredients

• 3 cup milk
• 3 cup water
• 1 cinnamon stick (1-in long)
• 5 cardamom pods
• 6 tablespoon sugar
• 6 tablespoon coffee, regular grind

Combine water and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

Add
cinnamon, cardamom pods, sugar and coffee into boiling liquid in
saucepan. Stir a few times and boil over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes.
Make sure it does not boil over.

Strain coffee through cheesecloth into another pan.
Place coffee over heat and bring to a boil.
Pour coffee between two pans until thick and creamy. Serve in cups immediately.