Tired of repeating the same coffee recipe over and over again? Even if you are religiously addicted to your favorite cup of coffee, it’s good to spread out and taste some different variations. You will never know when you will find a new favorite.
For starters, let’s look at 5 healthy coffee recipes you can try out.
- Cold-brew
The cold brew, when made from the perfect coffee blend, gives you a smooth, naturally sweet coffee that you can drink as it is or use as a base for your iced lattes or iced cappuccinos. It’s quite easy to make, and you can make it in large batches and store it ahead.
The cold brews are less acidic and so much more flavorful than any hot coffee you would make from the same blend.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of whole coffee beans
- 4 cups of water
Directions:
- Start by coarsely grinding your coffee beans; it should look somewhat like cornmeal, not like a fine powder.
- To a glass container, transfer the coffee grounds and add four cups of water.
- While pouring the water, thoroughly stir the mixture so that the coffee grounds get well incorporated with the water.
- Cover the jar, and let the coffee steep for 12 hours. You can keep the coffee in a cool place or place it in the refrigerator if you like your cold-brew chilled.
- After 12 hours, strain the coffee grounds using a cheesecloth, and your cold brew is ready. You can make large batches of the same and store it ahead.
- Peanut butter coffee smoothie
Are you in the mood to indulge in something sweet but don’t want to munch on some empty calories? This peanut butter coffee smoothie is the perfect recipe, then. It’s pleasantly sweet, high on protein, vegan, and above all, absolutely delicious.
If you are not a fan of bananas, you can replace them with rolled oats or avocados. The role of bananas is to make the smoothie thicker and provide some healthy carbs. If you replace it with avocados or oats, you might have to add some kind of low-calorie sweetener to make the smoothie sweet.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of ground, un-brewed coffee
- 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- ¾ cup of unsweetened almond milk (any vegan milk would work)
- ¼ cup of chilled brewed coffee
- ½ of a frozen banana
- Ice as per your requirements
Directions:
- Add all the ingredients mentioned above to the blender and blend until it’s smooth.
- If it’s too thick, add some more almond milk and brewed coffee to make it into a semi-thick but runny consistency.
- Iced Vanilla Coffee
Well, your favorite Iced Vanilla Latte from your favorite cafe may be good, but it’s certainly not worth the gigantic calories it comes with. So what do you do when you crave a yummy iced vanilla latte? You make one at home that’s healthy but equally delicious as the one you always grab on your way to work.
Ingredients:
- 2 shots of espresso ( can be substituted with ½ cup of strong brewed coffee)
- 2 teaspoons of a zero-calorie sweetener
- ¾ cup of almond milk (vanilla-flavored almond milk preferred if available)
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
- Ice as required
Directions:
- Brew your espresso shots or coffee, and add the vanilla extract and zero-calorie sweetener to the coffee while it’s still hot. Then, let the coffee cool for some time.
- In a tall glass, add ice as per your requirements.
- Pour the cool coffee into the glass, and pour the almond milk.
- Your iced vanilla coffee is ready!
- Bulletproof Keto Coffee
Is the name confusing? Worry not, and trust us. It’s delicious in every sip and healthy all the way. The coffee has butter and is a quite popular beverage for those who religiously follow the keto diet.
The benefit of drinking keto butter coffee is that it keeps you full for a long time, thus making it ideal for those on a keto diet.
You might notice that we have used MCT oil over ordinary coconut oil for the recipe. MCT oil is derived from coconut oil but is a better ingredient for weight loss recipes. It helps in ketone production and maintains your body’s state of ketosis. If you don’t have MCT oil, you can substitute it with regular coconut oil or increase the quantity of butter.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of hot, brewed coffee
- ½ cup of unsweetened almond or cashew milk
- 1 teaspoon of MCT oil
- 1 teaspoon of unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon of collagen protein powder (optional)
Directions:
- Transfer all the ingredients to a blender and blend it nicely for about 20 seconds to get a good frothy layer at the top.
- Pour the coffee into a coffee mug and enjoy!
- Proffee (protein coffee)
No time for a heavy breakfast, but want to reach your daily protein intake goal somehow? We say Proffee is the best way for that. Proffee is simply a protein coffee made from cold brew coffee. The coffee tastes amazing, just like a latte, and you can customize it to match your taste buds if needed.
We suggest adding some vanilla essence or low-calorie caramel syrup to the drink so that it becomes a protein latte. If you use a flavored protein shake, you can skip the additional flavorings.
For the recipe, you can either use your protein powder or a store-bought protein shake.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of cold brew coffee
- 1 cup of protein shake
- ½ a cup of ice
Directions:
- Add ice into a tall glass, and pour the cold brew coffee over it.
- To it, add the protein shake and stir well.
- Your proffee is ready.
- If you are using protein powder, power the coffee and the powder into a blender, whisk it well to dissolve the powder completely, and then pour the mixture into the tall glass filled with ice.
And that are our 5 recipe suggestions for you. Each of them is entirely different from the others and introduces you to a different coffee experience.
Well, now that you have the recipes, what’s stopping you? Ran out of coffee beans?
Buy coffee online, get your favorite coffee blend delivered to your doorsteps, and start prepping some of these delicious recipes.
