Café de Olla

A traditional Mexican spiced coffee simmered with cinnamon and piloncillo, often prepared in an earthenware pot.

Category
Coffee & Tea
Glassware
Clay mug (jarrito)
ABV
Alcohol free
Flavour
Spiced, Caramel, Roasted, Warm
Size
1 serving

Key ingredients

How to make it

Simmer 250 ml water with 15-20 g piloncillo and half a cinnamon stick. Add 15 g ground coffee, steep 5 minutes off heat, strain and serve hot.

Flavour profile

Spiced, Caramel, Roasted, Warm

Origin & history

Mexico; prepared in clay pots in home kitchens and market stalls, traditionally sweetened with piloncillo.

Serve it in

Clay mug (jarrito)

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