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Two mugs of Café de Olla served with brown sugar and cinnamon sticks on a marble surface.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 1/3 cup dark brown sugar or piloncillo, if available
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 tablespoons coarsely ground dark roast coffee

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, combine the water, dark brown sugar, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
    Dissolving dark brown sugar with a cinnamon stick for Café de Olla.
  • Once boiling, reduce the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes to infuse the cinnamon flavor.
  • Remove the saucepan from heat. Add the ground coffee and stir to combine.
    Rich ground coffee being added to a black non-stick pan, perfect for healthy coffee beverage recipes, with a white marble countertop background.
  • Cover the pot and let the coffee steep for 5 minutes.
  • Strain the coffee into cups using a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth. Serve hot.
    Rich black coffee being poured through a strainer into a speckled ceramic mug on a wooden tray.

Nutrition Info:

Calories: 72kcal (4%) Carbohydrates: 19g (6%) Protein: 0.1g Fat: 0.01g Saturated Fat: 0.003g Sodium: 17mg (1%) Fiber: 0.5g (2%) Sugar: 18g (20%)

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