On 1st October every year, International Coffee Day is celebrated to promote coffee as a beverage, encouraging fair-trade coffee and raising awareness for the plight of coffee growers. If you're a coffee-lover (ahem, addict), you certainly deserve a treat to commemorate this once-in-a-year occasion. And, what better way to honour this day than to be your own barista?
Whether you're a classic cappuccino kinda girl or are still trying to whip up a well-balanced Dalgona coffee, a luscious cuppa is undeniably the perfect way to start your day. PERIOD. A mood-uplifter, energy booster, and conversation starter, all-in-one, Abdul Sahid Khan, Head Trainer, Lavazza India, shares a few coffee-based recipes that aren't just effing delicious but super easy to prepare as well.
A Mint and Vanilla Cold Brew
Two words: Mint. Vanilla. And, we're all in.
Ingredients:
150 ml Coldbrew (any medium or light roast coffee)
2-4 Mint Leaves
30 ml Vanilla Syrup
6-8 Ice Cubes
How to Prepare:
1. Mash a few mint leaves with a muddler and place them at the bottom of a glass.
2. Add a few drops of vanilla syrup—if you don't have vanilla syrup you can use 20 gms of raw brown sugar—and mix well.
3. Add 6-8 ice cubes into the glass and pour cold brew over it. Voila!
Dolce Chocolate Latte
If you're not the oh-so-refreshing cold brew kind, we've got a sinful, choco-loaded alternative for you.
Ingredients:
30 ml Espresso (Moka Pot coffee)
60 ml Milk (or almond milk)
60ml Cream (or soy cream)
20 gm White Chocolate
10 ml Vanilla Syrup (optional)
How to Prepare:
1. In a medium size pan heat milk, cream, white chocolate, and espresso, stirring occasionally.
2. Add a few drops of vanilla syrup.
3. Pour the blend into a coffee mug and top with shards of white chocolate.
Orange Iced Coffee
The tartness of orange coupled with the bitterness of coffee—an unbeatable combo!
Ingredients:
150 ml Brewed Coffee (french press/chemex)
One medium size Orange
20 ml Sugar Syrup
6-8 Ice Cubes
How to Prepare:
1. Brew you coffee, strain it, and cool it down.
2. Juice half an orange and pour it into a glass.
3. Add the brewed coffee and a few ice cubes as well.
4. Add some sugar syrup and stir well.