5 Healthy Recipes That Include Coffee
You can use coffee to enhance flavor in desserts. You can also create delicious coffee recipes using healthy ingredients.
Here are five healthy coffee recipes that are easy to make.
Coffee-Coconut Surprise
Ingredients –
1 tsp desiccated coconut
1 medium cup coconut milk
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Coffee powder to taste
Sugar to taste
Ice cubes
(Serves 1)
Blend all ingredients together and serve in a tall glass. If you have been looking for healthy yet yummy iced coffee recipes then look no further.
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Coffee-Almond Smoothie
Ingredients –
7-10 almonds, soaked overnight
1 small ripe banana
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
1 medium cup low-fat milk
5 dates
Coffee to taste
Ice cubes
(Serves 1)
Peel almonds and deseed dates. Blend all ingredients together. This is a protein-rich coffee smoothie recipe that you can have for breakfast for your daily caffeine fix. This is also a healthy coffee recipe.
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Coconut-Coffee Cream
Ingredients –
2 cups coconut milk
Palm sugar to taste
Coffee as desired
1 tsp desiccated coconut
1 tbsp coconut cream
1 scoop low-fat vanilla ice cream
(Serves 1)
Bring coconut milk to a boil in a deep pan and let it simmer. Take some hot water in a cup and mix coffee powder in it. In the simmering coconut milk, add other ingredients except coffee. Let it boil for 2 minutes. Now, add diluted coffee in simmering milk. When it achieves a thick sauce-like consistency, remove from heat. Pour it over vanilla ice cream and enjoy. If you need a healthy coffee ice cream recipe then this can be ideal for you. You can use coffee cream over any dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth. This is one of the best coffee recipes that you can store in the refrigerator for a quick dessert fix.
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Coffee Cake
Ingredients –
1 medium-sized ripe banana
1 egg
1 cup millet flour (you can choose from finger millets or sorghum)
Coffee powder to taste
10 deseeded dates
1 cup low-fat milk (or coconut milk)
4 tbsp coconut oil (substitute for butter to make the brownie healthier, you can choose ¼ cup of melted butter also)
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp cocoa powder
(Serves 1)
Mix all ingredients except baking powder in a blender. Pour the batter into a microwave-safe bowl. Add baking powder and mix it well. Now microwave the batter on high temperature setting for 10 minutes. Check if the batter has cooked. If not then you can cook it for another 5 minutes. This is an easy coffee cake recipe that you can pair with ice cream or eat as it is after dinner. If you have been looking for healthy coffee recipes then this cake is definitely one as it contains no white sugar and butter.
Coffee Chocolate Balls
Ingredients –
1 cup strong coffee beans
4 ounces dark or milk chocolate as per your taste
4 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 cup desiccated coconut
Roast coffee beans for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F in an oven. Melt chocolate in a pan that is placed over a pot with hot water. When the chocolate melts, add beans and cover them with chocolate. When the beans are cool enough to touch, roll each one in the cocoa and coconut powders. Allow some time for the beans to become hardened. This chocolate covered coffee beans recipe can satisfy sweet cravings without the consumption of too much sugar or fat.
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