Cold, dark nights are inevitable over the winter months and it’s more important than ever to focus on adding some extra little luxuries into your days. The festive period can also make you feel incredibly drained, which isn’t ideal when you need to do your Christmas shopping. Here at Mankind, we’re sharing our top coffee recipes with you to help boost your energy and kill your exhaustion so you can make the most of early gift buying time!
Hot Buttered Toffee Coffee
This toffee coffee recipe is the perfect way to boost your energy whilst relaxing and enjoying a sweet beverage. Serving one, you can enjoy it in peace before the madness of the holidays unravels!
Ingredients:
- 113g coffee mocha ice cream
- 170g hot coffee
- 30ml butterscotch sauce
- 10ml almond liqueur
- 1 dollop whipped cream
- toffee pieces
Method:
Take a large coffee cup and spoon in the ice cream. Next, pour the coffee, butterscotch sauce and almond liqueur on top. Garnish by adding the whipped cream on top and sprinkle on the toffee pieces.
Steaming Mocha Cocoa
With a flawless blend of coffee, cocoa and vanilla, this steaming mocha cocoa for two is great for enjoying with friends or family. Just remember, the balance of flavours in this coffee are so good, it’s addictive!
Ingredients:
- 473ml milk
- cocoa
- brown sugar
- ground coffee
- 5ml vanilla extract
Method:
Begin by heating all of the ingredients in a small saucepan. Whisk them together until it is steaming. Finally, strain the mixture to remove lumps pour into two mugs. If you’re making this for the whole family, remember to double up the ingredients.
Red Eye
This super simple coffee recipe serves one and the name is very suitable. Make yourself one of these on those days where getting up seems impossible and your energy will skyrocket! However, don’t drink more than one because it’s extremely strong coffee and you’ll want to get some sleep eventually…
Ingredients:
- 28ml espresso
- 237ml hot coffee
Method:
As the red eye coffee is for days where you want to do as little as possible, the recipe is super simple. All you need to do is combine the espresso and hot coffee into a cup and drink. Trust us; you won’t be struggling to keep your eyes open after this!
Iced Cherry Coffee
If you fancy a more refreshing coffee boost to keep you awake, our iced cherry coffee recipe will do the trick. This one requires quite a bit of preparation but if you’re happy to try it, we can guarantee you’ll be rewarded.
Ingredients:
- 850ml water
- 125ml mocha coffee
- 250g black cherry syrup
- 375g lemonade
- 4 chopped black cherries
- Shaved ice
Method:
First of all, you need to prepare the cold brew coffee. Begin by letting the coffee infuse in cold water for around 12 hours, then filter it using a cloth or paper filter. Next, add 200ml of water to each 200ml of the cold brew to dilute. For the cherry lemonade, mix together the lemonade and black cherry syrup. Finally, fill the glasses with shaved ice, black cherry pieces, 150ml black cherry lemonade and 100g of diluted cold brew each.
Espresso Martini
For those of you who want a bit of a kick in your coffee, look no further than the alcoholic espresso martini. This coffee cocktail recipe serves 1 and uses traditional liqueurs.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of coffee
- 30ml vodka
- 30ml Frangelico
- 6 ice cubes
- 5g sugar
- ½ of a Gianduiotto chocolate
Method:
Make the cup of coffee and add sugar to sweeten. Take a cocktail shaker and place the ice, sweetened coffee, vodka and Frangelico in and shake vigorously. Then pour the contents into a martini glass. Make an incision into the chocolate so it can rest on the edge of the glass to garnish and serve.
Don’t forget to check out our ways to spend a cold night to help you to get through winter:
5 Ways To Spend A Cold Night
Can you believe the clocks go back in a couple of weeks? Right before our eyes we'll notice that nights will becoming increasingly darker and we'll be wondering of ways to spend the time. When it gets darker, we know that it instantly makes you feel like you want to stay indoors and keep warm. You might be wondering what to do on a cold night, and if you are, keep reading!
