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Chocolate Hazelnut Coffee Drink Recipe

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Chocolate Hazelnut Coffee Drink

Happy World Nutella Day! I love the combination of chocolate and hazelnut so I created a Nutella inspired coffee drink. It’s a creamy coffee drink flavored with rich cocoa and nutty Frangelico hazelnut liqueur.

Chocolate Hazelnut Coffee Drink Recipe
2 teaspoons sugar such as demerara sugar
2 teaspoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
6 to 8 ounces hot brewed strong coffee
1 ounce hazelnut liqueur such as Frangelico
1/2 ounce coffee liqueur such as Kahlua
2 ounces half and half or light cream
Whipped cream, if desired

Add sugar and cocoa to mug; stir to combine. Add coffee; stir to dissolve sugar. Add hazelnut liqueur, coffee liqueur and half and half; stir. If desired, top with whipped cream.

Makes 1 drink

Tip: Vary the amount of coffee to suit your taste. Use less coffee for a stronger drink.

Recipe Links:
Chocolate Hazelnut Martini
Spiked Drinking Chocolate

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This chocolate hazelnut recipe is part of World Nutella Day. You can see more recipes in the round-ups at Ms. Adventures in Italy and Bleeding Espresso. (This in not a sponsored post, but a nod to the delicious combination of chocolate and hazelnut.)

Hot Drinking Chocolate Recipe, Perfect for Spiking

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Hot Drinking Chocolate, Ready to Spike and Sip

Warm up with a mug of decadent drinking chocolate. This rich but not-too-sweet hot chocolate tastes delicious with a splash of hazelnut or coffee liqueur. Or, stir in a few dashes of Angostura aromatic bitters to add an interesting, complex spice flavor.

Drinking Chocolate Recipe
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon natural unsweetened cocoa powder
small pinch fine sea salt
2 tablespoons water
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1/3 cup semisweet or bittersweet (60% cacao) chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla
Kahlua coffee liqueur or Frangelico hazelnut liqueur, if desired
Lightly sweetened whipped cream, if desired

In heavy small saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder and salt; mix well. Add water; whisk to dissolve sugar. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until hot and steamy (do not boil). Reduce heat to low.

Add chocolate chips; stir constantly with whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. To serve, pour into 2 small cups. If desired, add a splash of liqueur and top with a dollop of whipped cream.

Makes 2 servings (about 1 3/4 cups total)

Drinking Chocolate Ingredients: cocoa and sugar mixed with water, whole milk, chocolate chips and vanilla

Recipe Link:
Irish Coffee

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Angostura Aromatic Cocktail Bitters
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas Book

Pumpkin Spice Smoothie Recipe

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It’s pumpkin season! Of course pumpkin is great for baking and making soups, but it’s also wonderful in drinks like lattes, chai and smoothies. Take this simple Pumpkin Spice Smoothie recipe- a sweet, spiced mix of pumpkin, yogurt, banana, maple syrup and cinnamon. It makes a nice breakfast smoothie or quick fix snack.

Pumpkin Spice Smoothies Recipe
1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)
1/4 cup full fat or low-fat plain Greek yogurt
3/4 cup almond milk
1 medium ripe banana
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla
1 cup ice cubes

Add pumpkin, yogurt, almond milk, banana, maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla to blender container. Cover and blend until smooth. Add ice; cover and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses. If desired, sprinkle with additional cinnamon.

Makes 2 servings (about 2 1/2 cups total)

Tip: I used unsweetened almond milk. If you use a sweetened milk, you may want to reduce the maple syrup.

Recipe Link:
Chocolate Almond Smoothies

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Juiceman Automatic Citrus Juicer
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Pomegranate Elderflower Vodka Drink Recipe

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The flavors of tart pomegranate juice and sweet elderflower liqueur pair perfectly in this vodka martini.

Pomegranate Elderflower Vodka Drink Recipe
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur such as St. Germain
1 ounce pomegranate juice
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce simple syrup

Add vodka, elderflower liqueur, pomegranate juice, lime juice and simple syrup to cocktail shaker. Add ice to cocktail shaker; cover and shake vigorously. Strain into chilled glass. Garnish with lime.

Makes 1 cocktail

What is simple syrup? Simple syrup is 1 part granulated sugar dissolved in 1 part water.

Recipe Link:
Lemon Drop Vodka Martini

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Juiceman Automatic Citrus Juicer
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