This one's for you, Mom!

My Mom loves coffee. A lot. Her day is always brighter when she's had a cup or two in the morning, and if you offer coffee at any other time during the day, she rarely refuses. One of her favorite treats is chocolate covered coffee beans. If you haven't tried them, they're a pretty tasty treat! Anyway, coffee left in the coffeemaker stands no chance against my Mom. So, when I saw the great variety of coffee recipes in this cookbook, I immediately thought of her. So Mom, these are for you!

Coffee Jelly

• 2 tablespoons granulated gelatine
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 cups boiled coffee

Soak gelatine 5 minutes in cold water, dissolve in boiling water, strain and add to sugar and coffee. Mold and chill. If desiring less strong of coffee, use 1 1/4 cups boiling water and 1 cup coffee.


Coffee Eggnog

• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup strong coffee (cold)
• 1/2 cup milk or cream
• 1 egg white

Beat egg yolk and sugar. Beat egg white, combine and add coffee and milk.


Coffee Fritters, Coffee Cream Sauce

• Stale bread, cut in 1/2 inch slices
• 3/4 cup coffee infusion
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup cream
• Coffee Cream Sauce (recipe follows)

Remove crusts, cut bread into half inch strips. Mix coffee, sugar, salt, egg, and cream. Dip bread into mixture. Crumb, fry, and drain. Serve with sauce.

Coffee Cream Sauce

• 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coffee infusion
• 1/3 cup whipping cream, beaten until stiff

Add sugar and salt to eggs. Add coffee gradually. Cook in double boiler until thickened, stirring as necessary. Cool, fold in cream.


Not exactly a low-cal collection of recipes, but delicious ones nonetheless. H and q!