Coffee drinks

Coffee is a very versatile drink which can be seen from all the numerous ways it is used or prepared around the world.

Milk and sugar are the most common added ingredients.

You can have different amounts of milk and make it hot or foamy. Then you can call your coffee a Café au Lait, Cappuccino or Latte Macchiato. If you add hot milk and chocolate you make a Mocha.

You can also drink your coffee cold. If you cool it down with ice and cold milk and shake it you’ve made a Greek Frappé. In Germany they like to add a ball of vanilla ice cream and top it with whipped cream.

Coffee makes delicious hot and cold cocktails. The most famous is perhaps Irish Coffee, made with whiskey, sugar and cream. Brandy combines very well with coffee and there are also coffee flavoured liqueurs.

Feeling creative? Here are a couple of coffee drink recipes for you to try out at home-

Serves 1

Preparation time: 5 mins

Ingredients

½ banana

150ml (5fl.oz) Greek yoghurt

200ml (7fl.oz) cold milk

2tbsp honey

Pinch cinnamon, plus extra for dusting

3tsp NESCAFÉ CAP COLOMBIE®

6 ice cubes

Method

1.Place all the ingredients except the ice cubes into a blender

2.Process, adding the ice cubes one at a time until smooth and creamy

3.Pour into a tall glass, dust with cinnamon and serve

Serves 2

Ingredients

2tsp NESCAFÉ GREEN BLEND

2 scoops light ice cream or frozen yoghurt

150ml (¼pt) semi-skimmed milk

Large handful of ice

Pinch of cinnamon (optional)

1tsp NESTLÉ CARNATION Condensed Milk Light or sugar, to sweeten if desired

Method

1. Dissolve the coffee with 4tbsp boiling water in a cup and pour into a blender or smoothie maker

2. Add the milk and ice cream and blend until smooth, before adding the ice gradually until you have a slushy consistency. Flavour with cinnamon, if desired and sweeten to taste (it may already be sweet enough)

3. Pour into a tall glass, add a straw, sit back and relax in the summer sun!

Tips

NESCAFÉ GREEN BLEND has a really aromatic aroma and flavour – adjust the amount of coffee in this recipe to suit your taste buds.

Add ½ a banana, a sprinkling of oats and replace the ice cream with yoghurt for a delicious breakfast drink!

Try adding a couple of teaspoons of AERO Hot Chocolate to this recipe for a Mocha Frappe.