When we have leftover coffee in the pot, we've been saving it in the refrigerator to make iced coffee later in the day. But we've had a cooler spell here in Seattle and we haven't much felt like iced coffee, so it was time to start thinking outside of the caffeine box. Here are 10 recipes to put that leftover coffee to good use!
The nice thing about leftover coffee is that it can be used in sweet and savory recipes, ranging from spicy sauces and braised chicken to decadent cakes and rich cappuccino ice creams. Strong coffee or espresso enhances the flavor of chocolate desserts and works well with almond and cherry flavors. And it rounds out the flavor or pork and chicken beautifully. So instead of relying solely on iced coffee or, even worse, tossing out leftover coffees, we've got other things up our sleeves this week.
10 Recipes That Use Leftover Coffee:
• Coffee Ice Cream with Hot Fudge Sauce (pictured) Nealy Dozier for The Kitchn
• Mocha Popsicles - A Cozy Kitchen
• Coffee Pudding - Not Without Salt
• Thai Iced Coffee - Bakespace
• Fried Eggs with Coffee Chipotle Mole - Epicurious
• Brewed and Braised Chicken - Food 52
• Alton Brown's Coffee and Molasses Pork Chops - Food Network
• Coffee Chocolate Layer Cake - Bon Appetit
• Mocha Cupcakes with Espresso Buttercream - Brown Eyed Baker
• Godiva Coffee-Chip Ice Cream - The Culinary Chronicles
Related: Coffee Ice Cream with Hot Fudge Sauce
(Image: Nealey Dozier)
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Also gingerbread pancakes and red eye gravy.
What is this "leftover coffee" that you speak of? Also, could I please have another cup of coffee?
I also use strong coffee when making my pot roast
I'm with Elsa. Leftover?
In summer, I make a pot of french press every other day. Hot the first day, iced the second. But leftover? Hilarious.
Unlike the other commenters : ), we *do* often have a glass or so of leftover coffee, and don't always feel like drinking iced, so I like these ideas! My problem is, we make caffeinated coffee in the morning, but I can't have caffeine after, like, 11AM (yes, I'm really sensitive to it). Even coffee ice cream has caused me problems. Anyone know anything about the ongoing potency of the caffeine if the coffee is cooked further--like in baked goods, or some of those meat dishes described above?
i like to use that little bit of extra coffee to replace water in a *gasp* boxed brownie mix - especially dark chocolate. Super tasty and just gives it a little something extra.
It's not food related, but if you're a brunette you can use coffee as a hair rinse to deepen/darker the color. It's especially useful this time of year when the sun keeps lightening it.
I made coffe syrup (i/o simple syrup) to put in my iced coffee. Nothing like adding more coffee to coffee