A Nice Cuppa

No matter where I turn there is no denying fall is definitely here.  The breeze has gone from crisp to down right chilly, and the trees will soon be bare instead of the beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red they are right now.  With these seasonal changes come craving changes for many of us, right?  I know my cravings change in a major way especially when it comes to my coffee.  I go from my typical hot cuppa coffee in the morning followed by iced coffee or some type of coffee smoothie later in the day to craving hot coffee all day, and I mean all day.

With fall and winter also comes the busy holiday season for most of us, and that can mean doing quite a bit of entertaining.  And serving coffee.  So after doing some recipe testing and experimenting I’ve come up with a cozy spicy autumn brew too simple and tasty to pass up for your holiday entertaining.

Spicy Cozy Coffee

1 pot strong brewed coffee
1 1/2 cup water
5-6 cloves
1/2 inch cinnamon stick, broken in several pieces
5-7 cardamom, whole with tips split
3 tsp brown sugar

Combine water, cloves, cinnamon stick pieces, cardamom pods in a small saucepan and heat to a boil for 3-4 minutes.  Strain spice liquid and pour strained liquid into coffee pot.

Pour coffee into cups.  Add whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon and chocolate if desired.

*Add more sugar if desired.