It smells like coffee, it tastes like coffee, it is made of coffee – It is delicious! Use it on cakes, in drinks, on ice cream, glaze fruits in it, the possibilities are endless…

coffee syrup recipe Modern Wifestyle

 

Coffee Essence is perfect for baking, for flavouring cakes and buttercream.

Coffee Syrup on the other hand is perfect to soak sponge cake, poach fruit, on your pancakes or to make Rhode Island Coffee Milk.

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Homemade Coffee Syrup. Recipe from Modern Wifestyle

A little tip: Coffee Essence is so simple to make so when invited to a dinner party and in need for a little hostess gift; Give a little bottle of coffee essence!

Homemade Coffee Syrup. Recipe from Modern Wifestyle

Recipe: Coffee Essence

Recipe: Coffee Essence

I highly recommend using espresso it adds both depth and drama.

Ingredients

  • 2,5 dl (1 cup) Espresso (6 espressos)
  • 100g (3,5 oz) Sugar

Directions

  1. In a small sauce pan, melt the sugar in the espresso
  2. Then reduce it, by letting it boil slowly for about 5 minutes until thickened and glossy
  3. Remove from heat and let cool
Recipe: Coffee Syrup

Recipe: Coffee Syrup

Ingredients

  • 1 dl (6,5 tbsp) Water
  • 1 dl (6,5 tbsp) Sugar
  • 4 tsp Coffee Essence

Directions

  1. In a small sauce pan melt the sugar in the water
  2. Remove from heat and stir in the coffee essence
  3. Let cool and store in the fridge
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