Top 3 Starbucks Coffee Drink Recipes

By Jake R Kelly

In 1971, Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegel, and Gordon Bowker opened the first Starbucks in Seattle, Washington. The business grew slowly, and even in 1992, there were only 165 Starbucks locations. The 1990s and 2000s saw explosive growth in the company, as they began opening new Starbucks locations every day of the year. Today, there are over 15,000 Starbucks' locations worldwide.

In recent years, increased competition has slowed the growth of Starbucks. Many customers are no longer willing to pay $4.00 for a cup of coffee. I recently started doing research on Starbucks Coffee Drink Recipes. I was impressed to find so many recipes floating around the internet. If you want to try to make Starbucks Coffee drink recipes at home, here are my Top 3 recommendations!

Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

Ingredients

3 cups espresso coffee 3/4 cup sugar 4 cups milk 3/4 cup chocolate syrup whipped cream, for topping chocolate syrup, for topping

Directions

- Make coffee, follow directions for your favorite brand of espresso roast coffee. - Mix coffee, still hot, and sugar in your mixer until sugar is dissolved. - Add milk and chocolate syrup and continue mixing, about one minute. - Pour mix into a sealable container for easy storage. - Store in fridge until ready to use (Note: Do not store any longer than you would milk). - To make drink, combine equal parts mix and ice in a blender and blend on high until smooth. - Pour into glasses. - Top each glass with whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate syrup. - Serve.

Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Latte

Ingredients

1 cup half-and-half 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin 1/2 cup strong brewed hot coffee 3 tablespoons sugar pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg to taste

Directions

- Combine half-and-half and canned pumpkin in a saucepan, place over medium heat and stir constantly. Heat until boiling but not burnt. - Remove the mixture and pour into a blender. Whip in high speed for 20 seconds. - Pour the mixture in a large cup, add coffee, stir in sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Enjoy!

Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha

Ingredients

2/3 cup whole milk 6 tablespoons white chocolate chips coffee whipped cream

Directions

- Add milk and chocolate chips to saucepan and heat until chips are melted. - Meanwhile make coffee in espresso machine. - Pour half of milk mixture in coffee mug and fill rest of mug with coffee saving enough room for a dollop of whipped cream.

Jake Kelly is an expert in restaurant food and recipes. Would you like more information on restaurant recipes? Check out more Starbucks Coffee Recipes for additional information on restaurant recipes!

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Coffee Drinks - Espresso is Just the Beginning

By Peter J Jordan

This article covers some of the more popular espresso based drinks and what is unique about each one. Espresso is the foundation for many coffee beverages so we will start first with talking about what espresso is. Espresso is a concentrated coffee drink that is made by forcing hot water through finely ground dark roasted coffee beans. Espresso usually has half of the water and twice the coffee as a regular cup of drip coffee. A good espresso will have a fine layer of foam, called crema, on the top of the drink. Single shots of espresso come in 1 to 1.5 ounce serving sizes.

There are a couple of variations to the core shot. Espresso Romano is an espresso with a twist of lemon on the side. Espresso Ristrentto, or a short, is an espresso that to cut short with less flow so you end up with a smaller amount of espresso that is denser than normal. Expresso Lungo, or a Long, is an espresso that has approximately twice as much water run through the normal amount of coffee. Last we have Espresso Con Panna which is a shot of espresso mixed with an ounce of heavy cream.

Now that we have covered our foundation of variations, we'll move on to the larger espresso drinks. The first is the very popular Cappuccino. Cappuccino is made with equal parts espresso, steamed milk and frothed milk. A classic cappuccino is made with only espresso topped with frothed milk.

Iced Cappuccino - One shot poured over ice with cold milk added. The flavor of the espresso fades quickly once combined but this makes for a great drink on a hot summer afternoon.

Caffe Latte - a single shot combined with steamed milk at a ratio near three parts milk and one part espresso. Lattes are frequently spiked with Italian syrups. Lattes are topped with frothed milk or a pinch of chocolate powder.

Caffe Mocha - A mocha is the same as a latte with chocolate added either as a powder or as syrup. Whipped cream is a common topper to a mocha as are chocolate flakes.

Americano - A single shot with water added to it. This results in a stronger than average cup of coffee and is often combined with milk and sugar.

There are MANY more espresso based drinks. There are even entire books dedicated to espresso recipes. If you brew your own espresso get creative and experiment to find your own specialty.

Peter enjoys drinking espresso though out the day. He considers making and serving an espresso in espresso cups to be an art form. Visit Peter's web site Best Espresso Cups to learn more!

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Top Coffee Recipes To Impress The Loved Ones

By Ashish Jain

Have you ever tried preparing fancy coffee adding whiskey or other things? Yes! Coffee can be prepared adding various recipes to it for the taste you want. The tradition of serving coffee with a different relishing flavor has been there since ages. There are as many ways to prepare coffee as there are races in the world.

Discover here the art of preparing a variety of the most experimented beverage in the world. There is no longer any need to step in a restaurant for sipping your favorite cup. You can prepare it with a difference, every day to the wish of your gusto and enjoy a cupful of it being hypnotized in its flavor. The modus operandi is very simple and you simply need the ingredients of the recipe for the kind of the taste you want.

Let's reveal the secrets of some of the ecstatic flavors of coffee beans:

Cafe Borgia
This Italian serving needs hot chocolate, whipped cream and grated orange peels as its main ingredients. Take two cups of strong Italian coffee and mix it with another two cups of hot chocolate. You can make the proportion as per your need but the coffee and the chocolate ratio must be the same. Pour it in the mug and add the cream and the orange peels...And its ready for an amazing sip!

Irish Coffee
A cup of Irish Coffee lights up the mood and fascinates truly in Irish way. A cup of it requires Irish whiskey, cream, and sugar. Prepare a cup of strong coffee, then add one shot of Irish whiskey and the amount of sugar you need. Put the cream over the top. It's ready for the shot!

Caribbean Coffee
This is a sweet coffee for a sweet mood. Feel the taste of coco in a tart flavor. You need baked grated coconut, coconut water, milk, sugar and cream if you are willing for a little change. Make three cups of strong coffee. Mix the grated coco, milk and coco water in a pan and heat it till it is creamy. Put some extra grated coconut in the cup to be served, pour the coffee and the milk mixture prepared along with some sugar. The sip of it will take you to the beaches of Caribbean!

The Mexican Mocha
You require two cups of strong coffee, chocolate syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, whipping cream for the mocha to comfort you in the scorching sun. Mix the chocolate syrup, cream, cinnamon, sugar and nutmeg in a cup. Pour strong coffee prepared into the mug and add little bit of cinnamon in it. Add some chocolate syrup and stir well. Pour the mixture of cream over it. Have it and feel it!

While trying these coffee recipes, you will be a coffee expert. Be innovative in your coffee preparations and give it name you want and surprise your friends and loved ones.

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Mocha Coffee: Learn About the Source and Try Our Recipes for Making Great Mochas

By Nicholas Webb

Depending on how we look at it, mocha coffee may be the tall drink made of coffee, cocoa and milk, often served with cream or, on the other hand mocha coffee may refer to the source.

Yemen is the source of true Mocha coffee. Some connoisseurs consider the Yemeni beans the best that money can buy. No doubt about it, for one reason or another, it is know the world over. Grown along steep terraced hillsides at an altitude of anywhere from 3,000 to 7,000 feet, the harvested fruit is a small, hard coffee bean.

The name itself originates from the Yemeni port town on the Red Sea. From the varieties available Mocha Sanani and Mocha Mattari are considered the finest. Due to the harsh hot dry climate, the coffee beans are as unique as its distinct taste. No doubt about it, authentic Mocha coffee is a pleasure to drink.

So, whilst many people may not be totally familiar with the origins of Mocha coffee, I think most people have heard about or tried and fallen in love with the drink.

Make your own Mocha coffee and enjoy the unique flavor and aroma

Mocha coffee is really easy to make and we are pleased to offer a couple of recipes to get you on your way. Basically all you need to do is add cocoa, sugar and milk to hot coffee, perhaps experiment with some other tastes and drink. Others prefer to actually mix the cocoa, sugar, milk and coffee in a saucepan and heat until it starts to simmer.

At this point, try adding a little vanilla extract. Pout into cups or glasses and top with whipped cream and cinnamon. The taste will surprise you, you will find the flavor wonderfully rich and very aromatic. In order to make things a little easier, these are the list of ingredients for two servings.

2 cups of coffee

1/3 cup of cocoa

2 cups of milk

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/2 cup of whipping cream

dash of cinnamon

Prepare the ingredients as mentioned above and the results will be a fantastic Mocha coffee that will put any coffee house's version to shame.

For more aricles ranging from coffee beans to coffee making machines, just click over to http://www.AllAbout-Coffee-Beans.com Remember, coffee is more than just a passion!

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Coffee Variations

1. Caffè espresso or espresso (from Italian; sometimes erroneously pronounced or spelled in English expresso) is a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee.

2. Caffè Macchiato (It. "stained"): A small amount of milk or, sometimes, its foam is spooned onto the espresso. In Italy it further differentiates between caffè macchiato caldo (warm) and caffè macchiato freddo (cold), depending on the temperature of the milk being added; the cold version is gaining in popularity as some people are not able to stand the rather hot temperature of caffè macchiato caldo and therefore have to wait one or two minutes before being able to consume this version of the drink. The caffè macchiato is to be differentiated from the latte macchiato (described above). In France, known as a "Noisette".

3. Espresso con Panna (It. "espresso with cream"): Espresso with whipped cream on top.

4. Latte (It. "milk"): This term is an abbreviation of "caffellatte" (or "caffè e latte"), coffee with milk. An espresso based drink with a volume of steamed milk, served with either a thin layer of foam or none at all, depending on the shop or customer's preference.

5. Flat white: a coffee drink made of one-third espresso and two thirds steamed milk with little or no foam. (Very similar to "latte", see entry for lattes below).

6. Breve (It. "short"): Espresso with half-and-half.

7. Cappuccino: Traditionally, one-third espresso, one-third steamed milk, and one-third microfoam. Often in the United States, the cappuccino is made as a cafè latte with much more foam, which is less espresso than the traditional definition would require. Sometimes topped (upon request) with a light dusting of cocoa powder.

8. Mocha: Normally, a latte blended with chocolate. This is not to be confused with the region of Yemen or the coffee associated with that region (which is often seen as 1/2 of the blend "mocha java").

9. Americano (It. "American"): Espresso and hot water, classically using equal parts each, with the water added to the espresso. Americano was created by American G.I.s during World War I who added hot water to dilute the strong taste of the traditional espresso. Similar to a long black.

The Mocha Coffee

Mocha Coffee: Learn About the Source and Try Our Recipes for Making Great Mochas

By Nicholas Webb

Depending on how we look at it, mocha coffee may be the tall drink made of coffee, cocoa and milk, often served with cream or, on the other hand mocha coffee may refer to the source.

Yemen is the source of true Mocha coffee. Some connoisseurs consider the Yemeni beans the best that money can buy. No doubt about it, for one reason or another, it is know the world over. Grown along steep terraced hillsides at an altitude of anywhere from 3,000 to 7,000 feet, the harvested fruit is a small, hard coffee bean.

The name itself originates from the Yemeni port town on the Red Sea. From the varieties available Mocha Sanani and Mocha Mattari are considered the finest. Due to the harsh hot dry climate, the coffee beans are as unique as its distinct taste. No doubt about it, authentic Mocha coffee is a pleasure to drink.

So, whilst many people may not be totally familiar with the origins of Mocha coffee, I think most people have heard about or tried and fallen in love with the drink.

Make your own Mocha coffee and enjoy the unique flavor and aroma

Mocha coffee is really easy to make and we are pleased to offer a couple of recipes to get you on your way. Basically all you need to do is add cocoa, sugar and milk to hot coffee, perhaps experiment with some other tastes and drink. Others prefer to actually mix the cocoa, sugar, milk and coffee in a saucepan and heat until it starts to simmer.

At this point, try adding a little vanilla extract. Pout into cups or glasses and top with whipped cream and cinnamon. The taste will surprise you, you will find the flavor wonderfully rich and very aromatic. In order to make things a little easier, these are the list of ingredients for two servings.

2 cups of coffee

1/3 cup of cocoa

2 cups of milk

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/2 cup of whipping cream

dash of cinnamon

Prepare the ingredients as mentioned above and the results will be a fantastic Mocha coffee that will put any coffee house's version to shame.

For more aricles ranging from coffee beans to coffee making machines, just click over to http://www.AllAbout-Coffee-Beans.com Remember, coffee is more than just a passion!

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