Spiced coffee with cardamom, orange and honey milk

Spiced coffee made from ground coffee steeped in the pot with cardamom, cinnamon and orange zest, served with frothed honey milk. Vegetarian, a coffee for Advent, 77 kcal.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 5 min
• Cooking time: 5 min
• Total time: 10 min
• Calories: 77 kcal per serving
• Protein: 4 g
• Fat: 2 g
• Carbs: 12 g

Ingredients

• 20g ground coffee
• 200ml milk
• 1 unwaxed orange
• 4 cardamom pods
• 300ml water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 15g honey

Method

You’ll need: milk frother · sieve

1. Bring the water to the boil and let it cool for 1 minute.
2. Lightly crush the cardamom pods with the back of a knife and peel two strips of orange zest from the orange.
3. Put the ground coffee, cardamom, cinnamon stick and orange zest into a coffee pot with a strainer insert, pour over the water and leave everything to steep for 4 minutes.
4. Warm the milk with the honey and froth it.
5. Pour the spiced coffee through the strainer into two cups and add the honey milk.

Good to know

In many Arab countries, coffee is brewed with cardamom. This Advent version steeps cardamom, cinnamon and orange zest with the ground coffee in the pot. The honey milk on top rounds it off.

Swaps

Milk → oat milk (then maple syrup instead of honey; labelled gluten-free). Cardamom → star anise. Orange zest → mandarin zest. Ground coffee → decaffeinated ground coffee.

Cooking tips

Only lightly crush the cardamom pods; that way they release their aroma without turning bitter.

Storage

Best drunk fresh; the spiced coffee turns bitter if it stands.

Allergens

Contains milk; no gluten, egg or nuts. Coffee contains caffeine and isn't for children; in pregnancy, have no more than 200 mg caffeine a day (about two cups of coffee), from all sources combined.