Only 2 ingredients and 1 week of patience to make this awesome homemade coffee extract! It will enhance your desserts and recipes with an extra coffee flavor boost.
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AuthorAudreyCategoryCooking/baking with CoffeeDifficultyBeginnerLightly crush the coffee beans using a mortar,
Pour the crushed beans into a glass jar or a bottle. Add the Vodka,
Mix gently, place the jar in a cool dark place,
Let the concoction age for a week. Give it a stir or a shake once a day,
After a week, pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer to remove the beans. Discard the beans and pour your extract in a nice glass bottle.
Notes
This extract has a long shelf life if you keep it in a dark and dry pantry.
I love those little glass bottles, cute and functional.
Ingredients
Directions
Lightly crush the coffee beans using a mortar,
Pour the crushed beans into a glass jar or a bottle. Add the Vodka,
Mix gently, place the jar in a cool dark place,
Let the concoction age for a week. Give it a stir or a shake once a day,
After a week, pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer to remove the beans. Discard the beans and pour your extract in a nice glass bottle.
Can you use flavored coffee beans for coffee extract?
I do not see why not, but I am unsure whether the flavors will come through. It would undoubtedly be an excellent experiment to try. Another option would be to add an extract of the flavor you are after to the pure coffee extract.
Can you use used coffee grinds? I have some Blue Mt I’d love to get more use out of!
Do you mean grinds that have been brewed previously? Or just some older coffee grounds? I would think that you would be OK with older ground, as long as they haven’t been brewed before