Citrus Spiced Coffee Recipe

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Citrus Spiced Coffee Recipe

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Rouse sleepyheads out of bed with big cups of this anything-but-average cup of joe from our Test Kitchen. Brewed with lemon peel then stirred into mugs with a pineapple-sugar mixture, it adds zest to morning routines.

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9 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

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Quick Diabetic Exchange

MAKES:

9 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Ingredients

3/4 cup ground coffee
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 cup water
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
2 fresh orange slices
2 tablespoons unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Place the coffee grounds in a filter or basket of a coffeemaker; add lemon peel. Prepare nine cups brewed coffee according to manufacturer's directions.
In a small saucepan, combine water, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, orange slices, pineapple juice and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Strain; discard cinnamon and oranges. Pour sugar mixture into mugs; add coffee. Stir. Yield: 9 servings.

Originally published as Citrus Spiced Coffee in Simple & Delicious March/April 2006, p44

Nutritional Facts

1 cup: 90 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 9mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fruit.

3/4 cup ground coffee
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 cup water
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
2 fresh orange slices
2 tablespoons unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Place the coffee grounds in a filter or basket of a coffeemaker; add lemon peel. Prepare nine cups brewed coffee according to manufacturer's directions.
In a small saucepan, combine water, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, orange slices, pineapple juice and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Strain; discard cinnamon and oranges. Pour sugar mixture into mugs; add coffee. Stir. Yield: 9 servings.

Originally published as Citrus Spiced Coffee in Simple & Delicious March/April 2006, p44

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