If you love coffee, you’re probably looking for new ways to enjoy your favorite flavor. And, if you also like desserts, then this article is for you. Here you have the best 9 desserts with coffee that you can make at home very quickly.
You will find various desserts that you can make with few ingredients, which are very easy to get if you do not have them at home. Don’t worry! If you don’t have an oven, this won’t be a problem either. Here are several recipes that do not need any particular appliance.
Since coffee is the star ingredient in these recipes, then you should brew a good coffee to make your dessert exquisite. Learn how to make a good base coffee with the best tips.
Table of Contents
Coffee and rum mousse
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooling time: 2 hours
Ingredients
- Instant coffee
- 100 gr sugar
- 250 gr ricotta cheese
- 100 ml (3.4 fl oz) heavy cream
- Milk
- Rum of your choice
- Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, among others)
- Cocoa powder
Recipe
- Blend the ricotta cheese, sugar and three tablespoons of rum until it is a homogeneous mixture with a cream-like texture.
- Separately, heat the milk and add the soluble coffee to your liking. It depends on whether you like a stronger or milder flavor.
- Once you have the coffee ready, with the fire on, add the heavy cream and stir constantly.
- When the mixture is well integrated, slowly add the ricotta cheese cream with sugar and rum until you have a homogeneous mixture like that of the mousse.
- Finally, chill in the fridge for 2 hours and serve in a glass or glass cup. To decorate you can sprinkle cocoa powder and add some nuts. It’s done!
Chocolate and coffee cold cake
This cold chocolate and coffee cake is a dessert that goes perfect at any time of the day. Seeing each layer of dessert and cookie makes it even more attractive.
Servings: 10
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooling time: 3-5 hours
Ingredients
- 200 ml (6.8 fl oz) espresso
- 180 ml (6 fl oz) condensed milk
- 180 ml (6 fl oz) heavy cream
- 250 gr dark chocolate
- Sweet biscuits or crackers of your preference.
- Cocoa powder
- Chocolate chips
- Waxed paper.
- Cake pan
Recipe
- Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler or the microwave. Then add sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream to the melted chocolate until smooth.
- Cover the pan with the waxed paper to prevent the cake from sticking.
- Put a layer of crackers and then pour some espresso to moisten them and infuse them with the flavor of the coffee.
- On top of the sweet cracker layer, add a layer of the chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream mixture. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you reach the top of the pan or until you have the layers you want. Finish the last layer with cookies.
- Put the cake in the freezer for about 3 to 5 hours.
- It’s done! You can let the cake stand for about 30 minutes out of the freezer so you can cut it easier. Decorate with cocoa powder and chocolate chips.
Banana and coffee ice cream
Servings: 3
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooling time: 1 night
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- 30 ml (1 fl oz) espresso
- Instant coffee
- Dried fruit
- Chocolate syrup
Recipe
- Cut the bananas into smaller pieces and put them in the freezer for an entire night.
- The next day, blend the bananas with the espresso. You may have to stop your blender several times to stir the mixture. Blend until creamy.
- Put the mixture in the freezer for a few minutes until it adopts the texture of your preference.
- Time to decorate! Once you have the ice cream served you can decorate by sprinkling instant coffee, crushed nuts, or adding chocolate syrup. Let your imagination fly and enjoy!
Coffee flan (with oven)
The flan has a soft and fluffy texture that makes it a very attractive dessert. Making flan at home is very easy and, now, you have a way to make it with coffee flavor.
Servings: 7
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 60 minutes
Cooling time: 3 hours
Ingredients
- 250 ml (8.4 fl oz) milk
- 250 ml (8.4 fl oz) coffee of your choice
- 250 ml (8.4 fl oz) condensed milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- Vanilla essence
- 4 tablespoons water (optional)
- Pan for desserts or cakes
Recipe
- Put the sugar in a pan over medium heat and constantly stir the mixture or else it will stick. The sugar will begin to dissolve and become liquid, but thick. When the caramel takes a golden color, remove it from the heat. If you want a more liquid texture, add the 4 tablespoons of water that we put as optional.
- Grease your cake pan to prevent the mixture from sticking. Add a layer of caramel to the pan.
- Blend the milk, coffee, condensed milk, eggs, and a tablespoon of vanilla essence until smooth.
- Then, add all the mixture to the pan.
- Bake your flan at 170 °C (338 °F) for 60 minutes.
- Let your flan cool completely before unmolding. If you want it to be faster, you can put the flan in the fridge for 2 or 3 hours. Ready to enjoy!
Coffee pudding
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Cooling time: 4 hours
Ingredients
- 250 ml (8.4 fl oz) coffee of your choice
- 100 gr sugar
- 4 eggs
- 50 gr butter
- Wheat flour
- Whipped cream
Recipe
- Over medium heat, melt the butter. When it is liquid, stir with 1 tablespoon of flour.
- Then, add the coffee and stir constantly so that the mixture thickens.
- Slowly add the sugar and continue stirring. Then add two whole eggs and one yolk. Keep stirring until the mixture is fully integrated.
- In a bowl, beat the two egg whites until stiff. This point is when a firm white cream is created. To check that you have reached the stiff point, lift the whisk and firm peaks must be formed. Add these egg whites to the mixture of step 3 so that the pudding is fluffy.
- Now, cook the mixture in a double boiler for 20 to 25 minutes. Then refrigerate for 4 hours.
- It’s done! When serving, add chantilly cream to the top and enjoy a delicious pudding.
Coffee cream
Servings: 6
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooling time: 1 hour
Ingredients
- 750 ml (25.4 fl oz) whole milk
- 250 ml (8.4 fl oz) coffee
- 8 egg yolks
- 15 gr cornstarch
- 100 gr sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- A pinch of salt
- Vanilla essence
Recipe
- Make your coffee with the flavor and intensity you prefer.
- Once you have the coffee ready, add the milk, cinnamon sticks and a tablespoon of vanilla essence. Heat the mixture without boiling.
- Apart, in a bowl, mix the egg yolks with the cornstarch and sugar. When you have a homogeneous mixture, incorporate it into the preparation of step 1.
- Add a pinch of salt and stir until all the ingredients are well mixed and you do not have any lumps. Heat again over low heat while stirring and don’t let it boil.
- Serve your mixture in a mold or several small glasses. Let cool for 1 hour and it will be ready! You can decorate as you like.
Coffee custard
Custard is a traditional Christmas dessert. However, you can enjoy this delicious dessert at any time of the year.
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooling time: 1 hour
Ingredients
- 75 gr of sugar
- Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, among others)
- Grated coconut
- Cinnamon powder
- 30 gr of instant or soluble coffee
- 750 ml (25.4 fl oz) of milk
- 8 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Recipe
- In a bowl, mix the egg yolks, sugar, vanilla essence, and instant coffee very well.
- Separately, heat the milk in a pot without letting it boil. When it is hot, add the mixture from step 1 and stir constantly.
- When the mixture is already thick, remove it from the heat and pour it into a glass mold.
- Let cool before serving and that’s it! Garnish with cinnamon powder, nuts, or grated coconut.
Tres leches and coffee dessert
Servings: 12
Preparation time: 35 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Cooling time: 4 hours
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup olive oil
- Vanilla essence
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 espresso
- 340 gr pancake mix
- 90 gr wheat flour
- 250 gr sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
Recipe
- In a bowl, beat the 4 eggs with the sugar until the mix doubles its volume. While you continue beating, add the oil and a tablespoon of vanilla essence.
- Apart, stir the wheat flour with the pancake mix and sift the mixture. That is, pass the flours through a strainer to avoid any lumps.
- Add the mixture from step 2 to the mixture from step 1. Stir constantly and add ½ cup of whole milk slowly while stirring. Make sure there are no lumps left.
- Grease the pan you will use for your cake very well. Add all the mixture to the pan and bake at 170 °C (338 °F) for 30 minutes. You’ll know it’s ready when you put a toothpick in the cake and it comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, bring the coffee along with the sugar to the fire to form a thick syrup. Let it boil until it gets the perfect texture. Remove from heat and add cinnamon powder.
- Mix the evaporated milk, condensed milk and whole milk, and then mix with the syrup in from step 5.
- When the cake from step 4 is ready, prick the cake with a toothpick several times to wet it with the mixture from step 6.
- Put the cake in the fridge for 4 hours and you’re done! A coffee-flavored tres leches cake is ready to enjoy.
Coffee jelly with vanilla ice cream
Maybe it sounds like a kind of weird combination to you. We are used to eating lemon, red fruits, or pineapple jelly, among other flavors. But coffee jelly? Without a doubt, it is a very easy dessert to make and that you can not stop trying.
Servings: 6
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooling time: 1 hour
Ingredients
- 1 sachet of unflavored gelatin (30 gr)
- 50 gr instant or soluble coffee
- 1 liter (33.8 fl oz) water
- 2 spoons of sugar
- 1 can condensed milk and 1 can evaporated milk
- 30 ml (1 fl oz) espresso
- Vanilla ice cream
Recipe
- Hydrate the unflavored gelatin in ½ small cup of water until a thicker mixture is formed.
- In a saucepan, heat the liter of water over medium heat along with the sugar. When it starts to boil, add the hydrated gelatin and coffee.
- Remove from heat and pour mixture into a glass pan. Let cool and refrigerate until consistent.
- Separately, in a bowl, mix the condensed milk, evaporated milk and the espresso.
- When the gelatin is ready, cut it into cubes. Pour the cubes into several glasses or into a single mold.
- Bathe the gelatin cubes with the mixture of step 4 and garnish with a scoop of ice cream. It’s done! Enjoy a really delicious coffee jelly.
Dare to prepare some of these recipes and you will want to try more! Let your palate taste new flavors, sensations and experiences around coffee.
