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Café de Olla (Mexican Spiced Coffee) in two clay mugs next to cinnamon, coffee beans, and piloncillo.
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Café de Olla (Mexican Spiced Coffee)

A recipe for Café de Olla (Mexican Spiced Coffee)! This easy drink has a warming blend of coffee, piloncillo, cinnamon, vanilla, and cloves.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword beverage, breakfast, cinnamon, coffee, drink, Mexican, Mexico, piloncillo
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Steeping Time: 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 Cups

Ingredients

  • 6 cups water
  • 6 ounces piloncillo
  • 1 Mexican cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 clove
  • 6 tablespoons coffee grounds medium roast

Instructions

  • Bring water, piloncillo, cinnamon stick, vanilla, and clove to a boil in a clay or enamel pot over medium-high heat. It should take about 15 minutes for the water to boil and the piloncillo to dissolve.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Pour coffee grounds into liquid and mix to combine.
  • Allow coffee to steep for 10 minutes.
  • Strain liquid through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into cups or a different pot.
  • Serve hot and enjoy.