Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Herbal Tea Added a Flavorful Kick to Your Coffee


Most coffee flavorings are a mixture of fake flavoring, preservatives, and sugar. Adding a little herbal tea to your French press coffee is inexpensive way to add natural flavoring.

On an impulse, we decided to combine peppermint loose leaf tea with fresh ground coffee in the French press. The result was entirely delicious. Experiments ensued, and peppermint, mint, cinnamon, and vanilla flavored herbal tea all blend well with coffee. The brew time for loose herbal tea is the similar as French press coffee, so both get optimum steeping time. A little tips learned by trial and error: Peppermint coffee is delicious iced, cinnamon coffee is best served hot, and, so far, the best ratio seems to be 1 teaspoon of herbal tea to 4 teaspoons of ground coffee. If you try that ratio or one of your own devise, share the results in the comments to help refine it.

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