I love making coffees at home. I’d love to have a nice coffee maker or an espresso machine, but I don’t; I have my good old 1-cup coffee press that I use religiously. Awaiting my return in Sydney, Australia, is a Senseo coffee maker, that I look forward to using again, but the drawback is that it requires special pre-packaged coffee pods.
Anyway, this post isn’t about coffee makers, it’s about a recipe for a cinnamon mocha that I adapted from my big Taste of Home cookbook. The original recipe yields 6 cups, but I scaled it down to 1 cup.

The amounts of the ingredients can be changed according to your tastes, so feel free to experiment.
Cinnamon Spiced Mocha
Adapted from Taste of Home
Serves 1Ingredients
3 tablespoons ground coffee
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
About 1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon light brown sugar, unpacked
1 tablespoon chocolate syrupMix nutmeg and cinnamon into coffee grounds and brew as usual. In my coffee press, I brew this for 3 minutes.
While coffee is brewing, fill your coffee mug with the 1/2 cup milk, or about halfway. Stir in brown sugar and chocolate syrup and warm in microwave for about 30-40 seconds. Stir again.
When coffee is finished brewing, pour it into the milk in the mug and give it another stir. Top with whipped cream and cocoa powder if desired.

Oooh that looks perfect for the cold winter days I am facing! The photography is great too!
Mmm… I love love love homemade coffee drinks that don’t require espresso machines or any fancy equipment that I don’t have!
I might just make this tomorrow even though we are experiencing 80+ degrees here in VA.