Celebrate Halloween With These Coffee-Based Drinks
Image Credit: Spicy Pumpkin Cappuccino/Lavazza India

Spookiest time of the year is here, and people are all set to celebrate Halloween on the 31st of October. An ancient Celtic festival, Halloween is when people wear costumes to ward off ghosts and light bonfires. The word Halloween is derived from Hallowe’en which means holy evening. For years, the day is celebrated with people serving “trick or treat” to each other, wearing costumes, and carving jack-o-lanterns. 

If you are hosting Halloween this year, you want so many fun cocktails to serve up. Isn’t it? Just for you, we have rounded up some amazing recipes shared by Lavazza India’s Head Trainer Abdul Shahid Khan. I don’t think there is a better way to celebrate this day than by whipping delicious, spicy coffee-based recipes. Believe me, these easy drinks are fun to make and even more fun to sip on. Don’t look any further and have a look at these amazing drinks.

Spicy Pumpkin Cappuccino

The most famed recipes which you should try making at home this Halloween. It's a tasty, delicious, and very simple recipe that can also be tried as a vegan option.

Ingredients

  • 30ml Espresso/ Moka pot coffee
  • 200ml milk
  • 3 tsp pumpkin puree
  • 15ml honey
  • Pinch of Nutmeg 
  • 1 stick cinnamon 
  • Whipped cream

Method    

  • In a pan take milk, honey, pumpkin purée, cinnamon stick, and nutmeg and boil it in medium heat.
  • Once the milk starts boiling, remove it from the fire and also remove the cinnamon stick. Pour the milk mixture into a French press and just push and pull the plunger for 6-8 times to get nice silky and smooth texture foam.
  • Take a shot of espresso or Moka pot coffee into a serving mug and pour the milk with foam over the espresso. Make sure you get a thick layer of milk foam top, if you can’t manage to get it by pouring then just scoop it with a help of a spoon
  • For garnish, add whipped cream on the top and sprinkle some freshly grated nutmeg.

Please note: For a vegan option, try almond milk instead of regular cow milk.

Witch’s 3 Spice Coffee

This simple French press coffee is flavourful, easy to make and has an amazing aroma.

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Ingredients

  • 60gm ground coffee/French press Coffee
  • 200 ml water
  • Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
  • 3 cloves
  • 3 small cinnamon sticks
  • Demerara Sugar for sweetness
  • whipped cream-soy cream

Method

  • Combine the coffee, water, and spices into a French press, and brew it for 3-4 minutes. Probably a little longer if you want your coffee to be stronger and spicier.
  • Strain to remove the spices and pour the coffee into a glass mug. Add demerara for sweetness.
  • For creamer options, add a swirl of whipped cream on the top and sprinkle some demerara and cinnamon.

Mexican Dark Mocha

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This coffee is the perfect combination of strong, freshly brewed coffee, chocolate, and spices. You’ll love the sweetness of chocolate and the spice flavors of cinnamon and cayenne pepper with the richness of whipped cream on top.

Ingredients

  • 30ml Espresso/ Moka pot coffee
  • pinch of cinnamon
  • pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 200 ml milk
  • 15ml dark chocolate sauce/ bitter chocolate
  • 15ml vanilla syrup
  • Cinnamon sticks, whipped cream, chocolate shavings, optional, garnish

Directions    

  • Add the coffee grounds and cinnamon together while brewing in a Moka pot
  • Take espresso or brewed moka pot coffee in a cup, add dark chocolate sauce, vanilla syrup, and a little extra cinnamon powder with cayenne pepper.
  • Pour boiled hot milk into a cup and top with whipped cream and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon or chocolate shavings, and add a cinnamon stick, if desired. Enjoy immediately.

Maple and Ginger Iced Latte

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This easy-to-make iced latte is magical! It’s spicy, calming, delicious, and a must-try.

Ingredients

  • 45ml Espresso/ Moka pot coffee
  • 20ml maple syrup
  • Cinnamon 1 stick
  • Inch of fresh ginger
  • 200 ml milk
  • 6-8 ice cubes

Directions    

  • In a pan take milk, maple syrup, grated fresh ginger, and cinnamon stick, and simmer it for 5 to 10 minutes to make this milk more flavourful.
  • Cool down this milk and remove these cinnamon sticks and ginger pieces with the help of a strainer.
  • In a glass take 6-8 ice cubes, add coffee and top it with flavourful milk.
  • For garnish, rim the serving glass with maple syrup and cinnamon powder.

We know your Halloween is sorted now. You may thank us later!!