Baking & Cooking with Coffee: Ultimate Coffee Recipe Round Up

Words: Emma Nkunzana

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At Crush, we’re crazy about coffee — not only do we love to drink it, we love baking and cooking with it too. There’s something about the earthy, roasted flavour that adds interest and toasted notes to a dish. Now, coffee is often used in desserts but we think they belong in savoury dishes too… here’s a couple of our favourite coffee recipes.

Savoury with a Kick of Coffee

Marinading or dry-rubbing your proteins with coffee is a great way to add extra flavour and tenderise meats. If you use ground coffee for your morning fix, instead of throwing it out, store it in your spice cabinet and add it to these delicious dishes.

Fillet Steak with Café au Lait Mushroom Sauce

Like cream with your coffee? This velvety café au lait and mushroom sauce pairs perfectly with fillet steak.

Recipe for Fillet Steak with Café au Lait Mushroom Sauce

No-Knead Coffee Cranberry & Walnut Country Loaf

The only thing better than coffee, is this simple no-knead coffee country loaf.

Recipe for No-Knead Coffee Cranberry & Walnut Country Loaf

Coffee & Maple Glazed Bacon

Three titans of flavour come together to create the ultimate bacon flavour bomb.

Recipe for Coffee & Maple Glazed Bacon

Coffee Rubbed Tomahawk

There are steaks… and then there are coffee-rubbed tomahawk steaks. Besides being ridiculously tasty, they just sound cool too.

Recipe for Coffee Rubbed Tomahawk

Coffee & Spiced Rubbed Salmon Tacos

Adding coffee to fish may seem counter-intuitive, luckily salmon is a versatile fish and pairs well with the smoky spicy flavours in this recipe.

Recipe for Coffee & Spiced Rubbed Salmon Taco

Coffee Rub T-Bone with Stuffed Potatoes

This coffee rub brings out a real depth of flavour, you’ll be tempted to throw it on all your meats.

Recipe for Coffee Rub T-Bone with Stuffed Potatoes

Duck Popiah

This popular eastern street food is great for entertaining a crowd, similar to springrolls but much lighter and fresher.

Recipe for Duck Popiah

Pork Ribs with a Sticky Coffee Basting Sauce

Because one rib recipe is never enough, and who knew how well Asian flavours paired with coffee? We did.

R ecipe for Pork Ribs with a Sticky Coffee Bastin g Sauce

Desserts With Coffee

Desserts flavoured with coffee can be absolutely delicious, especially for those who claim not to have a sweet tooth. It’s the perfect harmony of sweet and bitter, giving desserts a new level of sophistication.

Moerkoffie Cookies

Forget about every biscuit you’ve ever had, these moerkoeffie cookies are the ultimate kick of espresso and condensed milk.

Recipe for Moerkoffie Cookies

Doughnuts Filled with Coffee Crème Pâtissière

Nespresso-infused doughnut filling? Now, that’s the what we’re talking about!

Recipe for Doughnuts Filled with Coffee Crème Pâtissière

White Chocolate Muffins with Almond Streusel & Coffee Caramel

We love a good blueberry, but sometimes your muffin needs a hint of white choc and a drizzle of coffee caramel to make some mornings even sweeter.

Recipe for White Chocolate Muffins with Almond Streusel & Coffee Caramel

Tant’ Sannie Melktert Panna Cotta with Coffee Caramel Drizzle

All your faves in one delicious dessert. What more could you want from a coffee recipe?

Recipe for Tant’ Sannie Melktert Panna Cotta with Coffee Caramel Drizzle

After-dinner Espresso Chocolate Truffles

This is an after-dinner indulgence you’re going to want to wow your guests with time and time again!

Recipe for After-dinner Espresso Chocolate Truffles

Cappucino Chocolate Chunk Muffins

Cappucino and chocolate, two of our favourite things in one muffin — serve with coffee for maximum enjoyment.

Recipe for Cappucino Chocolate Chunk Muffins

Coffee Tequila Ice Cream with Smashed Malted Puffs

Meet your new favourite ice cream… the coffee tequila takes it to a whole new indulgent level and amplifies the coffee flavour in the ice cream. As far as the smashed malted puffs go – well, everyone loves those!

Recipe for Coffee Tequila Ice Cream

White Chocolate and Coffee Mousse

This decadent dessert with a lovely light texture will impress your party guests. The coffee gives it a sophisticated flavour and the hazelnuts add crunchy texture.

Recipe for White Chocolate & Coffee Mousse

Coffee Banana Bread with Espresso Whipped Butter

This coffee banana bread with whipped espresso butter is perfect for breakfast, tea, lunch, dinner and midnight snacking.

Recipe for Coffee Banana Bread with Espresso Whipped Butter

Coffee Flapjacks with Mocha Sauce

Pile em’ high and drench with sauce for maximum mocha flavour. The deep and intense chocolaty notes are perfect for the mocha sauce and to give the pancakes with a rich coffee flavour.

Recipe for Coffee Flapjacks with Mocha Sauce