Buttercream Biscuits with Cold Drip Coffee
Want to make a special cake out of cranberry biscuits? That’s possible with this delicious recipe from vera thuis. Vera is zero waste chef who makes the most unique recipes. These buttercream biscuits, made with our Yirgacheffe cold drip coffee can be considered real art and are quite easy to make! Yirgacheffe is an unwashed coffee, with a portion of the flesh remaining around the bean while drying. This gives the coffee a very pronounced fruity character. These buttercream biscuits are perfect as desert or with coffee (our Batavia Dutch Coffee that is!). A true treat for when having visitors over or during a special occasion. Want to know how to turn butter biscuits into a delicious cake, then read on!
What do you need for these buttercream biscuits
For 4 to 5 people:
- 1 box Verduijns Butter Biscuits with cranberries
- 100 grams of unsalted butter
- 20 grams of white bastard sugar
- 2.5 grams of vanilla powder
- 5 grams of ground cinnamon powder
- 40 ml Yirgacheffe coffee from Batavia Dutch Coffee
- 1 pomegranate (for garnish)
How to make these Buttercream Biscuits?
STEP 1 Let the butter come to room temperature.
STEP 2 Beat the butter white with sugar, vanilla powder, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. This can be done with a guard or hand mixer.
STEP 3 Spatula or mix the Yirgacheffe coffee through it.
STEP 4 Cover a creamy biscuit and put one on top of it. Repeat this process with 5 cookies. Make sure all layers are well filled. The top cookie also spreads with cream.
STEP 5 Let the cakes rise in the cooling.
STEP 6 Use pomegranate pies to garnish. You can also use raspberries or black currants!
TIP 1. Do you like a firmer coffee flavor add more coffee. If you like more cinnamon or vanilla then add more.
TIP 2. Take a glass of iced Yirgacheffe with your buttercream biscuits to enhance the spice flavor.
Enjoy!
Caribbean Ice Coffee with rum and Yirgacheffe
Looking forward to summer? Long evenings on a terrace, delicious afternoons on the beach, sunny mornings in the garden? Sounds perfect doesn’t it? However, warm days like these can make you feel like longing for something refreshing like a nice cold glass of coffee! But how to turn that glass of ice cold coffee into something a little bit more special like a tasty dessert or a tasty cocktail? A tropical cocktail cannot be skipped in the line of delicious cocktails already shown with Batavia Dutch Coffee (see the rest of the recipes for more). That’s why Culinea.nl made this delicious Caribbean Ice Coffee with Yirgacheffe, rum and whipped cream! This Caribbean ice coffee is a cocktail that will taste delicious on a hot summer evening after a dinner. Nice with a tropical spark of the brown rum. Just take a few hours in advance to make this Caribbean ice cream because the cold drip coffee must be frozen. This cocktail is guaranteed an absolute hit this summer! Curious about this delicious recipe? Read on!
What do you need?
- 1 bottle (350 ml) Batavia Dutch Coffee Yirgacheffe
- 60 ml dark rum
- 4 tablespoons agave syrup
- 200 ml whipped cream
- 2 tablespoons of vanilla sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder
- 1 bar of mocha coffee powder
How to make this Caribbean Ice Coffee?
STEP 1 Pour the Yirgacheffe cold drip coffee into an ice cube mold and put it in the freezer for about two hours.
STEP 2 Stir the whipped cream (not very stiff) together with the vanilla sugar and ginger powder.
STEP 3 Just before serving, remove the coffee ice cubes from the freezer. Put the ice cubes in the blender.
STEP 4 Add dark rum and agave syrup and mix it all together.
STEP 5 Pour the cold frozen coffee mixture into two cocktail glasses.
STEP 6 Spoon the whipped cream on top and sprinkle it with some mocha coffee powder.
Cheers!
Delicious Granité Ice Cream with Yirgacheffe Coffee
Feel like making something extra special? Then try this recipe for granite ice cream! A super tasty ice cream cocktail with Yirgacheffe coffee, gin and tonic. Yirgacheffe is an unwashed coffee, with a portion of the flesh remaining around the bean while drying. This gives the coffee a very pronounced fruity character. Yirgacheffe belongs to the Mixed Heirloom variety. This recipe was developed by Vera Home, from veratuis.com. She develops zero waste recipes. You can also find her at circulargastronomy.com!
What do you need?
For six persons you’ll need:
- 400 gr of sugar
- 400 ml of tonic
- 60 ml Bobby’s Schiedam Dry Gin
- 1 lime
- 100 ml Batavia Dutch Coffee Yirgacheffe
How to make Granité ice cream
STEP 1: Put the sugar with an equal amount of water in a deep-bottomed pan. Let the sugar slowly dissolve in the water, on low heat.
STEP 2: Allow the sugar to cook for 1 minute after it is completely dissolved. Then take the sugar water off the heat and let it cool down.
STEP 3: Mix the tonic water with the sugar water and place it in the refrigerator for 12 hours or leave it there overnight.
STEP 4: Afterwards, add the gin, the juice and lime to the mixture.
STEP 5: Pour the mixture into a bowl and place it in the freezer. Let it sit for about half an hour.
STEP 6: Stir well with a fork to loosen all frozen pieces, return to the freezer and repeat every half hour until everything is fully crystallized. This can take about 3 hours.
STEP 7: Serve the granite in cocktail glasses with a shot of Yirgacheffe of Batavia Dutch Coffee.
Tip! If you want a different citrus dimension in the granite, take a Bergamot lemon instead of lime.
Enjoy!
Coffee Bavarois with Yirgacheffe: A Batavia Coffee Recipe
Make this delicious coffee bavarois with our Yirgacheffe coffee. Bavarois is a spongy pudding, made with gelatine and egg. A beautiful and nice dessert! The Yirgacheffe is an unwashed coffee, with a part of the pulp still attached to the bean while drying. This gives the coffee a vigorous, fruity character. The Yirgacheffe belongs to the mixed Heirloom variety. The coffee bavarois is not too sweet and has a mild coffee flavour. If you like it to be sweeter, you can try using more sugar in the whipped cream. Without further ado, this is how you can make coffee bavarois with Yirgacheffe yourself! A special thanks to culinea.nl for the recipe.
What do you need?
- 350ml of Batavia Yirgacheffe coffee
- 3 leaves of gelatin
- 350ml of whipped cream
- 100gr of cane sugar
- 1 shot of coffee liqueur
- 1 egg white
- 1 bag of mocha instant coffee
- Mocha beans
How to make Coffee Bavarois?
Step 1: Place the gelatin leaves in a bowl with cold water. Let them sit until soft and moist, then take them out and firmly squeeze them. Place them on a platter with a splash of coffee and heat for 15 seconds in the microwave, until the gelatin leaves are melted into the coffee.
Step 2: Put the rest of the coffee in a bowl and mix with gelatin through it with a whisk. Place the mixture in the fridge. Check up on the mixture once in a while.
Step 3: Beat the whipped cream and add sugar. Whisk until stiff. Mix the egg with the whipped cream and place in back into the fridge.
Step 4: If the coffee is starting to become a thick liquid substance than mix it through the whipped cream with a spatula.
Step 5: Before serving you can decorate the cup by adding mocha powder and a coffee bean on top of the Bavarois.
Enjoy!
Yirgacheffe gin tonic with mango and lemon
Gin tonic is the favourite cocktail for many. By adding Yirgacheffe to the mix a refreshing and surprising cocktail arises. The Yirgacheffe gin and tonic with mango is something you absolutely have to try. Yirgacheffe is a fruity and complex coffee that is well appreciated by the specialty coffee lover. The Yirgacheffe bean is named after a world-famous coffee region in Ethiopia. The coffee grows at an altitude between 1850 and 2000 meters. Yirgacheffe belongs to the Mixed Heirloom variety. The Yirgacheffe is an unwashed coffee, with part of the pulp still attached to the bean while drying. The coffee has a very pronounced fruity character. Giving it a very good taste, combined with fruit. So, we are keen to do in this recipe! The mango and lemon leaves make this special gin and tonic perfect! Don’t feel like consuming alcohol? You can also make a delicious mocktail variation! Without further ado, this is how you can make a Yirgacheffe gin and tonic with mango and lemon yourself! Also, check out our other recipes here!
What do you need?
For the mocktail:
- 200ml of tonic
- 50ml of Yirgacheffe
- Slices of mango
- Lemon leaves
- Ice cubes
For the cocktail:
- 50 ml Gin
How to make this Gin tonic?
Step 1: Pour the tonic and Yirgacheffe in a glass with ice cubes
Step 2: Cut a couple of slices of the mango and add these, together with the lemon leaves, to the coffee
Step 3: For the alcoholic cocktail, add gin to the mix.
Gin and tonic
Gin is made with juniper. Additionally, “botanicals” are added to the mix, such as: licorice, coriander, angelica and cinnamon. Every gin has its own composition and taste. Gin itself however, is rarely drunk pure. The combination with tonic is the most popular. Gin and tonic is a mix that people have been drinking for centuries. The combination with Yirgacheffe provides a refreshing twist!
Enjoy!