Recipes for Homemade Cappuccino

Cappuccino is an Italian coffee drink that is popular the world over. It is prepared with hot milk, espresso and steamed-milk foam. The European cappuccino is different from the US cappuccino because the US cappuccino is generally served as a 12 oz drink, while the european variety is usually a 6 oz drink and there are other differences as well. These drinks are served in porcelain cups which help in better heat retention than a glass or any other cup. Because of its unique flavor and immense popularity, people often make it at home. If you are a coffee lover, here are some mouthwatering instant cappuccino recipes:

Homemade Instant Cappuccino
Ingredients

• 2 cups fat-free skim or 1% low fat milk
• 2 cups strong freshly brewed coffee
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon or grated chocolate

Preparation

• Pour milk in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Put it in the microwave at full power for about 2 minutes.
• Pour the hot milk in a blender container and add sugar.
• Cover the blender container with a vented lid and blend until frothy for about 1 minute.
• Divide the coffee into 4 cups for serving. Top each cup with frothy milk and sprinkle with cinnamon or grated chocolate.

Instant Cappuccino Mix
Ingredients

• ½ to ¾ cup sugar
• ½ cup instant coffee
• 1 cup instant non fat dry milk
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon dried grated orange peel

Preparation

• Mix all the ingredients together well in a blender.
• Let the dust like particles settle down after turning off the blender.
• Use 2 teaspoons per cup of hot water. The cappuccino is ready.

Cappuccino on Ice
Ingredients

• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 ½ cup strong brewed coffee
• ½ cup half-and-half cream (a mixture of half milk and half cream)
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

• Combine coffee and milk in a bowl and whisk.
• Add vanilla and half and half cream in the bowl and whisk until well blended.
• Pour into a glass filled with ice.

Almond Cappuccino
Ingredients

• 4 cups evaporated skim milk
• 2 quarts brewed coffee
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Ingredients

• Mix coffee, milk and sugar in a large saucepan and stir.
• Cook the mixture, stirring continuously until the mixture begins to boil.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the required extracts. Serve hot.

Irish Coffee
Ingredients

• 1 jigger Irish whiskey
• Strong black coffee
• 1 to 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• Whipped cream (chilled)

Preparation

• In a pre-warmed 7 oz coffee cup, put whiskey and sugar.
• Fill up to within 2 inch of top with coffee and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Top to brim with chilled whipped cream such that cream floats on top.
• After you have added the cream, do not stir. Drinking through the cream gives you the true delight of Irish Coffee.

Cappuccino Truffles
Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter, cut into 4 pieces
• 11½ oz milk chocolate pieces
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1½ tablespoons instant espresso or coffee powder
• Cocoa, confectioner's sugar and chopped nuts

Preparation

• Cook milk chocolate pieces, butter, heavy cream and coffee powder in a 2-quart glass container at high heat for 1½ minutes, until all melt.
• Stir smooth and freeze the mixture for about an hour until it gets firm.
• Shape tablespoons of mixture into balls with your hands.
• Roll in chopped nuts, cocoa, etc and refrigerate. The Cappuccino Truffles are ready.

Cappuccino Truffles are delicious and make a good snack combination with coffee. They also make a good after-dinner dessert. The unusual style of drinking Irish coffee through cream makes it unique and popular.

These cappuccino recipes don't take much time to make. When friends arrive without notice, cappuccino coffee drinks can be made ad lib. Try out these recipes and you will surely fall in love with cappuccino.