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Mexican Coffee

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

3/4 cup (4 jiggers) coffee-flavored liqueur
4 teaspoons firmly packed dark brown sugar, or to taste
3 cups freshly brewed strong coffee
Lightly sweetened whipped cream to taste
Cinnamon for garnish

Preparation

  1. In each of four 8-ounce mugs, combine 3 tablespoons (1 jigger) of the liqueur and 1 teaspoon of the brown sugar, divide the coffee, heated if necessary, among the mugs, and stir the drinks until the sugar is dissolved. Top each drink with a dollop of the whipped cream and sprinkle the whipped cream with the cinnamon.

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