Drinks BY: PUBLISHED: 03/20/2019  UPDATED: 01/14/2024

Spanish Coffee

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Treat yourself to something strong and sweet. This Spanish coffee is just that!

A deliciously sweet and strong Spanish coffee, try this recipe. It is done in no time and only needs a handful of ingredients.

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So get your machine going and make a strong café solo to create this delicious Spanish coffee! Because you only need a handful of ingredients to get this delicious dessert coffee. So, are you ready to learn how easy it is to make Spanish coffee? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

To make this coffee drink you need the following ingredients:

  • 1 cup of hot café solo
  • 50ml Licor 43 or another sweet liquor like Grand Marnier
  • 1 cup of lightly whipped cream
  • Cocoa or cinnamon powder

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

Ingredients for making Spanish coffee with Licor 43 and cream.

How To Make Spanish Coffee

  1. This is such an easy recipe. Start with whipping up the cream with 1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar. Whip the cream just firm.
  2. Do not overwhip or you will get a buttery consistency.
  3. Warm the glass you can do this by pouring some hot water into the glass and swirling it around. Remove the water and dry the glass.
  4. Then pour the Licor 43 into the glass and make a hot café solo to pour over the top. The Licor 43 and coffee will mix.
  5. Take a spoon and gently pour the whipped cream on top of the coffee. Decorate with some cocoa or cinnamon.

Spanish coffee in a glass. A great dessert treat. If you love a sweet coffee you should try this coffee recipe.

Delicious Spanish Coffee Recipe

Funnily enough, what we might call Spanish coffee is called cappuccino in Spain, and what we would call a cappuccino is called café con Leche.

Ordering Coffee In Spain

  • Café solo – which is the Spanish equivalent of espresso. It is usually a very small cup
  • Café con Leche – is espresso in a big cup and hot whipped milk. One of the most popular ways to drink coffee in Spain
  • Cortado or cafe manchado is a single espresso in a small cup with about a tablespoon of whipped milk on top
  • Leche manchada – is coffee-flavored milk. More than half is milk with a bit of coffee. You can find this type of coffee in the South of Spain
  • Café bonbon – is a Spanish specialty. It starts with a layer of sweet condensed milk, then espresso, and is topped with whipped milk. It is also served without the hot whipped milk
  • Leche y Leche – this means milk and milk is no coffee drink. It is similar to a café bonbon but doesn’t contain any coffee. It is a mix of sweet condensed milk and hot whipped milk. The condensed milk to hot milk ratio is 1:1
  • Café con hielo – is espresso and a glas of ice cubes. When you receive the café solo you pour it on top of the ice and drink it straight away. It is usually popular in the summer
  • Café bonbon con hielo – is the same as a café bonbon but includes ice cubes to cool down. Another popular summer drink
  • Café Desafinado – if you do not want to drink caffeine just order this cafe Desafinado which means decaffeinated coffee

As you can see no coffee is made with whipped cream other than when you order a cappuccino in Spain. However, the funny thing is that in countries outside of Spain, Spanish coffee is really popular and made like this.

Spanish coffee with whipped cream. Easy to make in no time.

More Coffee Recipes

If you love coffee then you can find more coffee recipes here:

Delicious Spanish coffee with whipped cream in a glass. Ready to be served as dessert after dinner.

Have fun with this sweet Spanish coffee recipe!

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Spanish coffee

Spanish Coffee

Serves: 1 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 0 minutes

A deliciously sweet and strong Spanish coffee, try this recipe. It is done in no time and only needs a handful of ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of hot café solo
  • 50 ml Licor 43 or another sweet liquor like Gran Marnier
  • 1 cup of lightly whipped cream
  • Cocoa or cinnamon powder

Instructions

  1. Whip the cream with 1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar. Whip the cream just firm
  2. Warm the glass with hot water and swirl it around. Remove the water and dry the glass
  3. Pour the Licor 43 into the glass and make a hot café solo to pour over the top
  4. Take a spoon and gently spoon the whipped cream on top of the coffee. Decorate with some cocoa or cinnamon

Notes

Do not over whip or you will get a buttery consistency.

Nutrition facts

Calories: 370; Fat: 23g; Carbs: 2.2g; Protein: 2g;

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    Fiona Manoon

    03/28/2019 at 8:49 am

    Thank you so much for sharing recipes.Great blog!!!

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