These delicious coffee and cappuccino recipes will make you a hit at your gatherings. With a few ingredients and easy instruction, you can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary!

•     Alcoholic Cappuccino

  • 3 cups of coffee.
    3 cups of half and half.
    4 oz of Creme de Cacao.
    2 oz of rum.
    2 oz of brandy.

    In a suitably sized saucepan, combine all of the ingredients.
    
    Heat, then serve.

•     Amaretto Coffee

  • 1 ½ cups of hot water.
    1 tablespoon of instant coffee crystals.
    ½ cup of amaretto.
    Dessert topping.

    Stir the hot water and instant coffee crystals together.
    Microwave on full power for 3 minutes or until steaming hot.
    Stir in amaretto.
    
    Serve in coffee mugs, topping each with dessert topping.

•     Apricot Iced Coffee

  • ¾ cup of coffee chilled.
    ½ cup of chilled apricot juice.
    1/3 cups of cold milk.
    ½ pt softened vanilla ice cream.
    ½ cup of fresh apricots.

    1. Mix the coffee, milk and apricot nectar together in a bowl.
    2. Add the softened ice cream and beat until smooth.
    3. Blend fresh apricots in a blender until smooth. Pour the apricot mixture into a coffee glass and top with the coffee mixture.

     

•     Caramel Iced Coffee

  • 3 cups of crushed ice or ice cubes.
    1 ½ cups of cold coffee.
    ½ cup of whole milk.
    ½ cup of granulated sugar.
    2 tablespoons of caramel syrup.
    1 teaspoon of chocolate syrup.
    ¼ teaspoon of salt.
    Pinch of vanilla extract.

    In a blender, combine the cold coffee, whole milk, sugar, caramel and chocolate syrups, and salt.
    Blend on medium speed for 20 seconds.
    Add a pinch of vanilla extract and 3 cups of ice. Blend on high speed until the drink is smooth and creamy.
    Serve as desired.

    This recipe yields enough drink for two large servings.

     

•     Creamy Irish Coffee

  • 4 cups of fresh coffee.
    1 cup of whipping cream.
    ½ cup of Irish whiskey.
    ¼ cup of sugar.
    2 tablespoons of Sugar.
    2 tablespoons of Irish whiskey.

    In a saucepan, add 4 cups of strong fresh coffee, ½ cup of Irish whiskey and ¼ cup sugar. Heat up, but do not boil.
    Whip 1 cup of whipping cream until it is light, then beat in 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of whiskey.
    Pour the coffee into coffee mugs and spoon the cream on top.
    Serve.