Kahlua Coffee Recipe | Homemade with Love At Home

This rich and colorfully-flavorful drink has a cultural heritage like no other, beautifully and somewhat mistakenly designed during a relaxed evening in Mexico enjoyed by friends, and created into a confident liquor that holds its own across the globe.

Who knew that when you combine rum, sugar, and Arabica coffee it would result in a luxurious liqueur which is taking the world by storm and elevating drinks and coffees to another level? Now, you can enjoy a touch of elegance at the end of your meal, add it to the brunch menu when inviting friends over, or simply make it to enjoy by yourself as you embrace the afternoon sun that’s trying hard to be seen through the winter chill.  The taste of a Kahlua coffee liqueur is a compliment to every situation.

What Is Kahlua Coffee?

Most people think coffee is ‘just coffee’, but with the variations and exotic ingredients being added to it and blended with it this couldn’t be further from the truth. Essentially a Kahlua coffee is a well-balanced combination of 1 part Kahlua coffee liqueur and 2 parts freshly brewed coffee, with a recommendation of using a light or medium roast.

Thankfully, the one of best coffee brands, Twisted Goat Coffee, has everything you need from strong to medium, light, and even a decaf blend when it comes to roasts, so everyone can enjoy a great-tasting coffee. Let’s take a quick look at the varieties they offer ranging from strongest to least, and their decadent flavor profiles:

Battle Bluff Espresso – A mix of vanilla and cocoa, and a hint of banana bread, the perfect touch to balance the Kahlua taste.

Campfire Medium Dark Roast – The very essence of coziness and the ultimate decadence to add to the end of your meal, it has hints of wild berries, smoke, and toasted almonds.

Adrenaline Junkie Light Roast – Flavors of chocolate, toffee, and currents that will go great during the holiday season.

Untamed Grassland Decaf – Toffee and dried cherries beautifully combined and finished with a delicate cocoa taste to round up the overall flavor.  

Any one of these elegant-tasting brews will bring sophistication to your homemade Kahlua recipes and will be the topic of conversation during after-dinner or lunch drinks.

How To Make Kahlua Coffee (recipe)

With your Kahlua coffee liqueur to hand, and easy-to-follow homemade Kahlua recipes you are ready to make your professional-looking and tasting coffee in the comfort of your home, minus the hefty price tag. The main objective of a great-tasting Kahlua-infused coffee is to use quality ingredients, the rest will take care of itself.

Ingredients

• 2 oz Kahlua Coffee Liqueur
• 4 oz Freshly Brewed Coffee
• Whipped cream and your choice of garnish – chocolate curls, cinnamon, or festive sprinkles
• 6 oz mug (heat-safe) for serving in

Step By Step

Step 1

Add the liqueur to your mug. It can be a heated mug (this keeps the drink hotter for longer)

Step 2

Pour the freshly brewed coffee next, not stirring but rather swirling, this gently melts the two together and the taste is more refined.

Step 3

The next step is where people differ, some like to add a dash of milk to make it a touch cooler ready to drink, others prefer a dollop of cream to add richness to the overall flavor and texture that milk doesn’t have, and then we have the whipped cream enthusiasts.

Whipping the cream beforehand till stiff peaks can turn a humble Kahlua coffee into a gourmet, magazine-looking festive beverage, and even more so if you infused it with a drizzle of caramel or toffee.

Step 4

Lastly, and most importantly if you want to take your hot drink to the next level, is to garnish it with care. It could be soft flakes of chocolate, a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg for a winter spicy bite, or to get the Christmas spirit flowing, serving your friends their coffees with red, green, and white sprinkles. The more the merrier as the saying goes.

Homemade Kahlua recipes are as simple as they are aesthetically beautiful, however, you want them to be, and are easily adapted to suit the occasion, theme, or season. This holiday time why not impress your guests with a few new tastes, and see how a Kahlua coffee liqueur becomes a game changer in your home?

When to serve Kahlua coffee

When we think about staying warm, snug, and wrapped up we don’t often consider a liqueur as a solution, but Kahlua coffee will change your mind and goes perfectly well with a generous packet of ginger biscuits and a roaring fire.

Once you know how to create your own decadent coffees with all the trimmings you don’t need to get dressed into outer winter wear, you won’t need to drive in horrible weather to get to a coffee house or café, and best of all, you can enjoy your favorite caffeine drink at a fraction of the cost. It’s a winning solution all around.

Kahlua Coffee Wrap Up

A final thought on the topic, and certainly not the last, is that while enjoying coffee has become an essential part of people’s lives whether to wake up in the morning, savor after a delicious meal, or create together with friends and family while making memories, you want quality versus quantity.

Don’t buy the biggest, cheapest bag of coffee beans thinking you can get more for your money, the taste will be diluted and nowhere near the flavor you want or deserve. Opt for one of the many Twisted Goat Coffee flavors, you won’t be disappointed, and you have a strength and taste sensation for the whole group to enjoy without compromise.

A great-tasting, well-made cup of coffee can make or break a holiday, can ease tension between people, and is great at setting the tone for a perfect day ahead.