Tutti frutti Christmas pies
If you're not a fan of traditional mince pies or just fancy something different, try these with dates, apricots, cranberries and apple
Turkish coffee sour
Serves 2
Easy
Prep:
Cook:
plus cooling
If you love coffee cocktails, try our festive sour. Seasonal favourites like warming cinnamon, aromatic cloves and spiced rum go well with a deep coffee hit
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- 2 tbsp coffeegrounds
- 5 cardamom podsbruised (plus 2 to garnish)
- strip of lemon peel
- 2 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 20g egg whites
- 75ml spiced rum
- 25ml lemon juice
- bitters(optional)
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal100
- fat0.1glow
- saturates0g
- carbs1g
- sugars0.2g
- fibre0g
- protein2g
- salt0.1g
Method
step 1
Put the coffee grounds in a pan with 250ml water. Add the cardamom pods, lemon peel, cloves and cinnamon stick. Bring to the boil, then strain though a sieve lined with 2 pieces of kitchen paper. Leave to cool.
step 2
Pour 50ml of the coffee mixture into a cocktail shaker filled with ice then add the egg white, spiced rum and lemon juice. Shake hard for 1-2 mins then double strain into 2 coupe or martini glasses. Decorate with another cardamom pod and a few drops of bitters if you like.
