31 Coffee Desserts So You Can Have Your Cup and Eat It Too
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Some coffee desserts have just a touch—a teaspoon or so of espresso granules or a little pour from theFrench pressto deepen the flavor ofchocolateor toasted nuts. But these recipes are for true coffee lovers, and in these cakes, cookies, doughnuts,puddings, ice creams, andpies, the coffee is really the star. With backup singers like molasses and rum, or mascarpone and fluffy whipped cream, these coffee desserts would make for a memorable finish at your next dinner party or family gathering. Feel free tobrew a fresh potto serve on the side.
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Brown-Butter Pecan Pie With Rum and Espresso
Thanksgiving pieswelcome a little experimentation, and we found that adding brown butter and instant espresso transforms pecan pie into one of our favorite coffee desserts. The coffee (along with a touch of rum) cuts the sweetness ofthe classic—this version may become your new Thanksgiving tradition.
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Fluffy Coffee and Walnut Cake With Mocha Buttercream
This recipe adds a silky mocha frosting to the classic British cake. If you really want to lean into the coffee flavors, you canbrush the cake layerswith an easy coffee-and-amaro syrup for extra moisture.
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Frozen Iced Coffee With Coffee Jelly
Build this delightful layered dessert with wiggly coffee jelly, luscious vanilla whipped cream, and frozen coffee that’s sweetened with chocolate syrup.
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Tiramisu Bundt Cake
If you’ve ever wondered why morecoffee cakesdon’t taste like coffee, this make-ahead buttermilk cake with swirled mascarpone and a crunchy coffee-soaked exterior is for you.
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Pressure-Cooker Espresso and Toasted Almond Flan
Toasty almonds add great texture to this creamy flan, which gets a layer of espresso caramel on top.
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Espresso Chocolate Sablés
Considering adding some newcookie recipesto your holiday repertoire? These deeply coffee-flavored sablés from baking expert Dorie Greenspan just need a glass of milk on the side.
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Molasses Sandwich Cookies With Coffee Cream
将咖啡粉添加到饼干面团the filling packs these cinnamon-spiced cookies with roasty flavor.
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Coffee Doughnuts With Coffee Glaze
If you’ve ever had a cup of coffee with a fresh doughnut, you know just how good this flavor combo is.
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Coffee Parfait With Dark Chocolate
This frozen dessert pairs a mix of instant coffee and coffee liqueur with chocolate; you can sub in orange liqueur for a slightly citrusy flavor.
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3-Ingredient Frozen Mud Pie
This is one of those easy desserts that looks impressive; all you need to make it is astore-bought pie crust, chopped semisweet chocolate, and two pints of coffee ice cream.
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Photo by Davide Luciano11/31
Coffee Malteds
These toasty, chewy cookies recall amalted shake, thanks to a touch of malted milk powder in the dough. You can use ground coffee or instant coffee in this recipe.
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Coffee S’mores Pie
Coffee deepens the chocolate flavor in the rich ganache filling of thismeringue-topped pie.
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The Dude
This dessert combines coffee with cream and vodka for a frozen take on the creamyWhite Russiancocktail.
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Stracciatella Tortoni Cake With Espresso Fudge Sauce
You may want to double the recipe for the espresso fudge sauce—you’re going to want to drizzle it on everything.
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Quick Chocolate Swirl Tiramisu
This cheater’s version oftiramisucombines mascarpone cream and espresso-infused chocolate for a faster take on the dish that’s—shhhh!—maybe even better than the original.
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No-Churn Hazelnut Espresso Ice Cream
This creamy dessert, flavored with toasty hazelnuts and strong coffee or espresso, really shines when seasoned with a teaspoon of smoked sea salt. This one’s worthy of your fanciest dessert cups.
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Coffee Coffee Coffee Cake
This sour cream cake gets its coffee flavor from a trio of ingredients: strong brewed coffee, coffee liqueur, and instant espresso powder.
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Opera Cake
This intricate dessert is layered with espresso buttercream and dark chocolate ganache. Read more about it in our guide tocake recipes, then consider making one for your next special occasion.
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Coffee-Hazelnut Biscotti
Dunk these crisp, nutty cookies in amaro, bourbon, or a big glass of cold milk. These keep well, so they’re ideal forboxing up and shippingto friends and family over the holidays.
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Swirl Spice Cake
This isn’t quite yourclassic coffee cake: the flavorful swirl in the center combines buttery pecans with ground coffee, dried orange peel, cardamom, and fennel.
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Irish Coffee Sundaes
This dessert fromGourmethas a double shot of coffee: it’s in the store-bought ice cream, and it’s in the crispy candy on top. Drizzle it all with a luscious Irish whiskey caramel sauce.
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Tiramisu
This classic is one of our favoritemake-ahead dessertsfor a dinner party, and it’s a great reason to always keep Italian ladyfingers on hand.
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Tiramisu Yule Log
Gingerbread housesaren’t the only fun holiday project to consider this year. This rolled cake brings everyone’s favorite flavors to the bûche de Noël format.
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Mocha Egg Cream
Take a frothyegg cream, add a little caffeinated punch, and you’ve got one of our favorite drinkable desserts of all time.
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Tiramisu Granita
Homemade or store-boughtcold-brewconcentrate gives this refreshing take on tiramisu its bold coffee flavor. Sift a little cocoa powder on top just before diving in.
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Pecan-Mocha Meringues
You’ll need instant espresso powder, brown sugar, cocoa powder, andcream of tartarto make these crunchy cookies—plusegg whitesand pecans.
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Brown Sugar and Espresso Panna Cotta
Instead of fussing with individual ramekins, make this coffee panna cotta in one big baking dish.
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Buckwheat Banana Cake with Yogurt-Espresso Frosting
An espresso-spiked Greek yogurt topping finishes this cake with a flourish of tangy, creamy sweetness.Banana breadhas never been so glam.
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Cappuccino Brownies
Lots ofbrownie recipeslean on a touch of coffee to deepen the chocolate flavor. But here, white chocolate ganache mimics the look of steamed-milk foam on the top of a cappuccino.
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Chocolate Pudding With Espresso Whipped Cream
Homemade whipped creamis always great. But adding espresso powder makes it an even better partner for chocolate pudding.
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Spiced Coffee Affogato With Vanilla Ice Cream
Some of our best coffee desserts are truly simple. For this one, you'll just top coldvanilla ice creamwith a sprinkle of cinnamon and cardamom and douse the whole thing in espresso.
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