50+ Friends Club Cookbook
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Cafe Rio
From the Kitchen of: Pepper
Serving Size : 3
Source: Cooking Light, Nov/Dec 1992, page 130
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| 1 cup water |
| 1 tbsp instant coffee granules |
| 3 tbsp. sugar |
| 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa |
| 1 tsp. ground cinnamon |
| 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg |
| 2 cups skim milk |
| Creamy Topping |
| ground cinnamon -- (optional) |
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add coffee granules, stirring to
dissolve. Add sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, and nutmeg; reduce heat to
medium-low, and cook, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add
milk; cook until heated, stirring frequently. (Do not boil.)
Pour mixture into container of an electric blender; cover and process 30 seconds.
Pour 3/4 cup into each of 4 coffee cups; top each with 2 tablespoons Creamy Topping. (Reserve remaining topping for another use).
Yield: 3 cups.
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Sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.
Serve immediately.--------