Cowboy Coffee Bar

Preparing the coffee in a large pan and allowing it to sit for 15 minutes before straining the grounds mimics the way cowboys once made coffee over an open fire. Pour the brew into a carafe, and set it out with the bourbon and whipped cream for guests to help themselves.

Yield: 10 servings (serving size: about 3/4 cup coffee, 1 tablespoon bourbon, and 1 tablespoon whipped cream)

Ingredients

• 12  cups  water
• 2  cups  dark roast coffee, coarsely ground
• 1/2  cup  powdered nondairy creamer
• 1/3  cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4  cup  sugar
• 1  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/8  teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 10  tablespoon  bourbon
• 10  tablespoon  fat-free commercial whipped cream (such as Reddi-Wip)

Preparation

1. Bring 12 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add coffee grounds to pan. Remove from heat; let stand 15 minutes or until coffee grounds sink to bottom of pan. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a large saucepan.

2. Combine creamer and next 4 ingredients (through pepper). Add to pan, stirring with a whisk. Serve coffee mixture with bourbon and whipped cream.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

81 (10% from fat)

Fat:

0.9g (sat 0.4g,mono 0.3g,poly 0.1g)

Protein:

0.7g

Carbohydrate:

9g

Fiber:

1.1g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.5mg

Sodium:

18mg

Calcium:

18mg