2016 Food Trends – Coffee Flavored Foods and Beverages
How many of you enjoy a good cup of coffee? I know I do! Let’s take that question a little bit further. How many of you enjoy coffee flavored foods and beverages? Yup, I can say yes to that one too!
The Food Channel listed that one of the top food trends for the year 2016 is coffee flavored food and beverages, a trend that I’m absolutely enjoying! Let’s take a look at some of the great coffee flavored items that you can currently find out in the retail marketplace.
Coco Joy Coffee Flavored Coconut Milk
Coco Joy has put a twist on the traditional coconut milk adding coffee flavoring to enhance your taste buds. Coco Joy Coconut Milk contains no dairy, lactose, soy, gluten or casein. Available in Chocolate, Coffee and Banana – Coco Joy Coffee Flavored Coconut Milk.
Colman’s Coffee BBQ Dry Rub (recipe below)
Colman’s Coffee BBQ Dry Rub gives a whole new meaning to “sugar & spice and everything nice.” This Colman’s Mustard seasoning made of coffee, brown sugar, Colman’s Dry Mustard Powder and other spices is perfect for meats, fish, veggies, and even adds a boost of flavor to popcorn.
Coffee Blended Chobani Yogurt
This treat is another that you could easily enjoy instead of an afternoon latte. The yogurt base is a creamy, rich coffee flavor for that little something sweet that makes the afternoon a tiny bit better. Contains only natural ingredients that are not genetically modified, no artificial flavors or sweeteners and no preservatives.
Blue Diamond Oven Roasted Cafe Mocha Flavored Almonds
Blue Diamond combined three flavor favorites into one delicious snack—real coffee, rich chocolate, and the nutty crunch of oven-roasted almonds. Grab a handful for a pick-me-up boost of rich coffee flavor, sweet chocolate, and the crunch of Blue Diamond® almonds. Keep a bag on hand for an anytime snack your body will love.
Colman’s Coffee BBQ Dry Rub Recipe
1/3 cup Garlic Powder
1 1/2 tbsp Cumin, ground
2 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
1 tbsp Cayenne
¼ cup Colman’s mustard powder
1/4 cup Cinnamon or canella, ground
2 cup La Colombe Decaf. Espresso, ground
1 1/2 cup Salt, kosher
1/2 cup Black Pepper, ground
Mix all together in a bowl and store in a sealed jar in a cool, dry place. To use, rub on meat, fish or vegetable and let sit for at least 3 hours for meat, or 30 minutes for fish or vegetables.
Now that I shared some of my favorite coffee flavored food and beverages with all of you…I would like to hear about the ones that you enjoy. Got any favorites? Oh yeah, not on the list above…I make a delicious homemade coffee-flavored ice cream during the summer months with my ice cream maker. Oh my gosh, that is super good too!
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Disclaimer: Shelly H. received a few complimentary samples of some of the items featured in this foodie blog post. No monetary compensation was received. Regardless, Shelly’s thoughts, opinions and words are 100% her own. Your thoughts may differ.