Coffee isn't always a drink

While coffee is widely known to be a drink, it is also one of an ingredient that you can use for cooking. Coffee is not one of the 14 major food allergens, it also has a naturally bold, bitter flavor that enhances the richness of red meats and pork, that's why there are a lot of recipes out there that have coffee in them. In fact, before learning how to brew coffee, east African tribes mixed coffee berries with animal fat and consumed it as food.

Most recipes use strongly brewed coffee, and unless the instructions specify hot coffee, allow the brew to cool to room temperature before using it in your dishes. You can use coffee in pretty much any stage to cook, from coffee beans to coffee grounds. There are some tips for using coffee in your cooking, such as a bold French roast with a sauce that has coffee will give beef a deep, rich flavor, etc. You can get all creative with your coffee in the kitchen, but here we have 10 examples of meals, snacks, and treats you can make using coffee: Coffee baked beans, Coffee cake, Coffee mole, Coffee ice cream, Coffee-rubbed steak, Tiramisu, Coffee beef stew, Coffee crème caramel.