Authentic Caramel Macchiato at Home

To make your Caramel Macchiato at home have a more true coffeehouse feel, try Caramel Macchiato flavored COFFEE-MATE® from the Café Collection. Add a touch of caramel syrup to the bottom of the cup before you pour the coffee. Heat and whip or froth the Coffee-mate before you add to the cup, and then top with a few chocolate shavings. For a sugar-free alternative try the new Sugar Free Caramel Macchiato flavor instead.

English Dessert Tip

When I was in England, coffee was served after a 5 course meal with candied gooseberries. The sweetness and bitterness were amazing together. It really brought out the full flavors of both elements.

Extra Flavored Foam

Heat up your favorite Coffee-mate flavor, try Café Latte from the Café Collection, in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Then whisk vigorously to make an absolutely delicious foam!

World Café Tip

Yemen coffee is still grown as it was 500 years ago, on terraces on the sides of semi-arid mountains and naturally dried. Because no chemicals are used in its production, it is truly organic.

Parisian Café Tip

If you want regular coffee in France, make sure to ask for Café American. If you just order Café, you will get espresso.

Vienna Coffee Tip

The Viennese add a bit of cinnamon to their typically stronger coffee to mellow out the bitterness. So if you ever buy a new type of coffee and find it to be too bitter for your liking, try this tip instead of tossing it and you may be pleasantly surprised.

Eastern Culture Tip

Asian cultures infuse their coffee with herbs to promote vitality. These types of drinks are not seen as energizers for the caffeine, but for the herbal additives.

Italian Treat Tip

For an Italian style dessert, add a shot of espresso (or coffee with Coffee-mate!) over your favorite flavor of gelato or ice cream. This is called affogato style.

How to Use Turkish Coffee Pot

First, a Turkish Coffee It looks like a copper-colored mini saucepan with a wide base and narrow opening. Brew the grounds with water on a stovetop, then strain out the grounds for a thick, fully-loaded coffee experience.

Cold Thai Coffee: Secret Ingredients

If sweet coffee is your thing, then Thailand is your place. Thai coffee has a touch of chicory, much like Parisian coffee, and it is usually sold cold, mixed with coconut milk and sugar. It is like dessert in a coffee cup.

Iced Coffee Tip

After you put ice in a glass and before pouring hot coffee over the ice,
place a metal spoon in the glass in order to prevent the cup from breaking!

Drip Brewing Tip

Always pour cold water in a drip brewer, never use hot water.

Coffee Serving Tip

Prepared coffee in a pot, sitting on the burner will be scalded very quickly, changing the taste dramatically. It’s a little known fact that most coffeehouses will pour the coffee out after it has been on the burner for only 20 minutes.

Keep Your Iced Coffee Strong

Use coffee ice cubes instead of putting ice cubes in your coffee. Brew a fresh pot of coffee, let cool to about room temperature and then pour some of the coffee into some ice trays and freeze. Now, when the cubes melt, your coffee will not become watered down.

How Much Ground Coffee to Use?

Brewing coffee begins with using the correct amount of coffee. Start with 2.5 to 3 tablespoons of medium ground coffee per 8 ounce cup.

Coffeehouse Treats

Enjoy your coffee even more with freshly baked treats that compliment your favorite coffee and COFFEE-MATE flavor. Try baking sticky buns, blueberry muffins, and scones. Invite some friends over to your “café” and enjoy catching up.

D-I-Y Coffee Bar

Set up a coffee bar for your next brunch. Freshly brewed coffee and a variety of Coffee-mate flavors for your friends to create a cup just the way they like it. For a little extra fun, use chocolate curls, cinnamon sticks and sugar sprinkles for garnish.

Grind Pre-ground Coffee

When you don't have whole beans on-hand, use the grinder to more finely grind pre-ground coffee. It releases the oils and flavor, making it stronger and more fresh as if ground from whole bean coffee.

Bring Your Coffeehouse Home

Buy a big coffee mug that is brightly colored or pattered with a cool design, like they use at coffeehouses. It’s fun thing to look forward to each morning when you’re reaching for your special mug.