Christmas Blend | the modern barista

Coffee glazed hazelnut cookies

December 20, 2019 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas, happy almost new year and all of that. I have been quiet over here for a while, and I do apologize for that. life has been busy, but I have also been on a total body reset. I will talk more about this later, but for now… let’s talk about cookies!

On facebook or instagram, I saw an ad for a cookie contest put on by Peanut Butter and Co., and even though I am on a strict no sugar, no anything diet, I really wanted to enter this. I miss cooking, I miss creating recipes, I miss photographing food. So here we are.. introducing coffee glazed hazelnut cookies….

homemade kahlúa using Starbucks VIA

December 23, 2015 by jocelyn 1 Comment

I created this recipe in 2013 using Italia Roast Via, but once I got my hands on this years Christmas blend, I knew I wanted to re-create it.

I love coffee cocktails, my favorite being a black russian, so making a homemade kahlúa was an obvious choice. I also use kahlúa in quite a bit of my dessert recipes, so it has become a staple in my kitchen. Bottles of homemade kahlúa also make a great hostess gift!

Because this recipe uses Starbucks Via, this recipe is quick and easy. You can use any type of Via you’d like, but Italian is my go to, but the Christmas blend is so delightful :)…

Chocolate Orange Christmas Blend Coffee

December 9, 2015 by jocelyn 1 Comment

My friend Melody asked me to scan some documents for her, and in the midst was this Starbucks recipe pamphlet from Christmas 2001. It has four recipes using Starbucks Christmas blend and Starbucks brewing equipment (which is no longer). I remember back in the day the Utopia and I still have my Barista machine. Still going strong, and I feel it might last forever.

I am going to highlight some of these old recipes, and give them a little update. I’ll post the original scans below the jump so you can see this little piece of Starbucks past.

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