Cinnamon Moka Pot Coffee Recipe
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If you love a good, strong cup of coffee, then you need to make coffee in a Moka Pot. Moka pot coffee is honestly the most robust cup of coffee I have ever had, and I’m not mad about it.
Since moving to Spain, I’ve had to figure out how to work many different types of appliances and kitchen gadgets all over again. Things I took for granted back home are very new and different here. But one thing is for sure, making my morning cup of Joe in a Moka pot is the best way to kickstart my day.
What Is A Moka Pot?
It’s a manual coffee maker invented by an Italian man in the 1930s. It’s actually named after a town in Yemen that was known for its rich coffee culture. It’s a tall, stand-alone coffee maker that was originally made out of aluminum. I believe most are not made mostly of stainless steel. You heat it on your stovetop instead of plugging it in. It’s a non-electric contraption that lets you make coffee over almost any heat source.
Why You Should Use A Moka Pot
Simply put, it makes great coffee. When I tried my first cup, I was actually a bit caught off guard by how strong the coffee tasted. But after a few tries, I was hooked, and you will be too. And the great part is, you can add any spices you like if you enjoy flavored coffees. It’s a great way to make homemade pumpkin spice lattes with the actual spices instead of sugar-riddled syrups.
How To Make Coffee In A Moka Pot
The below graphic should give you a general idea of how the Moka pot works. It’s a very simple setup that can be set up and on the stove in under a minute once you know what you’re doing. It takes no more time to set this up than it does to make coffee in a coffee maker, but the flavor is ten times better.
How Much Coffee To Use In A Mocha Pot
The idea is to fill up the coffee basket. That said, if that amount is truly too much for you if the coffee is too strong that way, you can certainly add less. But to make it true to form, you’ll want to fill it up, level it off, wipe down the edges, and set it into the bottom half of the pot. You do not have to press the coffee into the basket.
Stovetop Espresso Maker
Yes, you can make espresso with a Moka pot as long as it’s not ground as finely as espresso is normally ground. While a Moka pot cannot provide the pressure needed to make a true espresso, it’s the closest you can get to making espresso without an espresso machine. The process is the same.
What Type Of Coffee Grind Should You Use In A Moka Pot?
Use a fine-ground coffee, but never as fine as espresso. You want about the same grind as beach sand. You can go a little bigger, but not smaller.
Moka Pot Safety Tip
If you have an induction stovetop, make sure your Moka pot is stainless steel, not aluminum. Make sure it is induction-compatible or use an adapter.
Cinnamon Moka Pot Coffee Ingredients
Fine-ground coffee – But never as finely ground as espresso.
Ground cinnamon – No added sugar.
Water – Any filtered drinking water that doesn’t taste like chlorine.
Pure vanilla extract – optional.
How To Use A Moka Pot To Make Cinnamon Moka Pot Coffee
Unscrew the top from the bottom. Tip the bottom over to remove the coffee basket. Fill the bottom almost all the way up with water, making sure to leave enough room at the top to accommodate the coffee basket when it’s inserted.
Fill the coffee basked with coffee. Do not press the coffee down.
If using spices, sprinkle them on top or mix them into the coffee. Either way works. You can also omit them completely.
Place the coffee basket into the bottom half of the Moka pot. Then screw on the top of the Moka pot, and set the pot on your stovetop.
Heat Control
Controlling the heat under your Moka pot is critical to making a pot of coffee that doesn’t taste burnt.
- Bring the water to a boil over high heat, leaving the lid open.
- The very moment the coffee comes up and over the spout, reduce the heat by half.
- Control the heat in a way that allows the coffee to spill gently over the top of the spout without it sputtering or producing copious amounts of bubbles. You want it to overflow, not sputter or spray. This can take a bit of practice, but you’ll get it pretty quickly.
- Once the majority of coffee has come out of the pot, you can remove it from the heat. Leaving it on the heat for too long will burn your coffee. It’s okay if a small amount of water is left behind in the bottom.
Slowly pour your coffee into a cup from the Moka pot. Pouring too quickly will cause it to spill down the side of the pot.
Add whatever you want to your coffee and it’s ready to go.
Storage
Store any leftover coffee in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Reheating
Do not reheat coffee in a Moka pot. Do this in a pot on the stovetop or in a microwave.
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Cinnamon Moka Pot Coffee Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Moka pot
Ingredients
- 1 full Moka pot coffee basket of coffee (The exact amount will depend on the size of your Moka pot. fill it up without packing it down.)
- ⅓ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 cup water (Or however much fills the size Moka pot you have with a little room left at the top.)
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Unscrew the top from the bottom. Tip the bottom over to remove the coffee basket. Fill the bottom almost all the way up with water, making sure to leave enough room at the top to accommodate the coffee basket when it's inserted.
- Fill the coffee basked with coffee.
- If using spices, sprinkle them on top or mix them into the coffee. Either way works. Or you can omit them completely.
- Place the coffee basket into the bottom half of the Moka pot. Then screw on the top of the Moka pot, and set the pot on your stovetop.
Heat Control
- Bring the water to a boil over high heat, leaving the lid open.The very moment the coffee comes up and over the spout, reduce the heat by half.Control the heat in a way that allows the coffee to spill gently over the top of the spout without it sputtering or producing copious amounts of bubbles. You want it to overflow, not sputter or spray. This can take a bit of practice, but you'll get it pretty quickly.Once the majority of coffee has come out of the pot, you can remove it from the heat. Leaving it on the heat for too long will burn your coffee. It's okay if a small amount of water is left behind in the bottom.
- Slowly pour your coffee into a cup from the Moka pot. Pouring too quickly will cause it to spill down the side of the pot.
- Add whatever you want to your coffee and it's ready to go.
Notes
Nutrition
