Oma’s Holiday Spiced Coffee Recipe

This post was created in collaboration with The Folger Coffee Company.
All opinions and stories are my own.

If you love spiced coffee for the holidays, my Oma’s Holiday Spiced Coffee recipe is sure to get you into a festive mood!

Growing up as a child, my grandmother’s kitchen was always a safe haven. It was a place of comfort, laughter, and too many wonderful memories to count.

A close up of a teacup filled with this Oma's Holiday Spiced Coffee.

One thing I remember most about mornings in Oma’s kitchen was the smell of brewing coffee. I remember our mornings together sitting at her tiny breakfast table in the breakfast nook of her kitchen. The aroma of coffee wafted up into my nose as we waited for the coffee to brew and our toast to pop up so we could spread brie cheese on it (we are German. Bread and cheese for breakfast was a standard!).

Over breakfast, I often heard all the wartime stories about how little they had during that time (WWII). The story that always struck me the most was how they would stand outside a bakery to get full off of the smells coming from inside. Can you imagine trying to fill your stomach with aromas?

I also heard tales of saved thread that was slowly and painstakingly pulled out of old garments and carefully wound up into a ball to use again to sew something new.

But the story I heard most often when Oma was savoring her morning cup of coffee, was how excited they would get when a cousin in Africa would send them a package of coffee in the mail. My grandmother and her sisters would gather around the box, oooh-ing, and aaah-ing over the coffee, how it smelled and what they could trade for some of it. And of course, most was reserved for enjoying.

Oma's Holiday Spiced Coffee Recipe In teacups.

When they came to America in 1953, coffee was an instant staple in the house. I remember there always being an old can of Folgers® coffee in her kitchen. I can still see that can in my mind now, some 30 years later. It was a permanent fixture in her cabinet.

Every time she would have her German friends over for a kaffeeklatsch (a casual meeting of friends for coffee, usually just women, but not always) that familiar favorite can of coffee would come out of the cabinet and that wonderful aroma would waft through the house again, just like it had at breakfast earlier that morning.

That smell created so many wonderful memories for me with my grandmother. It’s pretty amazing how connected we get to life events through smell. Folgers® was a part of my childhood, and I will always treasure those memories.

So when Folgers® announced this Limited Edition Collector’s Can, which you can get EXCLUSIVELY at Target, I had to give it a try just to see if all those memories would come flooding back.

Boy did they! I felt like I was sitting back in her kitchen again with the stove warming everything and that smile on her face as she sat across from me enjoying each sip. Truly a wonderful experience in each cup.

In honor of my grandmother and all the memories she created with me, I thought I would share a simple spice coffee recipe that she always made around the holidays. It’s a mildly spiced coffee that gives just enough flavor to be a little different this time of year.

Three teacups on saucers sit around a can of Folger's coffee filled with this Oma's Holiday Spiced Coffee recipe.

RECIPE NOTES:

This recipe only works with paper filters or a french press. With any other type of coffee maker, the spices will clog your machine.

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Oma’s holiday coffee was something special she served only at this time of year.
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 14kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp. Folgers® Coffee
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground cardamom
  • sweetener of choice (Oma used honey!)

Instructions

  • Add the water to the coffee maker.
  • Add the coffee and spices to the filter and brew as usual.
  • Serve with a little sweetener and some milk.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data below is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Calories: 14kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 2g | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 0.6mg

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8 Comments

  1. sounds great Tiffany but maybe instead of putting the spices through a Keurig etc you put the spices in the cup and then do the coffee? Just a thought. This our thanksgiving weekend in Canada and I have much to be thankful for. You and your blog are on my list.

    1. The Gracious Pantry says:

      Anne – Ya, as I mentioned, this will only work in a machine with paper filters or a french press. I don’t recommend it for a keurig. The spices would clog things up pretty fast. But you could certainly try putting them in the cup and then straining them out. I just haven’t tried it myself, so it’s hard for me to say if it’s as effective.

      Happy Thanksgiving!! And thank you for reading my blog Anne! 😀

  2. I Love putting spices in my coffee! I often put in cinnamon but I’ve never tried cardamom!

    1. The Gracious Pantry says:

      AZ – Give it a try! It’s yummy! 🙂

  3. i use a percolater type coffee maker. first they truly make some of the best coffee hands down. second you can add spices right in. i do it all the time when making coffee. 🙂
    i loved the story of your grandmother and how cozy her home and your time with her sounded.

    1. The Gracious Pantry says:

      Laura – Thanks for the input! I definitely had some very special moments with my Oma. She was an incredible lady.

  4. 5 stars
    Wonderful stories…first time to your blog…won’t be my last!

    Regarding the spices, I make French Press coffee each day and add spices directly to my cup.
    With a frother I blend coffee, spices, sweetener and butter then enjoy! Spices are healthy as well as flavourful 💖

    1. Janford – So happy to have you here! And yes, absolutely! I typically strain mine out because I don’t like the texture of them in my coffee. But if you don’t mind that, then yes! Enjoy!