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Mexican Café de Olla
Make a Mexican Café de Olla at home with this copycat recipe - ready in 10 min for about $0.55 a cup.
Coffee simmered with cinnamon and raw cane sugar in the traditional Mexican clay pot.

Cafe price
$4.25
Your cost
$0.55
You save
$3.70
Per cup, using DupeBrew's pantry pricing. Five cups a week adds up to roughly $962.00 a year.
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- ⏱ 10 min
- Skill: Easy
- 120 mg caffeine
- 16 g sugar
Ingredients
- Coarse ground coffee
- Cinnamon stick
- Piloncillo or brown sugar
- Water
You'll need
Ground coffee · Cinnamon · Brown sugar
Steps
- 1
Simmer water with cinnamon and brown sugar in a pot.
- 2
Add the ground coffee and turn off the heat.
- 3
Steep for a few minutes, then strain.
- 4
Serve hot in a clay mug.
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