Dark Forest Moka Pot with Black Cherry and Spruce Tips

A cozy forest-inspired coffee with wild black cherry and fresh spruce tips

Love the taste of the wilderness? This Dark Forest Moka Pot coffee brings together bold coffee with wild black cherry and aromatic spruce tips for a truly unique forest-to-cup experience!

This recipe is surprisingly simple to make at home. Using a dark roast coffee in your Moka pot creates the perfect base for the sweet black cherry syrup and fresh spruce tips. The combination of flavors creates a drink that's both bold and refreshing, perfect for adventurous coffee lovers.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Discover a truly unique coffee experience that brings the forest to your cup!

Wild-crafted flavors from real spruce tips
Perfect balance of bold coffee and sweet black cherry
Unique ingredient combination you won't find anywhere else
Great conversation starter for coffee enthusiasts

Dark Forest Moka Pot with Black Cherry and Spruce Tips

A cozy forest-inspired coffee with wild black cherry and fresh spruce tips

Forest Coffee, Moka Pot Coffee, Spruce Tip Coffee, Black Cherry Coffee, Nordic Coffee, Boozy Coffee

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Equipment

Moka pot
Coffee grinder
Small saucepan
Fine mesh strainer
Muddler
Measuring spoons

Ingredients

4 tablespoons dark roast coffee, finely ground
2 cups water
1/4 cup fresh or frozen black cherries
2 tablespoons honey
6-8 fresh young spruce tips
2 tablespoons vodka
Pinch of sea salt

Instructions

Combine black cherries, honey, and vodka in a small saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes until cherries soften.
Muddle 4-6 spruce tips into the cherry mixture and let steep for 5 minutes. Strain and set aside.
Grind coffee beans to a fine consistency.
Fill the Moka pot's bottom chamber with hot water up to the valve.
Add ground coffee to the filter basket, don't tamp.
Assemble Moka pot and place on medium heat.
Once coffee is fully brewed, divide between two cups.
Add 1-2 tablespoons of the cherry-spruce syrup to each cup.
Garnish with fresh spruce tips and serve hot.

Pro Tips

Harvest spruce tips in spring when they're bright green and tender
Use fresh or frozen black cherries for the best flavor - avoid artificial syrups
Clean your Moka pot thoroughly after each use to maintain flavor purity
Store any leftover black cherry syrup in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks

Calories: 185kcal, Carbohydrates: 32g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Sodium: 35mg, Potassium: 185mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 28g, Vitamin C: 4mg, Iron: 0.5mg

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