Espresso Powder
Also Known As: Instant Espresso
Origin: Brazil
Ingredients: Powdered Brazilian Coffee Beans
Taste and Aroma: Rich and deep; tastes like coffee!
Uses: Desserts, baking, ice cream, icing, cookies, brownies. Brings out the chocolate flavor in recipes! Add 1 teaspoon of the Espresso Powder dissolved in 1 cup water to substitute for coffee. For a more pronounced coffee flavor use 1 tablespoon per cup of water. Add 2 to 3 teaspoons to frosting recipes.
Substitutes:Nielsen-Massey Pure Coffee Extract, Mocha Natural Flavor Blend or Cappuccino Natural Flavor Blend.
Fun Fact: Forty percent of the world's coffee is grown in Colombia and Brazil.