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Autumn Apple Coffee

Ingredients
1.5 to 2 cups Café Campesino coffee, brewed (depending how strong you like it)
1 cup apple juice
2 cinnamon sticks
2 orange slices
2 cloves
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons brown sugar or honey
¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation
In small or medium saucepan, simmer all of the ingredients except the coffee, cinnamon sticks and orange slices.

Brew the coffee while you warm the above ingredients for three to four minutes on low to medium heat until the smoke starts to rise. (If you are using French press, this works out perfectly, since the recommended brewing for the perfect french press is also four minutes.) Add steaming coffee to the saucepan for about a minute.

Use a fine strainer to strain the coffee-apple mixture into two mugs. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and orange slices.

The result is an initial spice with a medium coffee finish. This recipe yields two double strength cups. Serve with graham crackers or your favorite fall treat!

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