Maté Doce

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Ingredients:

• 5 T Sugar
• 3 T Chocolate Power 
• 3 T Water
• 1 Liter Milk
• 1 1/2 Cup Coconut
• Bomba (Portuguese) / Bombilla (Spanish)
• A tube or drinking straw with a strainer at one end, especially for drinking maté (tea) and is a custom to share with others

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 Directions:

1. Mix sugar, chocolate powder, & water together
2. Add milk when sugar, chocolate, & water form a paste
3. Boil for 10 minutes & stir occasionally
4. Pour coconut into a thick cup
5. Insert bomba into coconut
6. Pour hot mixture into a tall cup
7. Cool for 5-10 minutes
8. Drink & share

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Recipe provided by Geiciely & Karla, members of Star of Bethlehem in Dourados, MS, Brazil. A hot drink on a cool winter day.

Café de Olla

Ingredients:

• 1 liter of water
• 2 sticks of cinnamon (15 cm long)
• 1/3 cup of  piloncillo or brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of freshly ground coffee (ground medium)

Directions:

1) Pour water into a pot (preferably earthenware) & bring to boil

2) Add cinnamon & brown sugar or sugar

3) Boil for 20 minutes

4) Add coffee

5) Stir 

6) Remove from heat when it starts to boil & cover

7) Allow 5 minutes to release the flavor and strain

Recipe from Mexico.