Brazilian Coffee Shots
Brazil = football. Perhaps their map also endorses that 🙂 Notwithstanding that they didn’t win the recently held World Football cup 2014, I know of many friends who were heartbroken to know their favourite team
didn’t make it to the top.
Brazil also being a tropical country, is best known for its coffee, banana and exotic cocktails. Wiki tells me that The national beverage is coffee and cachaça is Brazil’s native liquor. Cachaça is distilled from sugar cane and is the main ingredient in the national cocktail, Caipirinha.
So, today’s dish has two of their top produce – coffee and banana – in an exotic party shot type dessert… And what’s more, my elder girl helped me choose it, make it, style it, and even took pics.. (She asked me to mention this specifically that today’s dish is 100% her effort ). A huge kiss to my lil chef in the making.. 🙂 🙂
This post was first published in 2014, where the lil chef is no more little. Although she has more interest now (2021) in eating than cooking, am happy that the foodie genes are intact. She in fact LOVES the South Indian Filter Coffee but I haven’t tasted ANY Coffee drink … like … ever (yeah, you can roll your eyes).
I like coffee however in this decadent 2-min Coffee Mug Cake. Another interesting “coffee” is this Qatari Kahwa which is actually like black tea :p
Did you know the following things about Brazil?
The word “Brazil” comes from brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coast
The land now called Brazil was claimed for the Portuguese Empire on 22 April 1500, with the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. (that perhaps explains the Portugese influence on some Brazilian dishes)
Brazilian cuisine varies greatly by region, reflecting the country’s varying mix of indigenous and immigrant populations. This has created a national cuisine marked by the preservation of regional differences.Examples are Feijoada, considered the country’s national dish and regional foods- vatapá, moqueca, polenta and acaraj (Source:Wiki)
What does this Brazilian Coffee Shot primarily comprise of?
- Coffee – Obviously, use the best quality Ground Coffee you have on hand (better still a Brazilian blend)
- Bananas – Use Ripe ones (not the totally BLACKENED ones you would use for, say a Banana Bread, but adequately RIPE)
- Hung Curd (or sub with Whipped Cream)
- Cinnamon – for that oomph!
These Brazilian Coffee shots have a hint of banana and cinnamon in them. You can serve them cold or
even make ahead for a party. I (Read we) love cinnamon and coffee flavor, but you can choose to skip the cinnamon and it would still taste great !!
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Other ZERO COOK Desserts / Sweets you may like on the blog:
- Fruit Parfait
- Mango Mastani
- 2-ingredient Oreo Popsicles
- Coconut Milk Ladoo
- No bake Date-n-Nut bites
- No cook Mixed Nuts Barfi
Coming to the recipe, let’s get to making Brazilian Coffee shot
Cuisine – South American (Brazilian) ; Course – Dessert
Difficulty level – Easy
Prep 10 mins | Cook time : Nil | Serves : 2
Serving Suggestions : Chilled
Ingredients to make Brazilian Coffee shots:
- 4 Ripe Bananas ( I used Elaichi variety)
- 2 TBSP Instant Coffee Powder
- 4 TBSP Hung yoghurt
- 3 TBSP Brown Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder
- 4 Almonds (Silvered-or use flakes)
- 2 tsp pomegranate pearls – garnish
- 1 tsp mint leaves (chopped) – garnish
Method to make Brazilian Coffee shots:
- Peel and chop bananas roughly. Add instant coffee powder and blend till smooth
- Chill glasses. And fill half glasses with this banana coffee mixture.
- Spoon thick yoghurt (whisk it lightly with cinnamon) over this.
- Top with almond flakes / slivers and pomegranate pearls and / or mint leaves
- Chill and Serve
Brazilian Coffee Shots
Equipment
- Wet Blender
Ingredients
- 4 Bananas Ripe- I used Elaichi variety
- 2 TBSP Instant Coffee Powder
- 4 TBSP Hung yoghurt
- 3 TBSP Brown Sugar
- ½ tsp Cinnamon powder
- 4 Almonds Silvered-or use flakes
- 2 tsp pomegranate pearls – garnish
- 1 tsp mint leaves chopped – garnish
Instructions
- Peel and chop bananas roughly. Add instant coffee powder and blend till smooth
- Chill glasses. And fill half glasses with this banana coffee mixture.
- Spoon thick yoghurt (whisk it lightly with cinnamon) over this.
- Top with almond flakes / slivers and pomegranate pearls and / or mint leaves
- Chill and Serve
Give her a high five for me. You daughter did an awesome job presenting it! I am not a big banana fan and won't comment on the food.
Your daughter did a great job with everything. The pictures she took are awesome.
I am assuming that your daughter is young and did an awesome job. I am not a coffee person but bet this would be a great dessert for coffee lovers.
Kalyani a big hug to your daughter. ..I can see a master chef in making.
Love every thing about the shots. Trying to absorb the flavours. Beautiful clicks. Fantastic overall.
We have a budding chef among us!…Do tell her that I loved her pictures and choice..what a delightful dessert!
Nice to see a little Master chef among us. Congrats to her for the nice choice of dessert, beautiful presentation and lovely clicks.
Delicious dessert! You have a lovely blog,glad to come across your space!
Sounds like a prefect dessert for me wow lil master chef, congrats to her..
Coffe shots looks delicious , bookmarked . Congrats to the little master chef…
Cheers to your Elder one!! tell her it is an awesome choice!!!
What a yummy treat this is and made by your little chef makes it even more sweeter. Lovely dessert and awesome clicks.
A high five to your kiddo!! A fantastic job with preparation and presentation and the pictures!!
Wow a big hut to your girl they are looking stylish and the combination is just wow yummm
Sounds delicious and perfect party food like you say. And compliments to the junior chef on the wonderful job!!
Hugs to the little chef!So sweet of her and she did do a great job with the recipe and the styling!And wonderful and delicious recipe as well 🙂
wow – all my fave ingredeints this is so delicious
wow your daughter did a great job dear 🙂 wonderful recipe selection and coffee shots seriously is making me drool 🙂 can I have a shot now !!
Wow Kalyani…awesome post and good to know the lil one is taking interest…kids grow up so fast…i loved your details about the country…great work
Wow Kalyani its good that your EO is taking interest .Give her a high five. Its yum. Love the details about the Brazil.
That is really great. Kids do help a lot these days. Tell her that the dessert is fantastic…
Beautiful pictures… The shots are tempting too..
What a lovely recipe Kalyani easy to make and sounds so delicious with coffee, banana, yogurt and cinnamon. Brazilian Coffee Shots must be a great hit at parties. Have to try out this recipe.
yes Mayuri. its super quick and tasty !
I love coffee and any dessert or sweet related to coffee. So needless to say when I visit you next pls serve me this instead of chaai 😉
done madam 🙂 aaja abhi !
Such a quick, no cook dessert by your little one. It looks delicious and ideal during hot summer days.
thanks Jaya