Two Common Ways to Make Egg Coffee: Recipes and Hacks

In this post, we'll cover the history of this way of drinking coffee and share the Vietnamese and Swedish egg coffee recipes.
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You might have heard of combining coffee with raw eggs, but many people shy away from this thought because of how weird it sounds. Although it sounds like it would taste odd, egg coffee is a delicious way to enjoy your coffee. If you’re tired of having your coffee the normal way every morning, you can mix things up with a raw egg.

Apart from how good it tastes, coffee with egg will become rich or smooth, giving you a new feeling. There are also nutritional benefits Trusted Source Top 10 Health Benefits of Eating Eggs Eggs are among the healthiest and most nutritious foods on the planet. Here are the top 10 health benefits of eating eggs, supported by science. www.healthline.com that come with adding an egg to your coffee. An egg is known for increasing your metabolism and offering consistency. You might also know that eggs are rich in protein.

There are different egg coffee recipes that you can try out, so you’re not restricted to only one type of coffee. In this guide, we would share different egg coffee recipes with you and some interesting tips.

Where Does Egg Coffee Come From?

Two Common Ways to Make Egg Coffee: Recipes and HacksThe practice of adding raw egg in coffee originated from Vietnam, where it was first called joe, cà phê trứng. During the French War, there was a shortage of milk in Vietnam. In Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel, during Vietnam wartime, Nguyen Van Giang worked as a bartender and replaced milk with egg when the hotel ran out of diary stock.

When others tasted the coffee, they were impressed and it caught on. So, the bartender quit his job and started his egg coffee café. The café is still there today, and the only people that know the ingredients to make authentic egg coffee are Giang’s family. If you’re ever in Vietnam, you can visit Café Giang and other businesses in the Hanoi area that serve similar drinks. Many other businesses serve egg coffee, and you can even make them at home with the right coffee beans.

Egg Coffee Recipes

In this section, we would look at how to make egg coffee. There are different ways to make egg coffee depending on your taste. If you’re new to egg coffee recipes, you can try out one first and experiment with other recipes.

The two main types of egg coffee are Vietnamese and Swedish drinks. The two countries have their different versions, mainly based on mixing the shells and eggs with ground coffee, and then boiling it with water. When dark, thick and strong coffee is combined with the foam of egg yolk and condensed milk, you get a creamy and delicious egg coffee drink.

Apart from Vietnamese and Swedish egg coffees, there are other less popular egg coffee recipes that you can enjoy. There is Kopi Telur, a traditional egg coffee recipe from Indonesia, which would give you a fantastic caffeine kick needed to start your day.

Egg brandy coffee is another type of egg coffee, although this one originates from Sri Lanka. It combines coffee and egg with brandy, and you can even experiment with other types of alcohol if brandy isn’t your poison. It’s a perfect coffee drink for evenings.

Another popular variant is eggnog coffee, which is pretty straightforward to make. With some coffee, eggnog Trusted Source Eggnog Recipe | Alton Brown | Food Network For a drink with holiday spirit, make a batch of Alton Brown's Eggnog from Good Eats on Food Network. www.foodnetwork.com , sugar, and a coffee brewer, you can easily make eggnog coffee.

Once you get the hang of making raw eggs in coffee, you can experiment with other ideas.

Vietnamese Egg Coffee

For Vietnamese egg coffee, you would get dark, dessert coffee with a sweet foam of egg on top of the brew. The recipe would only take a few minutes, and then you’ll get a delicious cup of coffee. Let’s take a look at the ingredients and the steps to take to make the coffee.

Ingredients:

  • Egg yolks (2 large ones)
  • Pure vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
  • Sweetened condensed milk (1/2 cup)
  • Hot water (4 1/8 cups)
  • Finely ground French roast coffee (60 grams)
  • Cocoa powderTwo Common Ways to Make Egg Coffee: Recipes and Hacks

Steps:

  1. The first thing to do is make the egg foam. To do this, mix the condensed milk, egg yolks, and vanilla extract in a bowl with a wire whisker for about 10 minutes. It should look like a cake batter.
  2. If the egg floats when you scoop it in water, you know that you have the right constituency.
  3. Using a coffee grinder and other appliances, brew your coffee and divide it in half.
  4. Put between four and six cups in small bowls of hot water, and pour the coffee into the cups.
  5. Spoon one to two tablespoons of whipped egg to the top of the coffee.
  6. Pour the extra coffee on top of each cup.
  7. Sprinkle the cocoa powder on top.

You can also learn how to do Vietnamese coffee with a traditional Vietnamese coffee filter from the video below.

Swedish Egg Coffee

Another unique way of brewing coffee is the Swedish egg coffee recipe. With this method, you can make egg yolk coffee in a different way than the Vietnamese. According to different stories, the Swedish egg coffee was created from Sweden to America in the 1800s. It was nicknamed church basement coffee because it was commonly used in Lutheran church gatherings of Scandinavian-Americans in the Midwest.

For Swedish egg coffee, it is made by mixing the raw egg into the ground beans before brewing the coffee. You can also decide to use crushed eggshells, although this depends on how much you like egg coffee.

Ingredients:

  • Freshly ground coffee (3/4 cup)
  • Egg (one large one)
  • Water (9 ¼ cups)
  • Coldwater (1 cup)Two Common Ways to Make Egg Coffee: Recipes and Hacks

Steps:

  1. Boil the nine cups of water in a coffee pot or saucepan.
  2. Using the remaining quarter water, stir the ground coffee. Then, add the egg to the mixture. You can add the shells apart along with the whole egg.
  3. When the water is boiling, add the mixture of egg and coffee mixture.
  4. Turn the heat down so that it simmers for about three minutes. Ensure it doesn’t boil over.
  5. When you see the coffee grinds coming together in a single mass on top of the pot, remove it from the heat.
  6. Pour in the cold water.
  7. Let the coffee sit for about ten minutes, and then the grounds would settle to the bottom of the pot.
  8. Pour the mixture through a sieve to separate the drink from the grounds.
  9. Serve and enjoy your delicious Swedish egg coffee.

More About Eggs in Coffee

Egg coffee is not just a coffee drink that you take in the morning. Instead, it’s an evolved version of coffee, making it seem more like a dessert. It feels thick and you would most likely find it delicious. Whether you’re taking it with breakfast or a hearty lunch or dinner, you can enjoy this type of coffee.

You can also enjoy cold egg coffee if the weather is too warm for something hot.

Tips and Tricks

  • You should use strong coffee when following an egg coffee recipe. The Vietnamese coffee drippers completely extract all they can from French roast beans, although it does so very slowly. If you use a Vietnamese dripper, your coffee will feel syrup-like. If you don’t have the dripper, you can use a French press or espresso shot. If you don’t like strong coffee, then you don’t have to bother with this.
  • If you let your egg coffee simmer for a long time, the flavor would become very strong, but it won’t be bitter.
  • When making Swedish egg coffee, you should add cold water to cool the temperature rather than waiting for it to cool down by itself.
  • Always watch the pot or saucepan when making Swedish egg coffee because it can boil over and cause a huge mess.
  • You might be worried about putting a raw egg in your food because of health risks, but boiling the egg with hot water would get rid of any bacterial and make it safe for drinking.Two Common Ways to Make Egg Coffee: Recipes and Hacks

Egg Shells in Coffee

You can also make eggshell coffee, which is a type of coffee but with only the shell. Adding eggshells to your coffee gives you a more mellow flavor because the former is alkaline while the latter is acidic. You can reduce the acidity of your coffee every morning, especially when you don’t like bitter drinks, by adding eggshells.

If you’re making campfire coffee, adding eggshells to the pot is a good way to keep the coffee grounds rooted instead of boiling over. When making eggshell coffee, use the shells from raw eggs, not the boiled ones.

Ingredients:

  • Coffee
  • Eggs
  • Coffee scoop
  • Coffee maker
  • Paper towel
  • Small dishTwo Common Ways to Make Egg Coffee: Recipes and Hacks

Steps:

  • Crack one or two eggs into a bowl. You might need up to six eggs depending on how much coffee you are making.
  • Rinse out the shells by using hot water.
  • Put the amount of coffee you want into the coffee maker.
  • Crush the eggshells as much as you can and add them to the coffee grounds.
  • Brew the coffee normally, and serve. You will notice a difference in the taste compared to drinking normal coffee.

What to Do with Egg Whites

When you make egg yolk in coffee, you still have the egg whites leftover. You might not want to throw them away, but there are different things that you can make with egg whites. Some of these foods might go well with your egg coffee, so you get a complete egg-based meal.

If you’re going for a full Vietnamese meal, you can make your Vietnamese egg coffee and coffee meringues, which also originate from Vietnam. To do this, you need two large egg whites that have been left at room temperature for about 30 minutes, half a cup of sugar, one teaspoon of Vietnamese coffee powder, and a dash of salt.

Then, follow the steps below to make coffee meringues with your coffee:

  • Preheat the oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit and place parchment paper on two baking sheets.
  • Beat the egg whites until they are foamy. Add salt to taste and beat it again for another minute.
  • Add the coffee powder and the sugar little by little, until you make soft peaks with the mixture. It should be stiff.
  • Pipe the mixture into pans or use a teaspoon. Place it in the oven.
  • It should be dry on the outside after making for about two hours. After the first hour, turn the pans halfway through.
  • Let it cool down for about one hour and then you can eat your coffee meringues.Two Common Ways to Make Egg Coffee: Recipes and Hacks

Although egg coffee is usually made by adding the yolk, many people prefer to drink their coffee with the whites alone. You can try this too if you’re feeling adventurous. To do this, you should first make your cup of coffee. Then, add the egg whites before mixing them thoroughly, giving yourself a delicious cup of protein coffee.

You can also experiment with different recipes that make use of egg whites. If you ever have leftover egg whites from making coffee, you can pull up your sleeves and get cooking or baking different kinds of snacks to have with your next cup of egg coffee.

Some of the foods you can make with egg whites include:

  • Lemon meringues slices, cheesecakes, or cupcakes
  • Fudge cookie-brownies without flour
  • Pavlova
  • Lemon lava cakes
  • Meringues with chocolate layers
  • Pork and prawn sesame toasts
  • Coconut mango cake
  • Egg white omelets
  • Pudding
  • Chocolate macarons
  • Pumpkin meringues pie
  • Egg white quiche
  • Apricot souffle
  • Greek almond biscuits

You can also experiment a lot with different kinds of meringues, especially with chocolate.

Final Thoughts

The big question now is, should you drink egg coffee? Egg coffee sounds odd to anyone that might hear it, and even unsanitary to many Americans, but it’s a traditional drink in many other places. And, you can take part in this delicious drink, no harm done. If you don’t like the coffee drink, you can go back to your normal coffee drinks. And if they do, then that’s another addition to your list of favorite drinks.

Egg coffee will combine your favorite delicious coffee with the health benefits of eggs to give you a nice dessert that you can use to start or end your day. You can try any of our egg coffee recipes today.

References

1.
Top 10 Health Benefits of Eating Eggs
Eggs are among the healthiest and most nutritious foods on the planet. Here are the top 10 health benefits of eating eggs, supported by science.
2.
Eggnog Recipe | Alton Brown | Food Network
For a drink with holiday spirit, make a batch of Alton Brown's Eggnog from Good Eats on Food Network.

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