Hot or Cold or Mocha Maca Coffee

Combining brewed coffee, plant-based milk, cocoa, and maca root powder, this mocha maca beverage will give you a boost on a chilly day, served hot. Or, serve this mocha maca coffee drink over ice to refresh you on warm days.

Though maca root powder isn’t sweet on its own, its pleasantly malty (or caramel-like) flavor makes it compatible with beverages like this one. This mocha maca recipe makes 2 to 3 servings.

Ingredients for mocha maca coffee

• Brewed coffee (you’ll need 1 1/2 cups; caffeinated or decaf)
• 1 1/2 cups plant-based milk (oat, almond, cashew, etc.)
• Sweetener of choice (agave, maple syrup, natural granulated sugar), as desired
• Maca root powder
• Dry unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder
• Vegan creamer (oat, almond, etc., optional)
• Ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks

Variations

• To serve cold, simply combine the ingredients except optional vegan creamer and cinnamon in a blender and process for a few seconds; divide among 2 to 3 glasses or tumblers with a few ice cubes. Add a splash of vegan creamer if you’d like a richer beverage. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon or serve with cinnamon sticks.
• Use decaf coffee if you prefer, or if the combination of maca and caffeine makes you jittery.

Maca root 101

Maca root is a vegetable tuber indigenous to the mountains of Peru and Bolivia Its benefits have long been valued by indigenous cultures in these countries for millennia.

More recently, the use of maca root powder as a superfood has become known worldwide. It’s valued for its energy-boosting and adaptogenic qualities, and is rich in vitamins and minerals. Find out much more about in this site’s Guide to Maca Root.

Aside from the verifiable vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and multitude of other nutrients contained in maca, be aware that other reported benefits are largely anecdotal. Learn more about maca.

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Hot or Cold or Mocha Maca Coffee

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Combining coffee, plant-based milk, cocoa, and maca root powder, this mocha maca beverage will give you a boost on a chilly day served hot. Or, serve this maca coffee recipe over ice to  refresh you on warm days.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups brewed coffee (caffeinated or decaf)
• 1 1/2 cups plant-based milk (oat, almond, cashew, etc.)
• Sweetener of choice (agave, maple syrup, natural granulated sugar), as desired
• 2 to 3 teaspoons maca root powder
• 1 tablespoon dry unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder
• Vegan creamer (almond, coconut, soy, etc.), as desired, optional
• Ground cinnamon or cinnamon stick

Instructions

1. Combine the coffee and plant-based milk in a small saucepan and heat until starting to simmer. (see Notes for iced variation)
2. Sweeten as you’d like, or omit if you prefer your mocha unsweetened.
3. Remove from the heat and whisk in the maca and cocoa. If clumpy, use a hand blender, or whirl through a blender.
4. Divide between two or three mugs. Serve with a splash of vegan creamer if you’d like a richer drink. Top with a sprinkling of cinnamon or provide full cinnamon sticks. Serve hot (or cold, see Notes).

Notes

To serve cold, skip the cooking in step 1. Simply combine the ingredients except creamer and cinnamon in a blender and process for a few seconds.

Divide among 2 to 3 glasses or tumblers with a few ice cubes. Top with a sprinkling of cinnamon or provide full cinnamon sticks. Serve hot.

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