If you’ve ever stopped at a bar in Italy for breakfast, you’ll know of the sacred art of cappuccino e cornetto (cappuccino and croissant) for breakfast. In Paris, you’ll find Parisians enjoying a pain au chocolat and espresso, and in Melbourne, you’d be hard pressed to find a café without a delicious selection of sweet muffins and pastries to enjoy with a morning flat white. Every day, across the globe, people enjoy a sweet treat with their coffee – either for breakfast, or as a mid-morning pick-me-up.
The only problem is, pastries and sweet muffins are typically high in sugar, calories, and fat. And unless you’re buying your treats from a local bakery, they’re likely mass-produced and packed with preservatives. Our gingerbread is handmade and sweetened using 100% Australian Honey – plus it’s 97% fat-free. Here’s how we like to enjoy this guilt-free sweet treat in the morning.
Cappuccino & A Small Gingerbread Man
One of our small gingerbread men makes the perfect addition to your frothy, milky cappuccino. Dip his head in, let him soak for a second, and enjoy a bite of extra moist gingerbread with a delectable coffee taste. This gingerbread man isn’t too sweet either, so you’ll still enjoy that delicious dusting of chocolate on top of your morning mug. In fact, we think it complements it perfectly!
Long Black & A Large Gingerbread Man
It’s a well-known fact that black coffee on an empty stomach is a no-no, but if you’re having your coffee black, you may not want a huge sugary muffin to go with it first thing in the morning. Luckily, our large gingerbread men are only sweetened with Australian Honey, making them perfectly palatable for any black coffee drinker. The large gingerbread man is also easy to eat on the go, so whether you’ve got a long commute ahead or you need something to grab quickly, he’s a great option.
Iced Latte & An Iced Dinosaur
For those warmer mornings, pair your iced latte with a delicious iced dinosaur! Our dinosaur is perfect for those days when you just want to treat yourself, without the guilt (Dino is still 97% fat-free, remember!). Sip on your milky iced drink and enjoy the subtle sweetness and spiced goodness of our gingerbread, with the added sweet treat of the dinosaur icing.
Mocha & An Iced Shark
Sometimes you’ve just got to think: what would 10-year-old me want for breakfast? We think that a chocolatey mocha needs an equally sweet treat to go with it, and what better than our iced shark? Dip our shark into your frothy coffee and enjoy the flavour sensation of moist gingerbread, icing, coffee and chocolate! (It beats a boring muffin, that’s for sure.)
Sweet & Spiced Gingerbread Coffee
Sometimes you wake up and just need all the cinnamon-y, spicy, sweet goodness of gingerbread – even in your coffee. This is our go-to recipe for the most mouth-watering gingerbread coffee you’ll ever try.
Ingredients
- 1/2 tsp molasses
- 2 tsp brown sugar, plus a sprinkle for garnish
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon, plus a sprinkle for garnish
- 120 ml milk
- 1-2 shots of coffee
Gingerbread Coffee Recipe
- Put the brown sugar, cinnamon and molasses in your mug
- Pour in and stir your shot of coffee
- Froth your milk and pour in the mug
- Top with a sprinkle of brown sugar and cinnamon
- Don’t forget to add a gingerbread man on the side
Snap a shot of your coffee and gingerbread and don’t forget to tag us on socials @hosomegingerbread – we want to see how you do breakfast, the Hosome way!