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Love at First Coffee: Q+A Interview with Joffrey’s Roastmaster, Chris DeMezzo

 

Q: Tell us about the first time you drank coffee.

A: “It was a year after I’d been working at Joffrey’s. I was roasting by the seat of my pants – scared to death and hoping I wouldn’t burn the place down. I would drink a bottle of coke every morning and all the sales people would tease me. Don’t ask me why I remember this, but one morning I had just taken a roast out and I said, you know what, I’ve been doing this for a while and I never stopped to try or taste what I was doing all day, every day. It was time to try it! So, the coffee I had just roasted was Mocha Java, I went over to the barrel, took a handful and ground it, brewed it and poured it into an old ceramic cup. I remember taking a sip and I did what I call a “Joffrey’s Roll Back,” which is when someone tries our coffee and their eyes roll back in their head because they’re amazed it’s so delicious. I was really, really surprised that it tasted so good. Of course, I drank it black. And at that moment I caught the spark and it’s never left me.”

“Being a thorough bread Italian and being one of five children, I grew up on my mother’s apron strings. I was always in the kitchen cooking with her. She would explain all the flavors she was cooking with so I had a pretty decent palate for tasting things. After I tried coffee I was inspired to experiment with the different flavors of all coffees. Let me try this Panama, let me try this Ethiopia; I began to taste everything. I started to experiment with different roasting profiles – some a little lighter, some a little darker, mixing some together. It was an epiphany that I could effect change. Instead of settling for what any coffee gave me, I knew I could bring out the flavors I wanted. I realized that roasting coffee was not a one roast fits all proposition.”

 

Q: When did you realize, you wanted to be a Roast Master?

A: “Fate. I came down to Florida, after working for Reynolds Aluminum in New Jersey manufacturing beer and soda cans. I did that for 10 years and the plant was closing because of a labor dispute. At that time, I had the option to relocate to another branch of our company, either in Tampa or Virginia. I had a sister that was living in Tampa at the time and liked what I had seen while on vacation. So, I sold my house in NJ with my wife Linda and we moved to Tampa. When I got down here, the job I was supposed to work at fell through.”

“My sister introduced me to Joffrey’s because she was doing part-time accounting work here. And my first reply was I don’t know a damn thing about coffee… I ended up talking to the owner and he agreed to hire me to for 8 bucks an hour. The next day I showed up and that was the first day of my coffee experience. They brought me in the back of this little room, pointed to a bag of green coffee and said this is what it looks like before you roast it. Then we popped open the top of a coffee barrel and saw what the beans looked like after being roasted. We walked over to the old-pre-world-war 2 Probat roaster. They showed me how to turn it on and then they said have a great day, we’re going to lunch. That was it.”

 

Q: What do you love most about traveling the world to source the best beans?

A: “Seeing beautiful places and meeting new people. It’s a mix of emotions because amongst so much beauty there’s also a lot of hardships. There’s a lot of poverty along with primitive living and working conditions. You have to tell yourself that you’re looking at it from your eyes, not theirs. For them, that’s a way of life. One of the most rewarding things is going back to places I’ve visited before and seeing how coffee roasters, in general, have begun to contribute to improving the living conditions of the people we owe our living to. You have no idea how hard these people work and the amount of labor that goes into producing and growing great coffee. If you did, you would appreciate it so much more.”

 

Q: What’s the best part about your job?

A: “The fact that Miguel (my roasting partner at Joffrey’s) and I can see people’s reactions when they drink our coffee, is the most humbling, rewarding part of our job. We travel to origin and see our coffee being grown and nurtured by people who truly care about the product. If the farmers aren’t growing great coffee, we wouldn’t be able to roast great coffee. It makes the days of standing in 120 degrees for 8-10 hours roasting delicious coffees for our deserving customers, well worth the effort.”

 

Q: How do you know when coffee beans are perfectly roasted?

A: “The appearance will tell you. Every bean goes through 4 phases when they’re roasting. The first phase is when the temperature reaches 212 degrees and moisture dissipates, making the color of the bean fade. Phase 2 happens about two or three minutes later when the beans hit around 270. That’s when the beans change from green to yellow because the chlorophyll disappears. Phase 3 is what I consider most critical. At 320 degrees, the sugar breaks down. Sugars break down one of two ways, they melt and caramelize to remain sweet or they burn and become bitter and astringent. If you’ve ever had a cup of coffee that made the hair on the back of your neck stand up, or if you’re the unlucky recipient of the last cup of coffee after its been sitting on a burner for hours… then you know what I’m talking about. A lot of roasters roast coffee to be extra dark and have “more body.” They want that taste. As a rule, Joffrey’s doesn’t roast coffee past the point of what I’d call a French roast. The darkest we’ll go is between a chestnut brown or indigo color. I like my Kenya’s to taste like Kenya’s and my Sumatra to taste like Sumatra. The final stage is when the beans have heated to the epicenter, pores expand and then you get what’s called a crack. The first crack is slower; the second crack is rapid. When you hear a crackle in the beans and that means the c02 is being released. It sounds like a big bowl of rice krispies.”

 

Q: If coffee didn’t exist in the world, I would __________. (fill in the blank)

A: “Being as coffee is the second most consumed beverage after tea (and water), I think I’d be pretty heart broken. Bored. Unsatisfied. I can’t imagine life without coffee!”

 

Q: How often do you drink coffee and how do you take it?

A: “I start every day with a French Press of coffee, using beans we’ve roasted in the past 48 hours. I drink it black because I like the taste of coffee. And I drink it up until noon usually. I used to drink a lot more coffee than I do now, but I’m drinking probably 4-5 cups every day now. Then I’ll sneak in an espresso in the afternoon. There’s so many different nuances to each type of coffee. Even though I might drink a Kenya today, tomorrow I’ll drink it again and probably taste something different than I did the day before. This is the greatest job in the world because there’s always something else around the corner. I can’t wait to see what flavor I’m going to discover next.

 

Q: What inspires you when you’re inventing new specialty drinks?

A: “The unwavering commitment that I can, and we as a company, can always make something better. If it was good today, it’ll be better tomorrow. I’m strictly a black coffee drinker, but I love seeing the expression on people’s faces when I make them their first real specialty beverage, like someone who’s never had a good espresso and is amazed that they could drink it without sugar and enjoy it. It’s like YEAH BABY, that’s what this is all about.”

 

Q: If you could compare your love to coffee with something else, who or what would it be?

A: “God, my wife and my family are up in the top of my love list. The other thing that I LOVE is cooking. I’ll cook anything Italian.”

 

 

Next Stop: Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday is finally here and we can’t wait to share the coffee love with you! Visit our website to receive 30% off select coffees and teas. This sale is today only, so be sure to stock up on your favorite beverages just in time for the holidays!

Don’t forget that coffees and teas make magnificent holiday gifts for your family, friends and co-workers. We can assure you our stockings will be stuffed with flavors like Jamaican Me Crazy, Banana’s Foster and Jazzy Java Coffee. And of course, there’s always our Disney Parks and Resorts Specialty Coffee Collection for the Disney lover in your life.

Well, what are you waiting for? Let the shopping festivities begin!

Buy Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea online here.

Joffrey's 12 Days of Gifting Giveaway

When the scent of freshly baked gingerbread begins to fill the air, holiday celebrations are soon to follow! The winter months always bring us back to what really matters – togetherness with family, showing gratitude and making sweet memories. We romanticize dreamy sugar plums and snowflakes delicately landing on the tips of our noses. Everything is (quite literally) sugar coated, until the anxiety of gift shopping begins to settle in.

The art of gift giving can be hard to master, especially if you don’t know where to start! Luckily for you, we have craft-roasted beans and the perfect one-stop-shop. This year you can skip the lines and take your gift hunt online… But before you do, make sure you enter our 12 Days of Gifting giveaway!

From December 1st – December 12th, Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea Co. will be gifting one prize per day to one of our amazing fans. To spice things up, we’ve also created a guide to help gift your way through the season! Now that we’ve selected gifts and recommended who to give them to, all you have to do is enter.

INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTEST RULES 

How to enter on Facebook:

  1. Visit our Facebook page here.
  2. Find the Giveaway post.
  3. Like the post and tag a friend in the comment section.
  4. Cross your fingers for the win!

How to enter on Twitter:

  1. Visit our Twitter page here.
  2. Find the Giveaway post.
  3. Retweet it!
  4. Wait until we announce the winner.

One winner will be selected and announced every day, from December 1st to December 12th. Cheers!

*Please note one entry per person will be considered

Let the Gifts Begin!

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Day 1: Flavorites Trio for Your Favorite Co-Worker

This gift is a delicious way to thank your favorite co-worker for making your 9-5 that much better. An awesome co-worker who goes above and beyond is also a part-time therapist, professional cheerleader and the friend who advises you to put down that slice of Crumb Cake when you’re on a diet. Return the favor by surprising them with an energizing trifecta that tastes a little like heaven.

Read the flavor descriptions here.

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Day 2: Holidays flavors pack: Winterwonderland Coffee, Jingle Jangle Java Coffee & Monin Syrup Set for the Boss Who’s Always on the Move

It’s no secret that bosses usually have more things on their schedule than they have time for. They spend their days running in and out of meetings, on conference calls and making challenging decisions. We love the holidays because they offer an opportunity to show appreciation to those who deserve it most. This year, give your boss a gift that says “thank you” for all they do.

Looking for another festive flavor? Check out our flavored coffee collection here.

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Day 3: Disney Parks & Resorts Specialty Coffee Collection Trio for the Mom Who’s Craving a Caffeinated Vacation

Being a mom is one of the most rewarding and challenging jobs in the world. Packing lunches with handwritten notes on napkins, teaching valuable lessons and tying little shoe laces is a job within itself. Let’s not forget the infamous carpool duties, countless loads of laundry and being your child’s number one fan at soccer games. Moms are modern day super heroes, but even Wonder Woman needs someone to save her occasionally – and that’s where this coffee Trio comes in.

Click here to see for yourself.

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Day 4: Tea Traveler Paired with Green Blackberry Jasmine & Wintermint Teas for the Yogi Master in Your Life.

Tea is the international symbol for peace, love and tranquility, which is why this gift has “yogi” written all over it. The fruity, floral tones of our Green Blackberry Jasmine tea are bright and uplifting, while Wintery Mint offers a cool escape after a hot yoga practice. Give the gift of relaxation to the yogi master in your life. Namaste!

Interested in exploring more of our amazing teas? See the full collection here.

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Day 5: Holiday duo; Jingle Jangle Java & Stainless Travel Mug for Your Friend with the Long Commute and Adventurous Palette.  

Most people have a love-hate relationship with morning commutes. There’s the person who can’t wait to belt out their new favorite song with the windows down. The friend who uses travel time to catch up on long-overdue phone calls. And then there’s the grumpy cat, who despises rising before the sun to drive to work (…but we love them anyway). Despite their AM routine, these friends have one thing in common: coffee! Need we say more?

If you’re a commuter yourself, get your own flavored coffee fix here.

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Day 6: Joffrey’s Mug with Hawaiian Kona Coffee for Your Friend Who’s Cramming for a Final Exam

The definition of coffee changes depending on who you ask. It’s life elixir to a coffee lover, pre-workout juice for personal trainers, an afternoon ritual for professionals, a source of energy for new moms – we could literally go on forever. But friends who are cramming for a final exam will tell you it’s the king of all occasions. Gift them one of our Origin coffees to power through those late-night study sessions.

If you’re like us and can’t get enough, check out all of our coffees here!

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Day 7: Disneyland® Coffee Trio – Steakhouse 55, French Bistro Blend and Napa Rose – for the Big-Kid at Heart

Disneyland is a mecca of magical moments, and now you can relive them again and again! Our Disneyland® Resort Specialty Coffees keep your memories at the park alive, while indulging in the comfort of your own home. This gift is perfect for the Peter Pan in your life. Never. Grow. Up. (it’s a trap).

 

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Day 8: Contingo Tea Tumbler Paired with African Celebration & Earl Grey Tea for Your Foodie Friend  

We love tea for its versatility. It’s one of our go-to’s on a hot summer day and an enchanting addition to cold winter nights. Tea is amazing by itself, but we love to cook with it too! Cookies, smoothies, soups, ice creams and oatmeal – tea can be the star of many surprising recipes. Isn’t it time to expand your foodie friend’s culinary horizons? Introduce them to their new favorite ingredient!

Don’t be afraid to buy a gift for yourself, too! Click here for our full tea collection.

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Day 9: Set of 4 Tea Sachet Boxes with Joffrey’s Mug for Your Writer Friend

There’s nothing like cozying up next to the fireplace when the weather is frightfully cold, especially if you’re a writer. The comforting crackle of the fire, hot mug of tea in hand and spilling wondrous thoughts onto paper is a writer’s dream. Now you can make it come true. Let us be their muse!

These tea sachets are just the beginning. Click here for more tantalizing flavors.

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Day 10: Coffee Party of 6, for Your Favorite Hostess

Upon ringing the doorbell, you’re greeted by a blanket of Christmas lights and welcoming holiday melodies. Familiar faces and warm ugly sweater hugs make your heart grow ten sizes. The scent of homemade egg nog awakens your senses and suddenly, you’re in holiday heaven. Where are you? The best party of the holiday season.

We all have a friend who takes pride in hosting the perfect party. Show your appreciation by being the perfect guest – bring enough coffee for everyone!

Are you usually the hostess with the mostess? Click here to explore our best selling coffees and teas! We promise, they’ll be a hit at your next gathering.

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Day 11: Joffrey’s Roastmaster’s Limited Edition Mug & Winter Wonderland Coffee for Your Snow Bird

Our roastery is located in Tampa, Florida, meaning that this year (or any year), we won’t be walking in a winter wonderland… but we will be drinking it! If you’re from the North, but have migrated into the snowless states, it’s easy to get homesick during the holidays. Thankfully, we have the perfect solution for snows birds craving snowflakes and the crisp scent of winter. Remind them that they can have the best of both worlds, with Winter Wonderland coffee in hand and sunshine on their face. The gift giving forecast just got a whole lot brighter.

Start your holiday shopping now! Click here for more holiday flavors.

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Day 12: The Grand Finale for Yourself! Includes a 16 oz. Bodum French Press, Monin Syrup Set and 6 Bags of Coffee (Jingle Jangle Java, Café Blend, Caramel Mudslide, House Blend, Costa Rica, and Guatemala Single Origin Café Femenino)

Did you really think we would forget about the most important person of all? You deserve the best coffee drinking experience, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Brew your favorites in style, with your new French Press!

Click here to treat yourself to a coffee and tea oasis. Happy shopping!

 

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Social Media Giveaway

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

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Baking with Jamaican me Crazy Coffee…and Tea Too!

Coffee and tea are basically our best friends. They keep us awake early in the morning and late at night. They keep us company at our desks while we work. They’re the perfect last minute gift idea for those for our coffee loving friends and show you share in quality products and taste. If you buy Joffrey’s coffee and tea online and drink it regularly, we don’t have to convince you of anything here…but have you ever thought of baking with coffee and tea? Both beverages can be infused into your favorite desserts in ways that you’ve probably never imagined.

Jamaican Me Crazy coffee is one of our go-to coffees to use in the kitchen, and it’s our best-selling Joffrey’s coffee! The caramel and vanilla blend with rich coffee liqueur flavoring will give your dessert a subtle tropic-inspired kiss to keep you wanting more. Let’s start with a tour of Jamaican Me Crazy coffee desserts to get you inspired. Once you’ve baked with Jamaican Me Crazy Coffee and enjoyed the results, you can branch out and order different flavors of Joffrey’s coffee and tea online to use for in your favorite recipes!

Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy Coffee Kahlúa Brownies

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Life is great when you have the fantastic taste of premium coffee on your tongue…the only thing that could make it better is adding chocolate in the mix, literally. So, why not use both and add a bit of Kahlúa to kick it up a notch? These brownies take 35 minutes of prep time and 35 minutes to cook, so in an hour and ten minutes, you can send yourself straight to chocolate Joffrey’s coffee heaven. This recipe makes about 36 small brownies. Disclaimer: you may try to eat them all.

What to Buy

  • ⅔ cup ground Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy coffee (Be sure to brew it strong and use it HOT!)
  • 8 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • ¼ cup Kahlúa
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (2 sticks is 8 ounces)
  • 1 tablespoon of butter for the brownie pan
  • 2 tablespoons ground Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy coffee
  • 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 ¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 1⅔ all-purpose flour (cup sifted)

How to Make

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Your oven rack should be 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of the oven. (Trust us, this matters.)
  2. Use a 9 x 13 x 2-inch pan, and grease it with 1 tablespoon of butter.
  3. Pour the chocolate in with the butter and melt them together in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, over low heat.
  4. Stir the butter and chocolate together occasionally to make sure they stay friendly with each other and don’t fight. Then, heat until the chocolate and butter are completely melted together like best friends, and you’re certain that no drama will occur between the two.
  5. Remove the chocolate and butter from the heat, and set the mixture aside. Let it cool to room temperature.
  6. Put the eggs, sugar, coffee grounds, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat them on high speed for 5 minutes. Then, beat the mixture on a low speed and add the chocolate butter mixture until evenly mixed. Next, add the flour and beat the mixture again…only until evenly mixed.
  7. In a small bowl, combine the hot Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy coffee with the Kahlúa, and then pour the mixture into the batter. Mix to blend.
  8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and place it in the preheated 375 degree F oven. Here’s where we start sizzlin’!
  9. Keep the batter in the oven for about 35 minutes, until the edges look solid. If the brownies seem relatively firm in the center, and they don’t jiggle much when you gently shake the pan, you know your brownies have been going to the gym. More importantly, the little to no jiggle means that it’s time to take them out of the oven.
  10. Let the brownies cool at least to room temperature before cutting and/or serving.
  11. Serve the brownies to those you love, or just eat them all yourself. They’re so good that nobody would fault you if you did!

 

Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy Coffee S’Mores Pie

Smores pie

Ah, S’mores! They remind us of campfires, carnivals, and our wonderful childhoods! Most of us who used to eat S’mores still love them just the same, but adulthood has squandered our summer sleep-away camp opportunities. Fret not, friends, we’re bringing S’mores back, and we’re adding Joffrey’s coffee to give both our child and our adult palates something to smile about. After one bite, you’ll surely want s’more! This recipe is for a pie that serves eight average people, or one serious s’mores and coffee addict.

What to Buy for the Graham Cracker Crust

  • 9 whole graham crackers
  • 2 tablespoons Nutella (Oh yes, we said Nutella!)
  • 1 ounce semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
  • A food processor to grind the crackers
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

What to Buy for the Ganache

  • 12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (nothing over 61% cacao), finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons  ground Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy coffee beans
  • 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) of unsalted butter, cut into 1/2′ cubes
  • 1 1/4 cups of heavy cream

Meringue

  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 2 large egg whites

 

How to Make

Graham Cracker Crust

  1. Finely grind 9 Graham crackers in a food processor.
  2. Put the cracker crumbs in a bowl with the two tablespoons of Nutella, one ounce of melted bittersweet chocolate, two tablespoons of heavy cream, and one tablespoon of unsalted butter. Mix the ingredients into a small bowl.
  3. Blend the ingredients above until they’re even.
  4. Press the mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish.
  5. Let the dish chill until the crust is firm, about 30 minutes.

Jamaican Me Crazy Coffee Ganache

  1. Place the chocolate and butter into a large bowl. Bring the cream, coffee, and two tablespoons of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove the mixture from the heat, cover it, and let it steep for 5 minutes.
  2. Strain the cream mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into bowl with the chocolate, butter, and Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy coffee grounds. Stir the mixture until it’s melted and viola, you have ganache!
  3. Pour the ganache into the chilled crust. The ganache can get a bit rebellious after it’s first poured, so you’ll have to use a spatula to smooth it down on the top.
  4. Let the ganache chill for an hour. It will probably be happy to have some chill time after being boiled, mixed around, and tamed with a spatula.

Meringue

  1. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the egg whites in a medium bowl until they become light and frothy.
  2. Add sugar into the bowl in 4 increments, and beat for one minute after each increment. Continue beating the egg whites until they’re stiff and glossy.
  3. Spoon the meringue over the coffee ganache, and swirl it over the ganache with a spoon or a spatula. If you want to get super fancy, use a kitchen torch to toast the meringue until it turns golden brown…yum!
  4. Keep the pie chilled until you serve it.
  5. Stock up on more Joffrey’s coffee and tea online to try a different coffee with your next S’mores pie.

 

Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy Coffee Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal Cookies

Everyone loves the tried and true oatmeal cookie! It’s a staple in the world of sweet simple comfort foods, and we’re switching it up with Jamaican Me Crazy Coffee! With the coffee inside these cookies, this is one comfort food that won’t make you fall asleep. This recipe serves 28 people, so it’s party appropriate if you want your guests to love you even more.

What to Buy

  • 6 tablespoons of butter
  • ¼ teaspoon if salt
  • ½ cup quick oats (Who wants slow oats anyway?)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • ½ cup of packed brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoon of ground Joffrey’s coffee (Jamaican Me Crazy coffee, of course) dissolved in 2 teaspoons boiling water

How to Make

  1. Whisk or sift the flour in a bowl with salt and baking soda. Save this for later.
  2. In a different bowl, beat the butter with sugar together. When they’re well combined, add the vanilla, egg, and Joffrey’s Jamaican Me Crazy coffee to the mixture.
  3. By this time, the flour mixture that you set aside in the beginning will feel neglected. Give it some love by pouring it into the mixture of butter, sugar, egg, and coffee, so it doesn’t feel lonely. Now, stir it altogether until the mixture is even.
  4. Add the oats and mix these in using a spoon or a spatula.
  5. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes until it becomes firm.
  6. Put the dough on the baking sheet/pan in individual clumps (one heaping teaspoon each).
  7. Wet your fingers with cold water and press the cookies down.
  8. Bake these fabulous little dough globs in a preheated oven (350F) for nine to ten minutes.
  9. If soft cookies aren’t your thing and you prefer a cookie with a backbone, bake them for 12 minutes to add some crispy crunch!
  10. Place the cookies on a cooling rack to cool, and enjoy the delicious aroma of coffee and cookie.
  11. Eat and share your cookies…while drinking Joffrey’s coffee.

Instead of Having Tea With Your Dessert, Have it in Your Dessert

With all of this talk about coffee, we can’t neglect coffee’s lighter, smoother, and oh so fragrant friend, tea. If you’ve bought Joffrey’s coffee and tea online, you’ve been officially introduced to our eclectic collection of teas.  But did you know they are an amazing addition to most dessert recipes? We always encourage experimentation with tea flavors, so feel free to let your inner Julia Child out!  Here are a couple of tea recipe ideas to inspire you.

Vanilla Blueberry Tea Macaroons

Macaroon

As fun as it is to drink vanilla tea, we love to bake with it…especially if we’re making a beautiful batch of blueberry macarons. Blueberry macarons infused with our Joffrey’s Tahitian Vanilla Rose tea make a dessert that’s to die for.

What to buy for the Blueberry Macaroons

  • 45g of granulated sugar
  • 125g of almond meal
  • 135g of egg whites (Eggcellent!)
  • 25g of ground dried blueberries (finely ground is best)
  • 215g of powdered sugar

What to buy for the Pear and Tea Filling

  • 1 teaspoon loose leaf Joffrey’s Tahitian Vanilla Rose tea
  • 330g of pureed pear
  • 29g of water
  • 1 envelope of plain gelatin
  • 55g of granulated sugar

 

How to Make

  1. Most desserts can’t be made without some heat in the kitchen, so turn your oven up to 300 degrees and get yourself into baking mode!
  2. Use parchment paper, trace out 1 inch circles, and set this aside as a “master copy”. Put a few extra sheets of parchment aside to use for later.
  3. Place the egg whites and sugar in a stand mixer bowl and fit the mixer with a whisk attachment. Beat the egg whites and sugar in a mixture until the egg whites start to form loose translucent bubbles, like soap suds.
  4. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat the eggs until the meringue turns foamy and white. This should take about 2 minutes.
  5. Now it’s time to kick things into high gear! Switch the mixer speed to high and beat the mixture until the meringue forms glossy stiff peaks. This should take about another 2-3 minutes. Add two drops of purple food coloring and stir it in until the mixture turns purple.
  6. Add finely ground dried blueberries into another bowl, and also mix in powdered sugar and almond meal. Use a whisk to combine these, then push the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to sift it.
  7. Add the dry ingredients to the meringue. Using a sturdy spatula, fold and smash the dry mixture into meringue against the bowl’s side for about 20-25 folds. This one will take some elbow grease, folks. Don’t try to be gentle. The idea is to knock the air out of it! (These poor ingredients never did anything to you. Is it necessary to use this much physical force? Yes it is…unless you want bubbles in your macarons.) You’ll know the batter is ready when it holds its shape after you spoon it in on itself, and it slowly starts to flatten after 15-20 seconds. After 20 folds, check the batter for readiness.
  8. Put one sheet of parchment with the drawn circles on a bake sheet. Fill a pastry bag with the lovely batter you just knocked the wind out of, and pipe the batter until it reaches the edge of the circle. Remove the parchment paper from underneath the piped layer, place it on a second bake sheet, and pipe the remaining batter (remove one copy of parchment paper and save it to use it later.
  9. Take each pan and give it a quick hard slam against the counter. Turn the pan 90 degrees and give it another quick hard slam. This pan slamming seems like a whole lot of drama just for some macarons. Although the slamming may scare your pets and make your family think you’re having a tantrum, it’s a necessary step. It will deflate any bubbles in the mixture, prevent cracked shells on your finished macarons.
  10. Now, bake the macarons shells for about 18-22 minutes.
  11. Remove them from the oven, transfer them to a cooling rack, and allow the shells to cool completely for 30 minutes on a pan. The shells will peel away from the parchment when they’re ready.

How to Make Pear and Vanilla Filling

  1. Place the Tahitian Vanilla Rose tea in a coffee grinder or blender and process it until it’s finely ground.
  2. Puree the pears and combine them with the tea.
  3. Place water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir them until the sugar is melted. Take the pan off of the stove and allow it to cool for 15-20 minutes on a wire rack.
  4. Once the pan is cooled, sprinkle gelatin on top and allow it to sit for 1-2 minutes. This will allow the gelatin to bloom. Return the pan to the stove top and stir the mixture over low heat until the gelatin bloom melts and the mixture until the consistency is similar to maple syrup.
  5. Remove the mixture from the heat and stir it into the pear mixture. Transfer it to refrigerator to chill for about 10-15 minutes or until the filling becomes thick.

How to Assemble the Cookies

  1. Transfer the filling to a pastry bag, and fit the pastry bag with a round tip and pipe on the bottom side of one macaron cookie. Put a second macaron on top to keep the filling from trying to escape. Transfer the fully assembled macarons to the refrigerator to chill for another 30-40 minutes, so the filling can finish setting. The filling could use some quiet time after you just beat it against the side of a bowl and slammed it against the counter multiple times.
  2. When the filling is set correctly, it will have a consistency that will make it stick to those macaron cookies no matter how hard you bite! Now, that’s loyalty!
  3. Serve to your friends and save a few for yourself! (Once you take a bite, you’ll be convinced that buying Joffrey’s coffee and tea online could be an important step in just about any fun dessert-making mission.)

Green Tea Cookies

Green Tea Cookies

We all know green tea is healthy, so why not add it to a cookie recipe as a way to rationalize eating more cookies? OK, maybe that won’t work for some, but green tea does have a unique taste that adds an interesting twist to a standard cookie.  Here’s a Green Tea Cookie recipe we can’t get enough of.

What to Buy for the Cookies

  1. 2 tablespoons of Joffrey’s Sencha Traditional tea (you’ll have to process this until it’s finely ground)
  2. 1 large egg
  3. 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  4. 2½ cups of flour
  5. ¼ teaspoon of salt
  6. 1½ sticks of butter
  7. 1¼ cup of sugar
  8. 1 teaspoon of almond extract

What to Buy for the Delectable Drizzle

  1. 1 cup of sesame seeds
  2. 1 cup of white chocolate chips

How to Make

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat, and save the sheet to use later on.
  2. Process your Sencha tea until it turns into a finely ground powder.
  3. Sift together the Sencha green tea powder, flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
  4. Use a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to mix the butter and sugar together until the mixture becomes light, fluffy, and fun!
  5. Next, mix in egg and almond extract, but reduce the speed too low. Gradually add in Sencha-flour mixture.
  6. Roll the dough into 36 balls. Each ball should be 1-inch wide and the balls should be spaces 1-inch apart on the baking sheet.
  7. Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes until the edges begin to brown.
  8. Remove the cookies from oven and exhibit serious self-control by not eating them yet. They’ll smell amazing, but you have to let them cool on the wire rack.

Time to Add the Pizazz

  1. Put the white chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave the chips in 15 second intervals until they melt.
  2. Transfer the melted white chocolate to a piping bag fitted with a round tip.
  3. Top your grin-worthy green tea cookies with white chocolate drizzle, sprinkle them with sesame seeds, and let go of your self- control…because now, you can eat!

So, What’s Next?

Alright, coffee and tea lovin’ bakers, now that we’ve made you hungry, it’s time to place an order for Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea Online and get to baking! If you try any of these recipes and love the results, find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest and let us know!

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These Recipes are Adapted from the Following Recipes

Kahlúa Brownies: https://cookingontheweekends.com/2014/07/kona-coffee-kahlua-brownie-recipe/

Coffee S’Mores Graham Crackers: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/coffee-smores-pie-51104720

Oatmeal Cookies: https://www.munatycooking.com/2014/07/mocha-oatmeal-cookies.html

Blueberry Tea Macaroons: https://www.bakersroyale.com/blueberry-macaron-with-pear-earl-grey-filling/

Green Tea Cookies: https://blog.joffreys.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1126&action=edit

Jamaican Me Crazy Summer Giveaway - 2016

There’s nothing like sipping a cool iced coffee on the beach, especially when it’s Jamaican Me Crazy. Imagine notes of caramel and sweet vanilla swirling in perfect harmony, taking you on a tropical escape. It’s an essential summer accessory and if you haven’t had the opportunity to try it – now’s your chance, Mon!

From July 29th, 2016 until August 5th, 2016 Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea Co. will be hosting a giveaway for coffee lovers near and far. The winner of our giveaway will receive one (1) bag of Jamaican Me Crazy flavored ground coffee, one (1) branded iced coffee tumbler and a super exclusive Jamaican Me Crazy beach towel! Don’t you think it’s time you hit the sand in style? So do we.

Here’s how to enter:

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  3. Find the Giveaway post and tag a friend in the comment section.
  4. Cross your fingers for the win!

The winner will be announced on August 5th, 2016. Good luck!

*Please note one entry per person will be considered

 

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Social Media Giveaway

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All required criteria must be completed to enter and be eligible to win. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. The use of automated entry devices is prohibited and no mechanically reproduced entries are allowed; all such entries are void. Released Parties (as hereinafter defined) are not responsible for late, incomplete, incorrect, delayed, garbled, undelivered, or misdirected entries.

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