These truffles are the perfect dessert for your next holiday gathering. The dark chocolate ganache is a chocoholic’s dream, and the ground coffee bits add a nice crunch and balance of flavor to this deliciously decadent treat. This recipe from Bon Appetit is sure to impress your guests. Pro tip: these truffles can be made up to a week ahead of time and refrigerated in an airtight container until ready to serve. 

For coffee lovers who appreciate the simplicity of the coffee bean, this is the dessert for you! Your favorite beans dipped in chocolate make a great sweet treat and you can make individually dipped beans or little chocolate clusters. These can also be packaged up and turned into little holiday gifts for your coffee-loving friends and family. Here's a great recipe to try out at home, courtesy of The Spruce Eats.

Affogato (Italian for "drowned in coffee") is an espresso dessert that usually consists of a scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with a shot of espresso. But we recommend this recipe by Nutmeg Nanny, which replaces plain vanilla ice cream with a creamy coconut-flavored gelato. You can also substitute the espresso for your favorite brewed coffee. 

This bark recipe by Half-Baked Harvest is delicious and unique. Almonds and pistachios are tossed in a combination of coconut oil and coffee grounds, then roasted until fragrant. These coffee-covered nuts are then nestled into a bed of dark chocolate and sprinkled with toasted coconut, and yes, more chocolate! This dessert is pretty simple and once ready, can be packaged up nicely to make a beautiful gift. 

Tiramisu is a classic coffee dessert and an easy crowd pleaser. Ladyfingers are soaked in a mixture of brandy and coffee or espresso, then layered with a creamy mascarpone custard. This Food Network recipe will be a favorite among all of your coffee-loving friends and family. And if you want to really impress them, host (or bring) a coffee sampling to enjoy with the tiramisu. 

Lovilee Blog's decadent cheesecake recipe is the perfect pairing of chocolate and espresso. The coffee in this light and creamy cheesecake brings out the chocolate flavor, so it’s a win-win. This chilled coffee dessert can also be stored ahead of time for an upcoming get-together. 

Tres Leches is a moist sponge or butter cake soaked in a sweet milk syrup. This recipe from Zoe Bakes steps up the Tres Leches game by adding a coffee caramel syrup and coffee whipped cream. A Tres Leches cake is usually a bit sweet by nature, but the slight bitterness of coffee nicely balances this cake out. It can be enjoyed as a delicious dessert, but we promise not to tell if you decide to polish this one off for breakfast.

Whilst you're here are 6 reasons for making Clear Lake Coffee Roasters - CLCR - your go-to coffee roaster:


☕️ We are a local family-run business located in the heart of Clear Lake, Iowa.

☕️ We go to great lengths to find only the finest and ethically sourced coffee around, from the top 2% of coffee beans in the world.

☕️ We only source 100% certified Arabica coffee beans, carefully hand-selecting each coffee based on specific quality and taste attributes.

☕️ Our roasting process has been refined over the years and each roast profile is individually designed to complement the nuances of the coffee we source, from Cup of Excellence (COE) award-winning producers.

☕️ By roasting in smaller batches, we can ensure our coffee is ALWAYS fresh, in fact, we roast your coffee only after you place an order - the same day your order ships out.

☕️ At CLCR, we are dedicated to a single mission: the unyielding pursuit of coffee perfection in every cup.

We would give you more reasons, but rather than reading it's better if you visit our website, purchase a bag or two, and experience a unique caffeinated or half-caff journey for yourself 😊!
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