Coffee sauce

A steak served with coffee sauce

Coffee sauce is a culinary sauce that includes coffee in its preparation. It is sometimes prepared using instant coffee.^[1][2] Coffee sauce has been used in American cuisine since at least 1904.^[3] Coffee sauce may be sweet or savory.

Sweet preparations may use sweeteners such as sugar, simple syrup, maple syrup or golden syrup.^[1][2][4][5] Evaporated milk is sometimes used in sweet versions of coffee sauce,^[6] and some versions utilize whiskey to add flavor.^[7] Additional ingredients utilized in some preparations include eggs and whipped cream.^[8][9]

Uses

Sweet uses of the sauce include its use on cakes, chestnuts, flan, ice cream, pancakes, puddings, tortes, soufflés, sweet potatoes and waffles.^{[4][5][9][10][11][12]}

Savory uses of the sauce include its use on salmon^[13] and steak.

Commercial preparations

A mass-produced coffee sauce has been manufactured for consumer purchase by the company Ahh!Gourmet, under the brand name Perky Savory Coffee Sauce.^[14]

See also

• Coffee syrup – prepared with three ingredients (water and sugar strained through coffee grounds), Autocrat Coffee began manufacturing coffee syrup in the 1940s.^[15] It is used in the preparation of coffee milk and other dishes and beverages.
• List of coffee dishes
• List of sauces
• Red-eye gravy – a thin sauce often seen in the cuisine of the Southern United States that sometimes includes black coffee in its preparation

References

1. Austrian Desserts and Pastries: 108 Classic Recipes - Dietmar Fercher, Andrea Karrer. p. 315.
2. Eat Well Live Well: Gluten Intolerance - Murdoch Books Test Kitchen with Dr. Susanna Holt . p. 146.
3. Hill, Janet McKenzie (1904). The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics. Boston Cooking-School Magazine. p. 158.
4. Sharing Sweet Secrets: Gluten & Wheat Free - Pamela Moriarty. p. 51.
5. Delectable Desserts: Over 250 Best-Loved Recipes for Every Season of the Year - Wendy Louise, MaryAnn Koopmann. p. 244.
6. Harding, Florence Kling (contributor) (1921). Twentieth Century Cook Book, an Up-to-date and Skillful Preparation on the Art of Cooking and Modern Candy Making Simplified. Haldeman-Julius Company. p. 97.
7. Irish Puddings, Tarts, Crumbles, and Fools: 80 Glorious Desserts - Margaret Johnson. p. 35.
8. Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook. p. 275.
9. Grandma Grace's Southern Favorites: Very, Very Old Recipes Adapted for a New ... - Marty Davidson. p. 106.
10. Good Housekeeping, Volume 52. pp. 240-241.
11. Table Talk. p. 585.
12. Chocolate, Coffee, Caramel: A Cook's Book of Decadence - Gordana Trifunovic. p. 208.
13. Coffee: The Revolutionary Drink for Pleasure and Health - Roseane M. Santos, M.Sc., Ph.D. & Darcy R. Lima, M.D., Ph.D.
14. The Protein Counter: 3rd Edition. p. 352.
15. Orchant, Rebecca (February 26, 2013). "Coffee Milk: The Rhode Island Specialty Fueled By Autocrat Syrup". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

Further reading

• Good Housekeeping. p. 238.