Coffee Tea Bags
Hey everyone! Erin here again to share with you about another tea-related idea. Coffee Tea Bags. Have you ever heard of these? They are just like tea bags, but with coffee instead. You can buy them at the store. But who does that anymore? Instead, why not make them at home?
I used a reusable tea bag that I posted about a few months ago. Then I poured about a tablespoon or more of coffee grounds (I used my coffee grinder) into the bag and steeped it in boiled water for about 3-5 minutes or so. & Enjoy!
These are great to used when you only want to make one cup of coffee and don’t want to dirty the coffee pot or French press. So easy. So simple. So delicious! These would also be a great way to take your favorite coffee drink on vacation or camping without having to pack your whole coffee pot! You could also use these to take to work if your office doesn’t offer a coffee pot.
But of course I like to drink my coffee with cream. Yum yum! How do you drink your coffee? You could even make your own basic coffee creamer to go with your Coffee Tea Bags or you regular daily cup with this simple recipe:
Homemade Coffee Creamer
What You Need:
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix the first 3 ingredients together on the stove top with a whisk until they steam. Remove from heat and add in vanilla extract. Stir well and pour into a jar to store in the fridge. This will last just over a week. Shake jar before use.
These would be fun to give as gifts to your coffee-lover friends. You could always make Coffee Tea Bags and fill them up and toss a few in a jar or gift bag. I know I would love love love receiving that as a gift. (hint hint).
Try this Simple Coffee Cake recipe with your morning coffee.
Make sure to go here first to learn how to make your own tea bags.
They are such a pain to clean, though…. How does one keep grounds from going down the sink?
I will just rinse the bag in a small bowl or cup of water (turn bag inside out) and add the water/grounds to my compost! Thanks for this wonderful idea~
Coffee grounds down the sink won’t hurt if it’s not to much and will help with any grease in the pipes also.
LOVE THIS!! Can’t wait to try it out! 🙂
That is one seriously clever idea. I love it!
Great idea. I will have to look up how to make that bag
I love to add powdered milk to my coffee. It’s fat free so no guilt if I add a lot.
I also prefer powdered creamer and had thought about mixing powdered milk and a small amount of brown sugar together for a “homemade” version.. I will have to give it a try!
I will have to check in to this ! I typically buy a box at the store. They last me forever due to the fact the only time I use them is when my dh is out of town and I don’t want to use the coffee pot for just one cup 🙂
I do this when I camp and make them for a whole quart…..Take a regular coffee filter and add enough coffee for a full pot. Then fold the filter together and staple it. I make up enough for my trip and just throw into a pot of water and boil until it is nuclear grade! Flavor with some hot chocolate mix and its done. After the coffee is gone I just throw the filter into the fire.
Wonderful idea.. We used something like this, but they were round filters for a whole pot of coffee. You could take and cut to fit the bottom of the filter cup, and with several made up, you could take make foe several whole pots, and have read at any time. You could even add the filters in for fast disposal.
Why doesn’t the coffee need to be brewed? Tea is just an infusion but ground coffee is percolated/brewed to make coffee with it. So instant coffee is made for ppl who don’t want to brew it. Coffee doesn’t infuse as I understand it.
I don’t get it.
I so enjoyed the articles looking forward to reading your website.
Oh, dear. This sounds awful. Go buy you some organic whole coffee beans and a grinder. It makes me sad you are making coffee from used coffee grounds.
I can’t be sure, but when she said, “Then I poured about a tablespoon or more of coffee grounds (I used my coffee grinder),” I think she probably meant ground coffee, not coffee grounds.