5 ways to drink coffee creatively

Walk into a coffee shop or cafe today and chances are you'll spend a good ten minutes wondering what kind of coffee you're in the mood for.

Words that are full of exotic promise stare at you from the board: Americano, espresso, macchiato, mocha, cappuccino, latte are merely the more familiar ones these days. And let's not forget the condiments! Cookies, nougat, chocolate flakes, cinnamon, seasonal flavourings like mince pie and pumpkin pudding, whipped cream and chocolate sauce are the ones that I can think of right now and it's probably that the list can be added to extensively.
With all these new, super coffees we've concocted for ourselves, here are five ways to drink your coffee creatively:

- Hobnobs dipped in coffee:

The humble Hobnob, a digestive biscuit covered on one side with the decadence of milk chocolate, goes particularly well with your coffee. The warmth of the coffee melts the chocolate to just the right consistency, while coffee's flavour gets into the digestive biscuit and makes it softer and yummier. The danger with this of course is that you won't know how many you've eaten till the empty wrapper stares at you reproachfully.

- Coffee and Brownie shake

Chocolate and coffee are two sinful substances that complement each other wonderfully, to the detriment of our waistlines. Crumbling up brownies and putting them at the bottom of a tall glass, and then combining cold coffee with drinking chocolate and milk and pouring the mixture on top of your brownie crumbs is a surefire way to get the best of both coffee and chocolate.

- Hot mocha with cream

A mocha is a relatively simple drink to make at home: just combine your coffee and chocolate drink mix in hot water before you add milk and sugar. Top it all off with a swirl of whipped cream and sit down to indulge yourself.

- Coffee Yoghurt

As weird as that sounds, this is a far healthier way to indulge in your caffeine craving. Make yourself a small cup of espresso (combine instant coffee with hot water if an espresso machine is beyond your means) and mix in into a pot of yoghurt, adding sugar to taste. The smoothness of the yoghurt and the caffeine of coffee make this a good way to have your caffeine and eat it too.

- Cherry coffee

Coffee and fruit combinations might sound counter-intuitive, but this is a good one. Pulp some cherries, preferably in a blender or food processor to achieve a smooth texture that will blend easily with your milk and coffee. If you pick your cherries wisely, you may not even need to add sugar.