12 Delicious Food Recipes With Coffee Grounds In Them

If you’re a coffee lover who's as obsessed with your Instant Pot as we are with ours, we can pretty much guarantee you’ll go nuts for this coffee-rubbed pulled pork recipe from My Sequined Life. You’ll be surprised at how well your finely ground espresso blend meshes with the brown sugar and other ground seasonings, but don’t take our word for it; try the recipe and see for yourself!

Sprinkling a few bits of granola on top of your yogurt or into your fruit bowl is a delicious way to add something extra to your breakfast. Use coffee-flavored granola, though, and take the already-satisfying crunchy goodies to the next level. Veggie Inspired’s coffee granola recipe is perfect for those who want some extra coffee goodness with their morning meal...and who wouldn’t? The recipe can be found here; try it, and let us know what you think!

Chances are if you’ve ever heard of New York-born sweet shop, Milk Bar, you’ve heard of their famous Compost Cookies, too. Luckily for all of us non-New Yorkers, the company ships their goodies all over, but let’s be honest: sometimes, the standard five to seven business day delivery window can be downright unbearable if your cookie craving is intense (and it often is!).

By now, you should know the Roasty team loves to combine the flavors of chocolate and coffee, so it shouldn’t surprise you that we’re recommending this Kahlua coffee cheesecake recipe. The dessert is a delicious way to celebrate any special occasion, from a birthday to a holiday to a random Tuesday when you were craving something sweet.

Three Olives Branch’s espresso roasted chickpea recipe is perfect for all of our vegan Roasty readers, but anyone who’s in search of a new healthy snack will enjoy munching on these spicy, savory, and crunchy garbanzo beans.

It’s steak night, and your favorite ground coffee beans are invited! We know, we know...coffee seems like an odd companion to your strip steak, but trust us: the rich flavor your grounds infuse pairs well with the other spices used with this rub.

Coarse coffee grounds aren’t just good for your French press — they’re great for whipping up a batch of coconut hazelnut espresso chocolate bark, too! Your joe makes all of this recipe’s dark chocolate flavors pop. You’ll love it — just try not to eat it all in one sitting.

We don’t know about you, but as soon as the cooler months roll around, we’re constantly relying on our slow cookers to get dinner on the table. If you’re like us and always on the lookout for warm, comforting meals to make in your CrockPot, give this recipe a try!

Dress your classic sirloin steak up a bit with a good old coffee rub, just like the cowboys did! The finely ground beans load your meat with tons of flavor — it’s good ‘til the last bite! Use the recipe we’ve linked here to guide you as you prep your meat, and thank us for the recommendation later.

Your instant coffee isn’t just good for getting a quick java fix on a camping trip. You can use the granules in a variety of recipes, too, including this chocolate chip mocha cookie one from Marsha’s Baking Addiction. What are you waiting for? Pull that jar of instant joe down from your cabinet and preheat your oven; you’ve got cookies to bake!

The next time you feel an urge to bake coming on, give these white chocolate-dipped shortbread cookies a go. They’ve got all sorts of delicious ingredients, like classic vanilla, sweet white chocolate, and fine ground coffee! And while you’re fine-grinding your beans, you might as well take out the espresso machine and steaming wand and whip up a latte to enjoy with your cookies.

We at Roasty think there’s nothing better than the taste of good coffee. If we could have coffee-flavored everything, we probably would — no questions asked. But since we can’t have everything taste like coffee, we’ll take what we can get, starting with cafe mocha cookies! The addition of coffee grounds doesn’t give the cookies an overwhelming taste, but they do give them a smell that’s to die for.