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Published: Sep 26, 2022 by Kathy · This post may contain affiliate links

Homemade Espresso Powder

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A spoonful of coffee grounds.

A great way to recycle your coffee grounds and make a baking ingredient that adds just the perfect touch to many baked chocolate recipes.

This homemade espresso powder is inexpensive to make and makes a great gift!

A glass jar filled with finely ground coffee.
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Espresso powder
Ingredients
Step by step directions
Recipe tips
How to use espresso powder
Chocolate baking recipes
Homemade Espresso Powder

Espresso powder

Have you ever found recipes that call for espresso powder? It's often added to chocolate cakes, brownies or other baked goods. Usually, just a teaspoon or two is added and you don't taste the coffee in the finished product.

Instead, the espresso powder enhances the chocolate flavor. It's a great trick to take your baked goods up a notch!

Lately, I've been trying to find espresso powder, and it's not always the easiest to find. I did finally find it at one of my local grocery stores and I didn't buy it because the cost was really high! A three-ounce jar was over $10!

I found a method from the blog, The Pudge Factor on how to make homemade espresso powder. Not only was it easy, but it was essentially free because you actually use the ground coffee that you used to make your morning coffee!

Talk about a great use for your leftover coffee grounds! We also use our leftover grounds in our garden. We sprinkle them around our blueberry bushes and add them to our compost, but I love being able to turn them into an actual baking ingredient!

Ingredients

A bowl with ground coffee.

Use leftover coffee grounds that you use for brewing your regular cup of coffee. I saved my grounds from my drip coffee maker for three days and then started the process.

The richer or deeper roast coffee you use, the richer your espresso powder will be.

You can use any amount you'd like. This process takes a few hours so I decided to make certain I had enough to make it worth my while.

Keep in mind, the more coffee grounds you use, the longer the process will take.

Step by step directions

  • Preheat your oven to the lowest setting it will go. I set my oven to 170°F.
  • Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and spread coffee grounds on top
  • Put in oven until coffee grounds are fully dry and feel slightly crunchy (this took about 3 hours for me). Stir coffee grounds every hour.
  • Remove from oven and cool grounds
  • Place a small amount in a coffee grinder and grind until very fine
  • Store espresso powder in an airtight jar or container
Wet coffee grounds on a baking sheet.
Dry coffee grounds on a baking sheet.

Recipe tips

  • Actual time will vary depending on the amount of grounds you are using, how wet your grounds are, and the temperature of your oven.
  • I used my fingers to stir the coffee grounds so I could feel how dry they were. When the grounds were still wet, they stuck to my fingertips and it looked like I had been playing in the dirt. When the grounds were dry, they no longer stuck to my fingers.

How to use espresso powder

  • Use in any recipe calling for espresso powder
  • Add 1-2 teaspoons in any chocolate baking recipe. You will not taste the coffee, but the espresso powder will enhance the chocolate flavor.
  • For a stronger burst of coffee, add 1-2 tablespoons to your favorite chocolate cookie recipe like in these espresso chocolate chip cookies!
Cookies piled on a baking rack.

Chocolate baking recipes

These recipes can be enhanced by adding 1-2 teaspoons of espresso powder. Just mix in along with the flour.

  • Homemade brownies
  • Flourless chocolate cake
A spoonful of espresso powder.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop

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A glass jar filled with finely ground coffee.

Homemade Espresso Powder

Kathy
Add a teaspoon of homemade espresso powder to your chocolate baking recipes for a richer flavor.
5 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 3 hours hrs
Total Time 2 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Servings 2 cups
Calories 4 kcal

Equipment

  • Cookie Sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Coffee Grinder
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Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 cups coffee grounds (leftover from making coffee)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to the lowest setting it will go. I set my oven to 170°F.
  • Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and spread coffee grounds on top
    3-4 cups coffee grounds
  • Put in oven until coffee grounds are fully dry and feel slightly crunchy (this took about 3 hours for me). Stir coffee grounds every hour.
  • Remove from oven and cool grounds
  • Place a small amount in coffee grinder and grind until very fine
  • Store espresso powder in an airtight jar or container

Notes

  • Yield will vary depending on how many grounds you begin with
  • Actual time will vary depending on the amount of grounds you are using, how wet your grounds are and the temperature of your oven.
  • I used my fingers to stir the coffee grounds so I could feel how dry they were. When the grounds were still wet, they stuck to my fingertips and it looked like I had been playing in the dirt. When the grounds were dry, they no longer stuck to my fingers.

Nutritional Disclaimer:

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25teaspoonCalories: 4kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.01gSaturated Fat: 0.002gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.002gSodium: 0.5mgPotassium: 44mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword coffee, espresso powder
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Comments

  1. Linda says

    August 12, 2023 at 6:54 am

    I'm looking forward to trying this recipe. I'm wondering if I might just put this in a dehydrator? So I don't have to heat up the oven (it is summer and very hot here).

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      August 12, 2023 at 8:02 am

      Yes! A dehydrator will work. I sometimes even put my dehydrator outside when it's really hot. Just dry until the grounds are completely dry.
      Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
      • Linda says

        August 12, 2023 at 1:30 pm

        Thank you!

  2. Valentina says

    September 29, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    Kathy, I'm so excited about this. I always have instant espresso powder in the house, specifically for baking (and sometimes I add some to a smoothie). I've never made my own and would never have thought to do so . . . until now. Can't wait to try this. Thank you! 🙂 ~Valentina

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 30, 2022 at 4:24 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. David @ Spiced says

    September 27, 2022 at 4:54 am

    5 stars
    Say what!? This is perfect! I love espresso powder, and I always try to keep some in the pantry...but you're right that it can be rather expensive. I had no idea that you could make it at home. And not only that, but it uses leftover coffee grinds! We have plenty of those. 🙂 As soon as I run out of my espresso powder that I have now, I'll be making a batch!!

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      September 27, 2022 at 5:53 am

      I'll be keeping a few jars in my pantry to always have on hand!

      Reply

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