Black Coffee with Collagen and Ceylon Cinnamon
Plain black coffee blended with unflavoured collagen peptides and a pinch of Ceylon cinnamon — about 9 g of protein per cup.
By The Chef Kitchen · · · Version 1.3
- Prep
- 3 min
- Cook
- 2 min
- Total
- 5 min
- Servings
- 1
- Difficulty
- easy
- Cost / serving
- ₹45
Why choose this?
- You want your coffee to carry some protein
- You're not ready for a full breakfast yet
- You want a warm start with no added sugar
Estimated nutrition per serving
How we calculate →Covers the recipe as written, including the collagen. Values are per serving and stay the same when you scale servings.
- Calories
- 40kcal
- Protein
- 9g
- Carbs
- 1g
- Fat
- 0g
- Fibre
- 0g
- Added sugar
- 0g
Full nutrition detail
- Total sugar
- 0 g
- Saturated fat
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 25 mg
What's included in this calculation?
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Ingredients (1 servings)
- 200 mlWater
- 1½ tspInstant coffee
Swap: Use 200 ml strong filter coffee or an unsweetened Americano.
- 1 scoopCollagen peptides — about 10 g, unflavoured (optional)
Swap: Optional. If omitted, the coffee contains almost no protein. Alternatively, use unflavoured whey isolate once the coffee has cooled for about a minute — whey clumps in very hot liquid; collagen does not. Unflavoured collagen is imported and typically costs ₹30–50 per scoop.
- ¼ tspCeylon cinnamon (optional)
Swap: Cassia cinnamon is acceptable. Use a smaller quantity, because it has a stronger flavour.
Method
Bring the water to a boil and dissolve the instant coffee in a mug.
Add the collagen peptides and stir or froth for 15–20 seconds until fully dissolved — a small battery frother works best.
Dust with Ceylon cinnamon and drink hot.
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