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Making Hot Apple Cider with a Keurig Coffee Brewer

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GMCR_Ntrls_HAC_16My husband and I have been using and loving the Keurig Coffee Brewer for about 4 years now, which I think is about when they came out. My husband loves gadgets and we used to waste a ton of coffee. A TON! We originally purchased the Keurig coffee brewer when I was pregnant with Zoe, I certainly wasn’t going to get up and make my husband a cup of coffee being as big and uncomfortable as I was.

We make coffee all day long and it’s fresh and that’s what I love about Keurig. We can make a cup of pretty much anything when we are ready for it. We don’t have to drink the same flavor Apple Cideror at the same time. We also love to give Keurig Coffee Brewers away as Christmas presents. Last year we gave one away to my sister in law.

I love holiday beverages, and the kids just adore hot cocoa and Hot Apple Cider. After a long wait, Keurig and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have debuted Apple Cider K-Cups, which will provide you with a a warm, comforting mug of cider with a hint of brown sugar and just a touch of cinnamon. The Apple Cider K-cups are delicious. I think they got the recipe just right, sometimes I find Apple Cider to be too much on the sour side. The Hot Apple Cider K-cups do have just the right amount of brown sugar keeping me from making a sour face as I drink it.

 

 

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Give Mom a Cup of Coffee with a Senseo Giveaway

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I can not get through the day without a cup of coffee and if twitter is any indication on how other moms feel then making sure you or your mom has a new coffee maker for one is the perfect Mother’s Day gift right?

Senseo sent my family a Senseo coffee pod brewer to review. My husband treated me this morning to a cup of coffee; he wanted to help with this review. And my favorite way to create a review is through photos.

Meet Senseo:

 

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wait, here is a better view!

 

senseo coffee

The back of the machine you will find the water canister. It is recommended that you wash that and the coffee pod filters as well. There are two different filter sizes, the one pod size and the two pod size. Which one you use will just depend on how strong you like your coffee, and in my family, we like it strong. In fact, the first cup of coffee we made turned out a little weak, so my husband made the second cup and it turned out great! Thanks Honey!

 

So our recommendation, after you put water in the reservoir and prime it:

Take two pods

two pods

Put them into the two pod filter

filterClose the Senseo

 

senseo closed

Select the cup size, and for strong coffee you want to select the small cup button on the left

coffee brewingThe thing I found really interesting was that when it is done the coffee looks foamy and frothy like you got it at a coffee shop.

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Product Description:

The patented system uses perfectly balanced proportions of coffee and water. Mild pressure and a special spray head produce an optimally balanced coffee filtering process.

Brews a cup of gourmet coffee at the touch of a button, in under a minute.
Convenient, no worry auto shutoff after 1 hour
Clean up is simple with dishwasher safe removable parts
1450 watts of power

My Wish:

I wish the water reservoir was larger. You can only make one or two cups depending on the size you choose at a time.

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