ComScore

7 Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Everyday Coffee

You've gotta try these

There’s nothing quite like a warm cup of coffee on a chilly autumn morning, except for the fact that it gets pretty repetitive to drink the same ol' cup of joe day in and day out. Here, six easy ways to upgrade your basic brew (and one for those year-round iced coffee drinkers…aka us).

Proof You Should Drink 5 Cups of Coffee a Day


Add Salt To Offset Bitterness

Crazy, we know. But the sodium bonds to the part of your taste buds that detect bitterness and curbs the icky aftertaste. Share with even your most coffee-averse friends.

Add Cinnamon To Your Coffee Filter Before You Brew

No more cinnamon clumps and an insanely amazing smell throughout your entire kitchen. Win-win.

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Twenty20

Use Chocolate Milk Instead

Spontaneous mocha latte? Yep, this is life-changing.

Make Your Own Foamed Milk

That mocha latte won't froth itself, though. Psst: You can use your microwave. 

Mix Instant Coffee With Cold Water First

But just a splash. It helps the grounds dissolve evenly without any powdery taste or inconsistency. And then you can top it with hot water.

Add Oatmeal And Espresso For The Ultimate Power Breakfast

Make it at home or ask for it from the secret menu at Starbucks.

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PureWow

Make Milk-and-cookies Cubes For Your Iced Coffee

It's like dessert but with caffeine.



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Director, Branded Content + Cohost, Royally Obsessed Podcast

As Director of Branded Content at Gallery Media Group, Roberta helps oversee the ideation and execution of sponsored content and experiential campaigns across PureWow and ONE37pm, including PureWow’s 24 in ’24. She began her career in editorial nine years ago, and has written and edited countless articles on news, trends, fashion, beauty and the royal family. She’s also cohost of the Royally Obsessed podcast, named one of the best royals podcasts by The New York Times and Town & Country. She cowrote the book Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family.