Coffee and Diabetes: 7 Ways to Start Cooking with Coffee

Studies have found a link between coffee drinking and reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes. Here are seven ways to get more coffee into your diet.

No need to drink extra coffee at breakfast when you can eat it instead!

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Coffee Griddlecakes

Add 1 tablespoon instant coffee or espresso powder for every cup up dry flour mixture used to make pancakes, waffles, or crepes. Alternatively, substitute an equal amount of brewed coffee for some or all of the water or milk normally used in the recipe. Use multi-grain flours and ground nutmeal in your griddle cakes, to boost coffee flavor and add fiber. Many fruits match well with coffee-flavored griddlecakes; top or fill with banana, unsweetened fresh or thawed berries, or sliced peaches, plums, or apricots.

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Written by Susan McQuillan, MS, RDN, CDN

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References

Caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Diabetes Care. February 2014;37(2):569-586. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/37/2/569. Accessed March 14, 2019.
Changes in coffee intake and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes: three large cohorts of US men and women. Diabetologia. July 2014;57(7):1346-1354. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-014-3235-7. Accessed March 14, 2019.