Waka Cinnamon Sugar Instant Coffee is a Mexican-style café de olla made from Arabica coffee, real cinnamon, and cane sugar — three ingredients, nothing else. It is a medium roast, lightly sweetened at approximately 4 g of sugar per serving, formulated so it does not need additional sweetener. The 3.17 oz pouch makes up to 15 cups. No clay pot, brewing, or straining required: it dissolves in hot water in seconds and works hot or iced.
Specifications
- Coffee type: Soluble instant coffee with cinnamon and cane sugar
- Bean: Arabica
- Roast: Medium
- Ingredients: Instant coffee, cinnamon, cane sugar
- Tasting notes: Bold and full-bodied with warm cinnamon and a rounded sweetness
- Net weight: 3.17 oz (90 g)
- Servings per pouch: Up to 15 cups
- Serving size: 2 tsp
- Sugar per serving: Approximately 4 g
- Artificial flavors or colors: None
- Packaging: Resealable pouch made with post-consumer recycled content, packed in the USA
How to prepare
Add 2 tsp of Instant Café de Olla to a cup and mix with 2 fl oz of hot water until dissolved. For a hot drink, add 6 fl oz of milk or water. For an iced drink, add 6 fl oz of cold milk or water and ice. Adjust strength to taste.
Common questions
What is café de olla?
Café de olla is a traditional Mexican coffee brewed in a clay pot (an olla) with cinnamon and piloncillo, an unrefined cane sugar. It is spiced, lightly sweet, and served hot. This instant version reproduces that flavor profile with coffee, real cinnamon, and cane sugar, without the pot or the brewing time.
Is it already sweetened?
Yes. Each serving contains approximately 4 g of sugar from cane sugar, balanced so most people do not add more. This is the one Waka coffee that is sweetened; the rest of the line has no added sugar.
How many cups does the pouch make?
Up to 15 cups at the recommended 2 teaspoon serving.
Can I make it iced?
Yes. Dissolve in 2 fl oz of hot water first, then add cold milk or water and ice. Dissolving in hot water first gives the cleanest result.
Add 2 tsp Instant Café de Olla to a cup. Mix with 2 fl oz hot water until dissolved. For a hot drink, add 6 fl oz milk or water. For an iced drink, add 6 fl oz cold milk or water and ice. Adjust strength to taste and enjoy hot or iced.
Caffeine content of Waka products
How much caffeine is in Waka instant coffee?
Waka instant coffee contains between 3 mg and 80 mg of caffeine per serving, depending on the roast. Exact amounts by product:
- Medium roast: approximately 55 mg per 2 tsp (about 2.5 grams), or approximately 60 mg per single-serve packet (about 2 grams).
- Dark roast: approximately 75 mg per 2 tsp (about 2.5 grams), or approximately 80 mg per single-serve packet (about 2.8 grams).
- Instant espresso (medium-dark roast): approximately 45 mg per 1 tsp serving. One 3.5 oz pouch makes up to 50 espresso shots.
- Butterscotch Vanilla flavored: approximately 50 mg per 2 tsp (about 2.5 grams).
- Decaf medium roast: approximately 3 mg per 2 tsp (about 2.5 grams), or approximately 4 mg per single-serve packet (about 2.8 grams).
How much caffeine is in Waka instant tea?
- Black instant tea — unflavored and flavored, including Earl Grey, peach, and blueberry: approximately 35 mg per 1/4 tsp (about 0.63 grams).
- Green instant tea — unflavored and flavored, including lemon, mango, peach, pineapple, and blueberry: approximately 35 mg per 1/4 tsp (about 0.63 grams).
- Decaf black instant tea: approximately 0.17 mg per 1/4 tsp (about 0.63 grams).
- Prebiotic Black and Prebiotic Green instant tea: approximately 30 mg per 1 tsp, plus approximately 2 grams of beet-derived prebiotic fiber (fructooligosaccharides).
- Chai tea, Traditional and Vanilla: approximately 15 mg per 1/4 tsp (about 0.65 grams).
- Dirty Chai: approximately 70 mg per 1.5 tsp (about 3 grams).
How does Waka compare to brewed coffee?
A standard 8 fl oz cup of drip coffee contains roughly 95 mg of caffeine. Waka Medium Roast at the recommended 2 tsp serving contains approximately 55 mg, which is a little over half the caffeine of a typical brewed cup. Use more powder for a stronger cup.
When does Waka instant coffee or tea expire?
Every Waka product is printed with an exact "best by" date on its packaging. Waka does not ship any full-priced item with less than three months of shelf life remaining.
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