Amazon's ChoiceReader FavoriteGreat Value

Civilized Coffee

Civilized Coffee Espresso Powder for Baking & Desserts, 1.75 oz

Award-winning espresso powder - Named Best Espresso Powder by America's Test Kitchen. Premium Colombian coffee expertly roasted and finely ground for rich espresso flavor.

9 /10
★★★★½ Must Drink Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #218 of 1193 (Top 19%)
Our Coffee Score 8.9
Coffee Lovers Score 9.2
Overall Ranked #218 of 1193 (Top 19%)
Ground Coffee Ranked #64 of 200 (Top 32%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #267 of 1193 (Top 23%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #319 of 1193 (Top 27%)

Our verdict: Ranked #59 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding medium-dark pick with chocolate, smooth, rich notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 3,062 Amazon ratings.

BrewRank is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site we may earn an affiliate commission — it never affects a score.

Key facts

Roast
Medium-Dark
Origin
Colombia
Process
Roasted
Size
1.8 oz
Price / oz
$5.11
Best for
Instant, Espresso

Flavor notes

ChocolateSmoothRich

The Coffee Score review

Award-winning espresso powder - Named Best Espresso Powder by America's Test Kitchen. Premium Colombian coffee expertly roasted and finely ground for rich espresso flavor. Our team spent hands-on time with the Civilized Coffee Espresso Powder for Baking & Desserts, 1.75 oz to see how it holds up against the rest of the ground coffee we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #59 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding medium-dark pick with chocolate, smooth, rich notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 3,062 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • Award-winning espresso powder - Named Best Espresso Powder by America's Test Kitchen. Premium Colombian coffee expertly roasted and finely ground for rich espresso flavor.
  • Fine powder - Blends easily into batters, frostings, beverages, and recipes for consistent coffee flavor.
  • Instant convenience - No brewing, grinding, or coffee grounds required.
  • Versatile applications - Ideal for brownies, cakes, cookies, desserts, smoothies, mochas, and coffee creations.
  • Rich espresso flavor - Adds deep coffee flavor with roasted notes that complement chocolate and baked goods.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.9/10 — ranked #218 of 1193 (19% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Chocolate, Smooth, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.2/10 from 3,062 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Small-batch / craft roaster Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.6
Freshness 20% weight 9.9
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 10
Value 15% weight 4.1
Roast Quality 10% weight 9.2
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.9/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.6★ from 3,062 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 75%
4 star 15%
3 star 5%
2 star 2%
1 star 3%
  • Nancy Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Perfect for tiramisu!

    This espresso powder is perfect for making desserts. I tried using instant espresso, but it just didn’t work like the espresso powder. Do yourself a favor and try this product. It’s really good tasting!

    1 found this helpful

  • Kerri Carlsen Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Yes... "baking espresso" >_>

    It might be uncouth. But I bought this espresso powder to be used exclusively for beverages... and it did NOT disappoint. It's the best instant coffee I've ever had. Nice strong, well-rounded flavor.

    2 found this helpful

  • Nikki B Sapp Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    Great flavor but Dries Out

    Great flavor when added to baked goods. I read other reviews that said that the powder will dry out and get hard after time, so I was very careful to keep the little lid insert in place and to make sure the lid was very tight. The espresso powder still suddenly dried out and was as hard as a rock.

    6 found this helpful

  • Lizzy Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Taste great

    Works great with my recipes.

    1 found this helpful

Read all 3,062 reviews on Amazon