Winnning Recipes Inspired by Ka'u Coffee: Ka'u Coffee Recipe Contest 2016 Results

Hayden Hanshew's Moca Roca. Photos by Pamela Taylor

Deanna Delmur's Ka'u Coffee Smoke Tako Poke.

This past Saturday, May 14, during the 2016 Ka'u Coffee Recipe Contest, Ka'u Coffee Mill offered $2,000 in prizes to creators of a great variety of recipes made with Ka'u Coffee.

First-place winner in the Adult Pupu category is Deanna Delmur with her Ka'u Coffee Smoke Tako Poke. Ka'u Coffee-Infused Hawaiian-Style Smoke Meat by Elgon Villanueva placed second, and Mike Haber’s Sweet Chili Coffee Shrimp placed third.


Deanna Delmur won first place in the Adult Entree category with Ka'u Coffee Crusted Rack of Lamb with Coconut Rice and Springtime Veggies.

Deanna Delmar's Ka'u Coffee Crusted Rack of Lamb
with Coconut Rice and Springtime Veggies

Cathy Haber’s Ka'u Coffee Cream Pie took first place in the Adult Dessert category. Ka'u Cappuccino Punchbowl Cake by Nalani Stevenson placed second, and Carma Hanshew’s Candied Coffee Ginger was third-place winner.

CeAndra Silva-Kamei won first in Student Pupu with Ka'u Coffee BBQ Shrimp and first in the Student Entrée category with Fingah Licken Good BBQ Chicken. Lorilee Lorenzo placed second in each category with Super Ono Chicken Bites and Coffee Fried Chicken. In the Student Dessert category, Hayden Hanshew placed first with Moca Roca, CeAndra Silva placed second with Ka'u Coffee Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, and Lorilee Lorenzo placed third with Peanut Butter Coffee Bars.

Cathy Haber's Ka'u Coffee Cream Pie

Continue celebrating the Ka'u coffee industry with us by attending the Miss Ka'u Coffee Pageant tonight and our first time event Lobsterpalooza tomorrow. See more on our website at kaucoffeefestival.com.