Thank to to everyone that sent me links and helped me out on perfecting the recipe!! You guys rock.
Anyway, after my failed attempt at the Pioneer Woman's recipe, I changed it up a bit to suit my tastes. And just so you know, I like my salsa hot and my iced coffee strong.
I don't have any pics on the process. Honestly, it's not that interesting. I just took 2 cups of ground espresso and stirred it into 2 gallons of water. I let it sit for 7 hours. It was either 7 or let it sit overnight for another 8 hours and deal with it in the morning. I have enough to worry about in the morning so 7 was just fine for me.
I strained all the grounds out and put it in a container to cool overnight. This version was a lot darker than my first attempt so I was already pleased.
The next morning I poured it over some coffee ice. The coffee ice was a great idea I got from a comment on another blog. You just pour some of the coffee into an ice tray and then your drink doesn't get watered down as the ice melts! Genius!!
![Coffee Ice Cubes](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/5927006601_a95a4f1ec9_o.jpg)
See how dark that is!
![Iced Coffee](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6149/5927006677_634076716f_o.jpg)
Then I added a little sugar and milk. Gave it a quick little stir and tried it out.
![Iced Coffee with Milk](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6028/5927565830_39120ba838_o.jpg)
I won't say that this is the perfect recipe but it works for me. It was strong and made enough to last me a couple of weeks so I'm good with it for now.
Also, I have to say, that cup in the photos, the Starbucks cup, is one of the best purchases I've made in a while. There's a liner so it helps insulate your cold drink, there's a lid so it doesn't spill when your little one finds your drink AND the straw has a thing on the end so it won't come out of the cup! Such a great buy.
**update** sadly, after about a week in the fridge I started noticing a bitter, acid-y taste. Any recommendations for the perfect iced coffee recipe are welcome!
I'm making this RIGHT NOW!!! I love ice coffee...or just coffee in general! I seriously cannot wait to hang out with you in the future...lots of coffee and food is to be had with each other!
ReplyDeleteYay! You figured out something you liked! I used flavored coffee most recently (rich chocolate fudge) and am not a fan. Bummer. Also, I want one of those cups now! Sounds awesome!
ReplyDeletelove me some iced coffee! i wonder why pw's didn't work for you. hmm. my mom made hers while i was back visiting and she used an almond flavored coffee bean and it was to die for.
ReplyDeleteand i use my starbucks cup every day!
I do the same thing - for a small batch, I put the espresso and water in a french press - makes it easy to strain later. Now I just need to make the coffee ice...which means I need to stop finishing my morning pot of coffee so that I have some left over! Your drink looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHi - here from your sisters site. I also tried Pioneer Woman's recipe and did not think it was quite strong enough. Also tried the sweetened condensed milk she mention - OK but not great. Some internet searching turned up a "recipe" for sweet cream to use in iced coffee - a can of evaporated milk and a can of sweetened condensed milk - mix together - store in frig next to the coffee concentrate - delish!
ReplyDeleteAs a good brazilian girl I LOVE everything about coffee: the smell, the colour, the possibilities, the fact that it put people together around a table for good moments...
ReplyDeleteBut as a BAD Brazilian girl, I don´t drink it! Go figure...
Anyway, your recipe seems to be very easy to make (the iced cubes - genious!) and I think my father will love that! So I´ll try this weekend (when I visit him) and I´ll come back to tell you what the impressions are...
By the way, the cup from Starbucks is beeeeeauuutifullll!
Kisses and blessings.
Mirys
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