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4/25/12

Homemade Iced Coffee (Don't throw out that leftover morning coffee!)


Iced Coffee

Start with coffeeFresh brewed, leftover from morning, espresso, that 1/2 cup that cold in your mug - doesn't matter
Crushed Ice
Sweetener -  Have one or more of these on hand;
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk (canned)
  • Sugar
  • Flavored coffee syrup - sugar free or not (vanilla, almond, hazelnut, chocolate, caramel, mint)
  • Packets of sweetener;  (Ideal, Splenda, Equal, etc.)
  • Liquid non-sugar sweetener

Flavoring - (optional) - flavored syrups, or extract like vanilla, almond or similar
Milk - cream, half and half, almond milk or soy milk (if that is what you normally drink)


Start with about 1/2 cup of strong coffee or about 1/4 cup espresso (hot or cold the ice cools it)
Add your preferred sweetener to your taste and flavors if you choose to use them
        When I am not eating sugar free I like to use sweetened condensed milk 
        as it already has the milk in it and you need not add anything else!  
       However, when going sugar free I prefer to use a vanilla or caramel 
       flavored sugar free syrup like Torani.
Add ice to fill the cup 3/4 full
Add milk or almond milk, etc. to the top
Stir.
Taste.
Add more sweetener or milk or flavors to your taste.

 

 

 

Once you make this once or twice you will know what your personal flavor amounts are.  I like 1/2 cup strong hot coffee, a tablespoon of vanilla sugar free Torani syrup, one packet Splenda or Ideal and filled to the top with crushed ice and almond milk or half and half!

Around 11:am I switch from hot coffee to ice - and use my leftover cold coffee!





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