{ iced coffee } recipe

I am not an avid coffee drinker, but I do enjoy a cup

once in a while. When I do, I need two creamers

and 5 sugars! :) I want my coffee to be mostly sweet!

And I do prefer it to be cold; iced or blended!

I came across this iced coffee recipe on Pintrest (I'm addicted)

and had to try it! Click here for the original link!

There are two parts to the recipe! There's the concentrated

coffee and the sweet cream. Hope you like!

Coffee Concentrate

Ingredients:

• 1 gallon of water (preferably bottled)
• 16 oz. bag of COARSE ground coffee
• Coffee filters or several layers of cheesecloth

I've been told coffee is better when it is cold brewed. When

you cold brew, the coffee isn't as bitter or acidic! It's the best way

to have iced and blended coffee! The process takes time

but is worth the result!

Directions:

Get a very large bowl and pour your water into it. I didn't

have a bowl big enough for a gallon of water and the coffee so I

used two large bowls.

Pour your coffee grounds directly into the water. Make

sure you stir it to get all of the coffee wet. This mixture

looks something like mud! :)

My neighbors daughter thought I was making brownies!

 

Cover your bowl and leave at room temperature

 for about 12 hours or overnight.

 

Now that your coffee has had time to brew, you have to

strain all of the grounds out. This is why coarse

ground coffee works best. Most of it will

have settled to the bottom so try not

to stir it up too much and it will make the straining

process much faster.

Line a strainer with coffee filter(s).

Then place your strainer over a pitcher.

 

Use a ladle to poor the coffee into the filter.

I fit two to three ladles full each time. I recommend

changing your filter out after each fill. It will filter faster

and cleaner this way.

This part takes a while! I just walked away and

did my usual stuff in between filtering.

 

Once I was done filtering I poured my coffee

back into the gallon jug that I bought my water in!

This is pretty strong coffee! So beware before
drinking straight! :) This coffee will stay good

in your fridge for a MONTH!

Sweet Cream

Ingredients:

• 12 oz can of evaporated milk
• 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk

Directions:

You simply combine the two cans of milk!

The sweetened condensed milk is thick so make sure you
get it mixed in well. Refrigerate. I put mine in a water

bottle!

Iced Coffee

Directions:

Fill your glass full of ice.

 Pour coffee
concentrate over ice until glass is a little more that

half full.

Now fill your glass the rest of the way with your

sweet cream!

Stir and Enjoy!

For a blended coffee, pour into a blender!

You can add a little vanilla extract, chocolate syrup

or caramel! And it would be fantastic with some homemade

whipped cream on top! :)
FYI
For all of my ingredients, I spent about $10! I can't even
buy 2 iced or blended coffees from Starbucks
 (or even McDonald's) for that price!
 I LOVE saving money! :)