How to Make Iced Coffee

On a winter morning, nothing beats a hot cup of coffee, as far as the start of a day is concerned. However, in summers, we seem to run away from the same cup. In fact, in summer season, the thought of a hot cup of anything, be it tea, coffee or soup, seems to be miles away from our mind. Nevertheless, turn the thought of a hot cuppa into a cold cuppa and I’m sure, most of you would start licking your lips. Yes, you guessed it right! I’m talking about a cup of iced coffee. It can refresh you on a summer morning, the same way as a cup of hot coffee energizes you on a winter day. In case you are looking for a recipe for making ice coffee at home, make use of the ones given below.

Iced Coffee Recipes

Recipe 1

Items Needed

Dark-roasted Coffee Grounds
Sweetener
Coffee Maker
Milk
Water
Pitcher or Carafe
Ice
Glass
Plastic Glass

Instructions (Standard Iced Coffee)

Making use of 2 tbsp roasted ground coffee per cup, brew a pot of fresh coffee.
After the coffee is prepared, pour it into a carafe or pitcher.
Leave it for 3 to 5 hours, so as to make it come down to room temperature.
Alternatively, you can refrigerate the coffee for 1½ to 3 hours.
Fill a glass with ice cubes.
Pour the coffee into the glass, on top of the ice cubes.
Stir the coffee and add milk, if you want.

Instructions (Quick Iced Coffee)

Making use of 4 tbsp roasted ground coffee per cup, brew a pot of fresh coffee. Let us cool down a bit.
Fill a plastic glass with ice cubes.
Pour the hot coffee into the glass, on top of the ice cubes.

Recipe 2

Items Needed

2 tsp Coffee, regular or decaf
1 tsp Sugar/ Sugar Substitute
6-8 oz Milk
6-8 Ice Cubes
2 tbsp Warm water
1 tsp Vanilla Essence, optional
1 tsp Chocolate Syrup, optional
Blender

Instructions

The first step would be to mix coffee and sugar in a blender jar. Now, add warm water to dissolve the contents.
Fill the jar with ice cubes, making sure that it only an inch and half from the rim.
Now, add the milk, allowing one inch of room from the tip.
To this, add vanilla essence and chocolate syrup.
Blend the mixture for about 30 to 45 seconds.
Just pour the coffee in a fancy glass and sip it!!

Recipe 3

Item Required

2 cup Coffee
2 cup Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
½ tsp Almond Extract
3 tsp Sugar

Procedure

Take a blender jar and fill it with all the ingredients mentioned above.
The next step would be to blend the mixture until it turns frothy.
Once frothy, just pour it into coffee mug and enjoy the cool drink.

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