📋How to Make The Best Iced Coffee at Home

Pouring half and half for iced coffee recipe

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📋How to Make The Best Iced Coffee at Home

With just 4 ingredients and under 5 minutes(with all prep work done), this refreshing coffee is ready to beat the heat. If you are a coffee lover, then this one is a must-try!

Prep Time25

Cook Time5

Total Time30

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 155kcal

Author: Jyothi Rajesh

Ingredients

1 cup strong coffee concentrate I made using 3 cups good quality coffee
4 tablespoons half and half or full cream milk

For simple syrup –

½ cup sugar
½ cup water

For serving-

Ice cubes
Scoop of vanilla ice cream optional

Instructions

Brew coffee in a coffee maker. Best to make the coffee a few hours ahead, so it's not hot. I usually let the coffee steep overnight, strain it, and chill it before using it.
To make sugar syrup, simply boil ½ cup sugar with ½ cup water until the sugar is completely dissolved and the liquid turns thick. Chill completely before use.
Fill up a glass with ice cubes.
Pour room-temperature coffee into the glass.
Pour simple syrup to your taste preference.
Finally, pour half-and-half or full-cream milk. Stir well. Serve immediately.

Notes

1. Using strong coffee concentrate is crucial. I prefer a 4:1 ratio that yields medium-strong coffee. You can do it to your taste preference, try the 6:1 ratio or 8:1 ratio.
2. Freshly ground - use roasted coffee beans to make ground coffee, it has the best aroma. If using store-bought ground coffee, buy premium quality coffee for the best taste.
3. Brew coffee overnight so it has enough time to cool down. I let the coffee steep overnight, strain it, and chill it before using it.
4. Jazz it up - feeling adventurous? Flavor your coffee. Add pumpkin pie spice to coffee to make it perfect for winter, add cinnamon powder, a dash of Vanilla extract, and sea salt sprinkled on top with whipped cream, and make it decadent with a little Cocoa powder or alcohol! Vodka, rum, brandy, or other dark liquors work.
5. If you like a frothy coffee, blend everything in a blender for a minute or two. It will turn frothy, and serve immediately.

Nutritional Info – Please remember that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.

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