Now that summer is here (it is, isn't it?), I've started thinking about iced coffee. I don't usually drink coffee after breakfast, but on a hot day (and when I've had a not-so-great night's sleep), an early afternoon iced coffee break is a great pick-me-up-and-get-me-out-to-the-garden drink.
I'm lucky enough to have a small French press pot, so making one glass is a snap.
The Vermont Coffee Company, in neighboring Middlebury, makes a great rich tasting coffee perfect for being iced. (You can buy it on line!)
Although I drink hot coffee black, I like milk and sugar in my iced coffee. Since I've eliminated those things from my diet for the most part, I now have it with almond or soy milk and agave syrup. I suggest using organic agave so that it's not over processed and full of chemicals.
Use 3 heaping tablespoons of fresh ground coffee and fill the press pot with boiling water. Let the pot sit for at least 5 minutes so that it can brew. Put "milk" and "sugar" (the amount that you like) and stir. I used about a half teaspoon of agave and 1/4 c. almond milk. Add ice and pour pressed coffee on ice.
It's as simple as that!
I like iced coffee too! A pinch of cinnamon in mine. Let's hope summer is here to stay.
Posted by: Pam | June 11, 2011 at 09:04 AM
YUM, I just add some 2% milk and am good to go. Nothing better than an iced coffee, a comfortable chair on the deck and a good book. After gardening of course!!
Posted by: Terry | June 11, 2011 at 08:22 PM
Iced coffee is great in the summer. Sometimes I like hazelnut coffee as iced coffee. I like cream and sugar in mine.
Posted by: lynn | June 13, 2011 at 04:26 PM