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There's no need to break out in a sweat while satisfying your caffeine
addiction in the heat of the summer. Well, actually, if you're an
addict like me, you'll still drink a
flat white in the middle of the day in summer even though you're
going to break out into a sweat. Let's call it the price of
addiction. But then again, some hot summer days it's worth the
trouble of making a blended iced coffee. Here's my quick and easy
recipe for a refreshing iced blended espresso coffee drink that will
satisfy your taste buds and your caffeine addiction.
Making Blended Iced-Coffee
Serves two to three thirsty coffee addicts
Ingredients:
- 10oz / 300ml ice cubes
- 10oz / 300ml cold milk
- 4 tablespoons powdered iced coffee mix such as Caffe D'Vita which you
can get at Costco, or
Toddy's Espresso Latte powder available at Amazon.com.
- 4 shots of freshly brewed espresso coffee (extract 2 double shots one
after the other)
Place the ice in a
blender with the milk and powdered coffee mix and start the blender.
Meanwhile, extract 4 shots of espresso into a pitcher. Add to the blender
and continue to blend until thoroughly mixed and ice completely blended.
Pour into serving glass with a few additional ice cubes if required.
Have fun with your drink by adding whipped cream on top if you like
it (not for me, thanks). Another possible addition is powdered
chocolate sprinkled on top. Sometimes I have added
chocolate espresso beans to the blender to give a chocolate and
caffeine buzz to the mix, but don't do this if you don't like a bit of
"grit" in the drink because the espresso beans are not going to
dissolve. Get creative and Enjoy!
Tip on How to Sweeten Iced Coffee Drinks
If you or your guests like their coffee sweetened, dissolve some sugar into
hot water in a small pitcher to make a sweet syrup. Add the syrup to the
iced-coffee. This way you don't end up with un-dissolved sugar crystals in
your drink.
(c) John Corney 2006
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