Homemade Iced Coffee
I brew my coffee for the iced coffee the same way as a regular pot of hot coffee. For iced coffee though, I use double the coffee grinds to make it double the strength. (If you typically use one tablespoon per cup, you will want to use about 1.5 – 2 tablespoons per cup for your iced coffee.) After the pot has finished brewing, I chill the coffee in a big thermos (or pitcher) in the refrigerator. (Letting the coffee chill overnight works best.) To make iced coffee, I just add ice to the chilled coffee as well as milk, sugar, etc. It’s a great treat on warm summer mornings (or afternoons), and making it at home saves you a couple of bucks!
Check out my step-by-step instructions here.
Posted by: Tina 11 comments
Posted in: Recipes
on Jun 27th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Thanks so much for the iced coffee recipe….I love the way you explain things(even I can follow!:)
Many thanks-I will look forward to some in the hot weather for sure !!
on Sep 27th, 2008 at 9:08 am
[...] around the apartment. We’ve already cleaned, ran the dishwasher, changed our bedding, made iced coffee, took out our fall decorations, baked muffins, ate breakfast, washed and dried 3 loads of laundry [...]
on Oct 3rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
[...] also took a homemade iced coffee to go… photographed with a fun autumn [...]
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 7:57 am
[...] also had a glass of homemade iced coffee with vanilla hemp milk and agave nectar. It’s fun to think how far I’ve come with my [...]
on Mar 19th, 2009 at 7:19 am
[...] With iced coffee… [...]
on Mar 24th, 2009 at 7:31 am
[...] needed an iced coffee to get going this [...]
on Sep 11th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Hi Tina!
I love iced coffee too. Have you ever made cold brewed coffee? It’s great for this purpose! Really easy too. There was a recipe in the NY Times a while ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/dining/276drex.html
Just thought I’d share!
Love your blog
Amy
on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 6:06 pm
[...] some Smart Balance and real maple syrup. They were so good! And I followed Tina’s recipe for iced coffee and drank that with my breakfast. It was a perfect Sunday morning [...]
on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I love iced coffee! Have you seen the N.O. Brew they sell at Whole Foods? It comes in regular, moca, vanilla and hazelnut flavors…all delish! But it can be pricey…this is definitely a better way to go. I also love the Torani sugar-free syrups (even though they have splenda in them…ugh) but they are very tasty additions to iced coffees!! Right now the “seasonal flavor” is pumpkin pie and it is HEAVENLY!!!
on Mar 9th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Do you know how to make lattes? Or do you need an espresso machine for that?
on Jul 21st, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Hi there, just found your blog and I love it already. I tried making ice coffee years ago the way you describe, until I found the end all be all way. I throw one pound freshly ground coffee in a large pitcher and fill it with spring or filtered water in the morning before work. Give it a good stir before I leave and the once or twice when I get home. The next morning I strain it over a super fine mesh strainer over a new, clean pitcher of the same size and voila, iced coffee the cold-pressed way. Super easy and tastes 100 times better. Highly recommend!