Cold Coffee Recipes

Some of my favorite recipes include the use of cold coffee! Coffee is used in a variety of not only sweet, but also savory foods. As I use cold coffee quite often I like to keep a pitcher of it in my fridge at all times. Today I will discuss a few of the different ways you can use cold coffee at home to liven up a drink or meal, and how to prepare it!

My favorite way to use cold coffee, is in an iced coffee drink. I like to brew extra strong pots of coffee and cool them down in the fridge. I keep the strong coffee on hand for when I feel like drinking an iced coffee, or for something for sweet and decadent a Vietnamese iced coffee or a Thai iced coffee. These are wonderful for a hot summer day and for offering to guests and family as a sweet treat.

Another way to make use of cold coffee is to brew it the old fashioned way. That is simply taking coffee grounds and soaking them in water overnight. Once the coffee has steeped, you simply take cheesecloth to strain the coffee from the grounds. You can then pour the strained coffee in pitcher and keep it in the fridge. The key to making this is to make it stronger than you usually would.

One of the my popular treats you can make is a java smoothie or Frappuccino. These drinks are all the rave at the local coffee shops, and are very simple to make at home. Instead of spending, $5 or $6 on a drink at the local Starbucks, you can make it at home for pennies! Having the cooled brew helps to keep the drink nice and sweet. After adding the cooled coffee, ice, and desired sweeteners, such as chocolate syrup, you simply blend until you have reached the desired level. This is a great treat to indulge in on a special occasion, date night, or even a Monday morning!

Another great reason why you would want to keep this on hand is if you enjoy baking. One of the best chocolate cake recipes I have ever tasted, a decadent chocolate cake, involves pouring in a cup of cooled coffee. The extra strong brew makes the perfect background for a gourmet and decadent chocolate cake. I think like to use some ground espresso in the icing to tie the coffee and chocolate flavors together.

6 Delicious Coffee Recipes

Do you love coffee? Most of us do. In this article we will provide you with 6 recipes to enjoy your coffee a different way. We hope you enjoy it.

Irish Coffee

• 1 teapsoon of suger
• 1 jigger of Bushmills Irish Whiskey
• 2/3 cup of coffee or flavored Irish Creme coffee
• 1/4 cup of heavy cream, lightly whipped

Prehead the glass with hot water. Dump the water out and add the hot coffee with the teaspoon of suger and stir. Add the jigger of whiskey, and top with the whipping cream. Dark coffee's are best for this recipe.

Spiced Orange Coffee

• 1 teaspoon fresh, grated orange peel
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 5 whole cloves
• Regular amount of your usual coffee or try Swiss Chocolate Orange flavored coffee

Add the above ingredients together and brew as normal. Place a slice of orange at the bottom or your cup. Pour in coffee and add suger and cream to taste. Top with whipping cream and sprinkle with a dash of nutmeg and cinnamon if so desired.

Mint Cocoa Coffee

• 1 ounce of chocolate mint liquear
• Dash of shaved chocolate
• Whipping cream (optional)
• Regular coffee or try Dutch Chocolate Decaf flavored coffee

Brew your regular coffee, add the 1 ounce of liquear into your cup. Add some whipping cream if desired and sprinkle with shaved chocolate.

Coffee Milkshakes

• 1 pint of coffee ice cream
• 2 teaspoons finely ground coffee
• 1/2 cup light rum (optional)
• 4 to 6 scoops vanilla ice cream
• Instant coffee powder

Spoon coffee ice cream into blender. Add rum and finely ground coffee. Blend on high until creamy smooth. Pour into tall glasses, adding a scoop of the vanilla ice cream to each glass. Sprinkle lightly with instant coffee powder.

Frosty Mochas

• 1 cup of freshly brewed coffee
• 1 pint of vanilla ice cream, softenend
• 6 tablespoons of chocolate syrup
• 1 cup prepared cold coffee

Blend hot coffee and chocolate syrup in blender. Blend until smooth. Cool the mixture to room temperature. Pour the mixture into a medium bowl. Add the softened ice cream and cold coffee. With a rotary beater, beat until smooth. Spoon into tall glasses and serve immediately.

Nogged Coffee

• 1 cup of coffee or try Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee
• 1 egg yoke
• 1/2 cup of cream
• Dash of nutmeg

Beat the suger and egg yoke together. Place cream in a saucepan and heat over low setting, do not burn. Wisk the egg mixture into the warmed cream, heat until hot. Add coffee to mugs and top with the cream mixture. Garnish the coffee with nutmeg.

Berry Series of Coffee Recipes

Looking for nice latte recipes? If yes, then you are in the right place where my recipes will demonstrate mixing of espresso with berry. Hope you like this.

Classical Blackberry Latte Recipe 

Perfect taste of coffee when it mixed with Blackberry. Let me know what do you think?

Ingredients 

Enough for 1 person (tall glass) 

1) 1 tablespoon of low sugar Amaretto syrup 

2) 3 tablespoons of low sugar Blackberry syrup 

3) 1 shot of organic espresso 

4) 0.75 cup of low fat steamed milk

Equipments Needed 

Espresso maker and electronic blender

Steps for preparation: 

1. As usual, you need a blender cup in order to put your ingredients into it. If you like ice blended latte, you can always add in some ice cubes.

2. When done, blend your ingredients with medium speed for 2 minutes.

3. Take a tall clean glass and pour your latte from the blender cup.

4. You can now serve your latte. 

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Classical Boysenberry Latte 

Some places might have difficulties to get Boysenberry, but not too worry where you can always replace with Blueberry too if you like.

Ingredients 

Enough for 1 person (just nice for one tall glass) 

1) 1 tablespoon of low sugar Amaretto syrup 

2) 3 tablespoons of low sugar Boysenberry syrup 

3) 5 ice cubes (optional) 

4) 1 shot of organic espresso 

5) 0.75 cup of low fat steamed milk

Equipments Needed 

Espresso maker and electronic blender

Steps for preparation: 

1. Take a blender cup and put your ingredients into the blender cup.

2. Blend it with medium speed until all ingredients have evenly mixed.

3. When done, find a clean tall glass and pour your latte over.

4. You can now enjoy your coffee now.

My Cuba Vacation Treat - Three Unique Cuba Hot Coffee Recipes

On my last trip to Cuba I decided to explore Topes de Collantes, a beautiful mountainous area in the center of the island which outstands for its incredible scenery and exceptional microclimate conditions.

It was too late when we arrived to Topes and after taking a walk around, we headed to the Coffee House to enjoy a cup of energy-giving Cuban coffee. I really had no expectations, just wanted some caffeine to put me up after the long trip. When we arrived to the place, Yansel, a young friendly guy, who is the only person working there welcomed us. He prepared a delicious cup of Cuban coffee for us. The best I had ever had. Then we talked to Yansel and some other guys from Topes museum who explained us how coffee was grow and processed. Yansel said that the coffee he prepares at the Coffee House is originally from Topes de Collantes and it is dried, toasted and ground right there. He talked about the different ways to make coffee and I took notes of some of his delicious recipes to try them later. I did and it was a real treat I got from my trip to Cuba. I have decided to share these Cuba coffee recipes with you. I hope you like them and if you decide to visit Topes de Collantes when you travel to Cuba for your holidays, don't miss the chance to enjoy one of Yansel's delicious coffee recipes.

Potrerillo 

Discover the past and taste of oldest coffee plantations in the slopes of Potrerillo peak. Get a hot cup of Cuba espresso coffee, flavour with honey, add some drops of lime juice and enjoy the strong and aromatic flavour of coffee on your lips.

Guaniquical 

An old Cuban coffee recipe prepared by farmers. It has become a popular cold healing medicine. Prepare a hot cup of Cuba espresso coffee, add some honey for flavour, put some Cuban eau-de-vie, add some ginger and sprinkle with some ground coffee.

Negro Cimarron 

Free your spirits with a cup of delicious strong Cuban coffee, add some Cuban eau-de-vie, flavour with honey and serve it in a jicara ( the shell of a Cuban fruit called guira, it is also used to make maracas)

Give it a try, enjoy these delicious Cuba coffee recipes. They are special for a cold winter night and I'm sure they will bring back images from your holidays in Cuba. I've posted many cuban drink recipes in http://www.travel-to-cuba-treat.com.

Turkish & Greek Coffee Recipes

A lot of people know how to make a basic cup of Turkish coffee, but these are some not so common Turkish and Greek coffee recipes:

Greek Coffee Recipe with "Ouzo"

This is a traditional coffee recipe of the Greek monks in the sacred "Agio Oros". You will need:

2 teaspoonfuls of Greek coffee

2 teaspoons of sugar

1 teaspoon of "ouzo" (traditional Greek alcohol drink)

2*3oz cups water

After you prepare your coffee add the Ouzo inside, and serve.

With "Koniak"

This is a traditional coffee recipe of Greek seamen. It's the same as the previous recipe with the only difference that you use Koniak instead of Ouzo.

With "Honey"

This is an old Greek coffee recipe from Smirni. Prepare your Greek-Turkish coffee, and then add one teaspoon of honey. It's delicious!

With "Cardamom"

This is sort of Arabic version for Turkish coffee recipe. Use a dark coffee blend ground for Turkish. Get some cardamon, and grind it or use a mortar. 2 seeds per cup is enough.

Cardamon is used to spice up and give aroma to the coffee. You will need:

2 teaspoonfuls of coffee

1-2 teaspoons of sugar

as much cardamon as you want

2*3oz cups water

Prepare coffee as usual. You will get a delicious exotic coffee, which is very different from anything you've tasted before!

With "Mastich"

Same as the above recipe but instead of cardamom you must use mastich (only produced in Chios island, Greece)

Turkish Coffee Recipe with "Fennel Seeds"

Same as the above recipe but instead of cardamom you must use fennel seeds.

So, go ahead and enjoy great coffee!

Starbucks Iced Coffee Recipe Versus All Other Iced Coffee

- Are All Recipes The Same? 

If you like iced coffee then I expect as you are probably a serious coffee lover you love the starbucks iced coffee recipe. If you are reading this article then you have tasted and know what iced coffee is and you will certainly have tried a starbucks iced coffee recipe. But iced coffee is not what you are thinking it is. You do not make a cup of hot coffee and wait for it to cool down or chill it in the freezer to make a glass of iced coffee. You could not be more wrong! Yes of course iced coffee is a variety of a hot brewed coffee, but there is a method to make it, a method that is different from the way a hot coffee is brewed and the starbucks iced coffee recipe is just gorgeous.

Making Iced Coffee- Tips And Tricks

Hot coffees are hot-brewed, but if you want to make iced coffee the way it was made when it was started, then you have to cold-brew the coffee. Yes, you read that right - You do not need to heat coffee if you want to make an iced coffee. All you need is a special pot, cold water, and coarsely grounded coffee beans! Or if you prefer try the starbucks iced coffee recipe below and you can be the judge.

o Pour the cold water in the pot.

o Put in the coarsely grounded coffee beans.

Other Ideas for you to try:

o Put some of the coffee you've made in the freezer and make ice cubes out of it.

o Try adding a bit of sugar syrup and a little chocolate flavoring.

o Top off your iced coffee with a generous helping of whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles and a flake to really impress your friends- they will think you are an iced coffee expert or an employee of starbucks coffee house!

What will happen is that the cold water will extract the coffee flavors but will not extract the bitter compounds and the fatty oils that are present in the beans. This means that the iced coffee, which is made, will have less acid content than what it would have had if it were hot-brewed. Coffee made using this method was originally called iced coffee. This method was invented in 1962 by a chemical engineer, Todd Simpson, and his company is still around today (It's called Toddy Products). 

If you choose to make iced coffee using the hot-brew method, then you must get the coffee into the refrigerator once it reaches room temperature. If you allow it to get colder than that, then it may lose its flavor.

Starbucks Iced Coffee Recipe:

Starbucks Frappuccino

o 2 shots (3 oz.) espresso

o 1/4 cup granulated sugar

o 2 1/2 cups low-fat milk

o 1 Tbls. pectin OR 1 tsp. pectin + 1 tsp. arrowroot

1. Stir sugar into espresso. Cool mixture.

2. Stir milk and pectin into espresso mixture until pectin is dissolved.

3. Fill a glass with ice and either serve mixture over ice, or pour glass contents into blender and blend for 30-45 seconds. Enjoy!

Where to Find Great Coffee Recipes Online

Although a simple cup of coffee is usually all we need, it's fun to try something different every once in a while. There are scads of free coffee recipes online, but where will you find the best ones? Here are some sources you might want to try. Some of the recipes are familiar favorites you are apt to find in any good coffee shop. 

1. White chocolate coffee tastes like hot chocolate because it is made with chopped white chocolate, half and half or whole milk, and freshly brewed coffee. Source: cooksrecipes.com
2. Who doesn't like a Milky Way candy bar? Add chocolate syrup and caramel syrup to espresso to make Milky Way Cappuccino at home. It's easy to make and should be a hit with anyone who loves coffee and chocolate. Source: recipezaar.com
3. If you have never tried making cold-brewed iced coffee, you have to head over to smittenkitchen.com and look for the recipe that appeared on August 27, 2008. Looking at the photos of the whole process will leave you anxious to start brewing your own. It takes a bit of patience though, because the mixture of cold tap water and coarse ground coffee has to be left overnight. Is it worth it? You bet.
4. Allrecipes.com has a Mocha au Lait Mix based on instant coffee you have got to try. If you prefer a spicier brew, try the Holiday au Lait at about.com.
5. Tequila and Kahlua are both ingredients of the Mexican Coffee recipe at www.real-restaurant-recipes.com. This delicious brew is great anytime, but especially on a chilly night.

As you can see there are many different sources of coffee recipes online. A quick search for coffee plus almost any other ingredient is likely to find at least a couple recipes worth trying. Luckily coffee lovers are so inventive you will never run out of new recipes or tempting twists on old favorites to try.