Iced Coffee... and Coffee Milkshakes!

We had probably one of the best coffees around when we were in Boston a few years ago. It was from a little dive we had a tasty breakfast in and we all raved about the Iced Coffee. This reminded me of that experience with my family and made me smile. We used an Italian Roast Coffee bean that we ground coarsely before soaking in the water. I am not a big coffee drinker myself, however, this was very tasty and a nice way to end this hot summer.

Iced Coffee      

Makes approx 1/2 gallon coffee concentrate

Iced Coffee

ingredients

• 1/4 lb freshly coarse ground coffee

• 2 quarts cold water
• Milk or half & half (a healthy splash per serving)
• Sweetened condensed milk (2 Tbsp per serving)

directions

1. Place the grounds in a large container that has a lid. Pour in the cold water and stir well to make sure all the grounds get wet. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 24 hours.

2. Using a coffee filter or cheesecloth in a fine mesh strainer. Slowly pour the mixture through the strainer to a clean container that you can put in the fridge later. Gently press the grounds at the end to ensure all the liquid has made it through. Discard the filter/cheesecloth.

3. Put the coffee concentrate into the fridge overnight to chill.

When ready to serve, pour some concentrate into a glass. Splash in the milk or half/half, and the sweetened condensed milk. Stir and fill the glass to the brim with ice, then drink and enjoy!

Another variation that PW threw out there was to mix some concentrate with vanilla ice cream and you have a coffee milkshake - YUM.... so we tried it and....

Enjoy!

This recipe was adapted from Pioneer Woman.