A cold coffee is what it takes to fight the heat without giving up energy. Here are 10 ways to take an extra dose
The thermometer shows 36 °, the day is still long and you want something cold. Very cold. And maybe even coffee.
But how to prepare a drink that satisfies all our cravings? An excessive dose of black coffee may contain too high a caffeine dosage: better to choose tasty mix to drink strictly cold to refresh the summer afternoons (and evenings) with something different.
Here are 10 recipes to prepare as soon as possible to refresh yourself:
1. Syrup flavored coffee
The sugar cannot be dissolved in cold drinks and then the syrup is what we need. Simply prepare it at home with water and sugar, flavoring it with cinnamon and vanilla to taste. Cardamom, nutmeg and rosemary are other original ideas for flavoring the syrup which will give a special taste to cold coffee. Once cooled, use the syrup to sweeten the coffee and drink it very cold.
2. With coconut milk
Exotic, refreshing and dreamer. Coconut milk takes us on vacation sip after sip: cool it well in the refrigerator before adding it to cold coffee.
2 bis. Coconut water
Lighter and less caloric than milk, coconut water will give that extra touch to your coffee. Mix water and coffee in equal parts.
3. Ice coffee 2.0
If you are not afraid of the strong aroma of coffee and would drink it out of all proportion, try preparing ice cubes of coffee, to add to your cold coffee. Frosty and “strong” result guaranteed.
4. Iced sparkling coffee
Pour cold coffee and ice cubes into the shaker. After shaking the mixture for a while, pour it into the glass with a little sparkling water: the result will be surprising!
5. Iced beans
The beans from Ethiopia and Kenya have a particular aroma: use these coffees to give a particular twist to your preparation which will be floral and citrusy.
6. With almond milk
Almond milk is often used to replace common milk, but has the particularity of infusing an intense aroma to the drinks and recipes in which it is used. If you love barley and almond granita, you will be amazed at the result.
7. With condensed milk
Sweet, intense and very similar in taste to white chocolate, it is what it wants to transform your glass of coffee into an energy drink.
8. Drowned
How to drown ice cream cold? Pour one or two scoops of vanilla ice cream, cold coffee into the glass and mix well. Luscious!
9. At the Bitter
Also perfect as an aperitif, this cold coffee is prepared by shaking coffee with syrup and bitters. An orange peel will give the extra touch!
10. With edged glass
A little cold coffee on the edges of the glass and a saucer of sugar in which to dip them before pouring the cold coffee: here is the idea inspired by the margarita that will amuse you.
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