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Chill Out With Iced Coffee


© Katherine Austinson

I'm really ready for some sweltering hot weather!! And then of course, bring on the Iced Coffee!!

Making Iced Coffee is a breeze and there are hoards of recipes floating out there! According to Cooking.com, "Granizado de café was all the rage back in the thirties. At the counters of cafes and casinos, at the tables in parks, alongside the bandstands, drinking a granizado was regarded as a risqué sign of modernity. It can be mixed with lemon crush and is then called mazagran." They suggest making it with 3 1/3 cups strong coffee, 1 ½ cups sugar and 1 small piece of lemon zest. Dissolve the sugar in the coffee, add a little lemon zest if desired and then cover and allow to cool. Next, put it all in the freezer and stir frequently with a fork. When it starts to freeze, stir every few minutes, 4 or 5 times. Then, spoon it into chilled glasses just before serving.

And then there's Thai coffee that can be found in Asian food markets by the name oliang powder. Just add milk and ice cubes to the brewed coffee.

Top Secret Recipes has a version of Starbuck's famous Frappuccino in frozen form that's delicious! They use 1 1/2 cups cold coffee, 1/2 cup whole milk, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon chocolate syrup, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract and 3 cups crushed ice or ice cubes. First combine the coffee, milk, sugar, chocolate syrup and salt in a blender and mix on medium speed for 15 seconds. Then add the vanilla extract and ice and blend on high speed until its smooth and creamy. Stir with a spoon if necessary and pour the drink into two 16-ounce glasses.

My favorite twist is Iced Mocha Coffee. I take six cups of brewed, cooled coffee and blend in a tablespoon of cocoa powder, 1/3 cup of brown sugar and just shy of 2 cups of cream. Once this is all blended, pour it over ice and serve. It is the ultimate ice drink!

Give these a try when the temperature outside starts to rise and the heat starts to sizzle! I think you'll find you have a decedent new way to find heat relief!

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