{"id":27918,"date":"2012-07-11T05:02:19","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T05:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=27918"},"modified":"2017-04-18T04:09:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T09:09:23","slug":"make-homemade-iced-coffee-taste-good-store-bought-eileen-goltz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/food\/recipes\/make-homemade-iced-coffee-taste-good-store-bought-eileen-goltz\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Homemade Iced Coffee That Tastes as Good as Store-Bought"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please note: Eileen Goltz is a freelance kosher food writer.\u00a0<\/strong>The Orthodox Union makes no endorsements or representations regarding kashrut certification of various products\/vendors referred to in her articles, blog or web site.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"When is it too hot to drink hot coffee? My guess is that most people would say RIGHT NOW. When doesn\u2019t it make sense to pay over $5.00 for an iced coffee drink? Again, my answer would have to be RIGHT NOW.<\/p>\n

I am by no means suggesting that anyone give up hot coffee forever or occasionally stopping by your favorite java joint to indulge in a treat. I am\u00a0<\/em>suggesting that we take our love for that addictive bitter brew and turn it into something that isn\u2019t making us\u00a0unnecessarily\u00a0hot (isn’t the heatwave enough?) and costing us an arm and a leg every time we buy it.<\/p>\n

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So that leaves us with: homemade iced coffee.<\/p>\n

For true iced coffee you do not, I repeat, do not<\/em> want to just brew up a pot of your regular blend and let it get cold. Hot brewed or leftover coffee will give you a bitter iced coffee. Rather you want to cold brew your coffee. By cold brewing your coffee base you will get a smoother, less bitter beverage that is perfect for combining with a variety of ingredients.<\/p>\n

For the most part you want to use a coarsely ground coffee to make your cold brewed coffee, and for those of you with a favorite blend or brand, go right ahead and use it. Caffeine or no caffeine, your choice.\u00a0 However, since most of the time cold coffee is combined with other ingredients, you can use a less expensive brand and still have the flavor of the bean come through.<\/p>\n

The follow recipes can all be mad pareve<\/em> if you want to serve them after a meat meal or if you\u2019re allergic to dairy or have lactose intolerance. I would suggest you use rice milk, almond milk or soy milk rather than the coffee creamers, which a) for the most part are dairy and b) have bunches of additives and chemicals in their ingredients.<\/p>\n

The following recipes all have specific amounts for the ingredients, but know with a coffee drink some will prefer a strong tasting beverage and others will like it creamier. Feel free to play with the amounts of milk to coffee to sugar to flavoring if you taste buds tell you the recipe needs a little tweaking. You won\u2019t ruin anything; in fact, you may just invent a new way to serve yourself a cup of Joe.<\/p>\n

Note: several recipes call for instant coffee instead of brewed coffee. The taste is a little less robust but it works just fine.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cold Brewed Coffee\u00a0(pareve)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/span>:<\/h4>\n