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I learned how to make iced coffee at home when I was chosen to be a Keurig & Brew Over Ice Ambassador at BlogHer Food. I received product to facilitate this post. All opinions are mine and mine alone.

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you’re probably aware that I’m a coffee lover.  Before I even wake up in the morning, my husband has loaded my Keurig with my favorite coffee and turned it on. When I stumble down the stairs at 5:30am, one of the first things I do is start my first cup of coffee.  If you want to talk to me in the morning, you really need to wait until after I’ve had two cups of coffee. I refuse to be responsible for anything I’ve said or done before my required morning coffee.

When it is already hot out when I wake up in the morning, I often turn to iced coffee instead of hot coffee.  I used to run to our local coffee shop for my iced coffee fix but that can get really expensive fast at $5 a day. Once I learned how to make iced coffee at home, I realized how much time and money this could save me.  Not only does it save time and money, the coffee tastes so much better.  Many places that make iced coffee don’t start with real coffee, they start with syrups and concentrates instead. When I want coffee, I want real coffee, brewed fresh for me and not squeezed out of a giant plastic bottle.

How to make iced coffee at home

How to Make Iced Coffee at Home

The best way to make iced coffee at home is with a Keurig, in my opinion.  My Keurig brews one cup of coffee at a time so it is always made fresh just for me.  There is no way a cup of coffee or iced coffee is going to taste good if you use coffee that’s been sitting in a pot for two hours.

  • Always start with fresh coffee.

Not only is it important to start with fresh coffee, it’s important to start with the right coffee.  Not all coffees are created equal when it comes to iced coffee.  A traditional K-Cup is made to brew hot coffee.  It’s just the right amount of coffee for just the right amount of water.  When you brew iced coffee, you are brewing it over ice. As the ice melts, there is more water in your iced coffee than when you started. Brew Over Ice K-Cups have more coffee in them to compensate for the extra water you’ll have as the ice melts.

  • Use K-Cups made for iced coffee.

Now here comes the fun part.  I love flavored iced coffees.  I generally choose Hazelnut or French Vanilla as a base and then add syrup and milk or cream to make the flavor all mine.  There are lots of great coffee syrups you can buy.  You can also add chocolate or caramel syrup that the kids put on ice cream.  Just put a bit in the bottom of your cup with the milk or cream and fill the cup with ice.

  • Add flavored syrups.

Iced coffee always tastes better to me topped with whipped cream and drizzled with flavored syrups.  If you really want to have fun, top it with a maraschino cherry too.

  • Don’t forget the toppings.

How to make iced coffee at home

I’m really loving my Keurig and am very glad I learned how to make iced coffee at home.   The Keurig can do a lot more than iced coffee.  It can also make a bunch of different flavors of iced tea and lemonade that are cold.   Of course, it can also make my hot coffee each morning & the yummy spiced apple cider I buy around the holidays.

Do you have a Keurig?

I learned how to make iced coffee at home when I was chosen to be a Keurig & Brew Over Ice Ambassador at BlogHer Food. I received product to facilitate this post. All opinions are mine and mine alone.

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