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How to Make Cold (Iced) Coffee

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How to Make Cold (Iced) Coffee

A simple homemade recipe for cold/iced coffee—easier than you think. Tastes like the café version, even better. This drink is truly refreshing and requires only coffee and sweetened condensed milk.

Total time85 min
Prep20 min
Cook65 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Hot drinksInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg freeMediumLong cook

Recipe story

How to make cold coffee — a homemade recipe, tastier than store-bought

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of water
  • 1/2 cup ground coffee
  • Sweetened condensed milk
  • Ice
  • Cold coffee recipe from a friend and cook on Sho Tabkhin Today:
  • هنادي العياص
  • Click Hanadi's name to see more of her lovely recipes on her profile page.
  • To make delicious banana pancakes to enjoy with your coffee, see the link Banana Pancakes

Method

  1. In a teapot or a large coffee cezve, place the water on the heat until it boils
  2. Remove the water from the heat, add the coffee and stir, then return to the heat until it boils again
  3. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool, then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled
  4. Fill each glass one-quarter full with condensed milk, then pour the cold coffee over it until the glass is half full
  5. Stir until the mixture is uniform, then finish pouring the coffee to fill the glass and stir slightly
  6. Add ice cubes to the cold coffee and serve immediately
  7. Hanadi Al-Ayass
  8. For making delicious banana pancakes with coffee, here is the link: Banana Pancakes

Notes and serving ideas

  • Banana Pancakes
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