When the weather gets warmer, this is a necessity in our house!
You can find the full recipe HERE, from The Pioneer Woman, and here are a handful of tips from yours truly!
1) I always use Starbucks ground coffee. It is a little more expensive, but worth the investment.
2) I always use a DECAF roast. This is just a preference, but I like to drink iced coffee even late in the day, so decaf is the way to go for me.
3) I have yet to find cheesecloth (to strain the grounds) in my little town. I have always used a (clean, new - wink, wink!) cloth diaper insert, and it works great!
4) When the summer dishes go on sale at Wal-Mart and Target, I stock up on pretty bottles, then use them to give iced coffee gifts! The bottles in the picture were just over $1 a piece on clearance. We've used it for inexpensive Mother's Day gifts and presents for our sweet babysitters.
5) Remember, this is a CONCENTRATE, so you will need to add ice, creamer, or whatever else when you actually serve the drink. When I give the concentrate as gifts, I use baker's twine to tie a pretty tag on the bottle with instructions. Snag my printable tags HERE for FREE!
6) This keeps in your fridge for a few weeks. Beyond that point, though, I think it starts to taste funny. Mark doesn't notice it, but for you highly sensitive folks, heads up. Bleh.
Good luck, friends! Enjoy!
Wal-Mart has cheesecloth! It's not always easy to find - I think last time I bought it, it was in the crafty section. I believe Hy-Vee might have it too. I buy it frequently!
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