Iced coffee is a wonderful treat in my book. We drink lots and lots of coffee around our house, but almost always hot coffee. As the temperatures warm up we drink less. I have discovered the wonderous world of iced coffee at the local General Store. I decided surely I could make something similar at home.
Sure enough it did the trick for an afternoon pick me up! It is so simple too. I added a little heavy cream but half and half or milk would work fine. Double the recipe if you have someone to share with. I made ice cubes from my morning coffee and it provided the full coffee flavor I was looking for without the watered down taste you get with regular ice cubes.
Now I have a favor to ask. Remember that Morel Mushroom & Asparagus Tart from a few days ago? Marx Foods is hosting a contest and I could sure use your vote. It just takes a second to vote! Click here to vote now. THANKS!!
Video, did I say video? Yes I did. I am not the star of the video but my prize winning Caramel Macchiato Ice Cream Pie is! Nestle Kitchens made a YouTube video featuring my pie. It kind of made my day, my week, my year! I thought you would like to watch it and see just how darn easy this pie is. Then you will know you have to make one!
Mocha Freeze
Ingredients:
2 cups coffee ice cubes *
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup Hershey’s chocolate syrup
Directions:
Place all ingredients into a blender and process until ice is crushed. Pour into a tall glass and serve with a straw.
*Just pour cooled coffee into ice trays and freeze! I used what was left of the morning coffee.
One of our family Christmas traditions is to decorate the tree and then have a glass of egg nog while admiring the tree. This year the grocery store was out of egg nog, so I thought I would attempt it on my own. I have to admit that egg nog has always been somewhat of an enigma to me, a thick drink with eggs, really? Plus I don’t especially like it, I mean I can barely get it down, so I try to sneak a glass of hot chocolate or coffee while my husband and kids enjoy the egg nog. I searched for a recipe and it didn’t seem too difficult, but of course I didn’t have several of the ingredients. I made adjustments to what I had on hand and it turned out way better than store bought. I don’t know why I would be surprised at that, but man, it was GOOD! And very obtainable. This version is not too rich, you could make it a little richer by replacing 1/3 of the milk with heavy cream. You have to try this, it really is easy and such an incredible holiday treat! I may never buy store bought again!
Homemade Egg Nog
Ingredients:
8 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
6 cups whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split and seed scraped
3/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Cooking Directions:
With an electric mixer, beat egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale yellow. In a dutch oven or large pan add milk, vanilla beans with seeds, nutmeg, and cinnamon over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and pour about 1 cup of milk mixture into eggs, whisking as you pour to temper the eggs. Stir into remaining milk mixture and continue to cook over medium-high heat until thickened. Chill for 4 hours or completely cooled and serve.
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