Creamy Iced Maple Coffee

This isn’t exactly a recipe as you will need to adjust additions to your coffee to your specific taste preference.  However, I will walk you through it even though it is a simple beverage to make.

Step 1: Brew STRONG quality brand coffee (i.e. Peet’s).  I use a Breville Burr Grinder so I can’t give you a precise measurement of coffee per cup brewed (i.e. 8 cup, 10 cup or 12 cup coffeemaker) but recommended is 2 TBSP per cup of java brewed.  So if you’re using an 8 cup coffeemaker and brewing all 8 cups you would use 16 TBSP of coffee.

(A better option is to invest about $30 for a cold brew maker on Amazon which results in smoother coffee without all the bitterness.  Recommended grind ranges but “medium” coarseness seems to be best.)

Note: Coffee ages fairly quickly so I always buy WHOLE BEAN coffee and grind it myself when ready to consume.

Step 2: Remove your coffee pot ASAP once brewed.  Letting the coffee sit on the burner plate more than 10 minutes leads to your “roasting” your java.  Next, pour the coffee into large glasses and allow it to cool on your kitchen counter.

NOTE: You don’t want to “cook” the food in your fridge so this is an important step.

Step 3: Once the coffee has cooled, I place a small piece of Glad Cling Wrap across the top of the glass and secure it with a rubber band so spillages don’t occur in the fridge.  Place in the fridge for it to chill until you’re ready to make the concoction.

Step 4: Gather or have ready your chilled coffee, whole milk (some like Coffee-mate), half/half, Canadian maple syrup, ice cubes and a plastic straw.

Iced Maple Coffee: Example of Ingredients

Step 5:  Transfer some coffee into a tall serving glass, begin to add the whole milk and then a touch of half/half and take small sips to get the beverage to your desired balance of coffee flavor with sufficient creaminess.  I can tell by color most of the time when I’ve reached the winning balance.  Once achieved pour in the maple syrup in SMALL amounts (too MUCH will quickly make this a “sugar bomb” beverage and not appetizing to most).

NOTE: I used the “Trader Joe’s Grade B Dark Amber” syrup because it was easy to find and affordable.  However, there are much better Grade B Dark Maple Syrup’s out there.  The best I’ve ever had is the Canadian Finest Organic Grade B Maple Syrup (available at Amazon.com).  It is thicker, darker and delicious.  I prefer “Canadian” maple syrup because it is less sweet and has a bolder flavor than Vermont Maple Syrup.

Step 6:  Stir your beverage with your straw or a spoon, add 1-2 ice cubes and consume.

Creamy Iced Maple Coffee

I hope you find this beverage as enjoyable as I do.  One of the keys is the “Grade B” Maple Syrup which has a more pronounced almost roasted taste with caramel flavors that makes it simply amazing.

Creamy Iced Maple Coffee