I join in the celebration of International Coffee Day, which was celebrated on October 1. A few days have passed, but I'm sure many of us are still toasting with our coffees.
For this celebration, I made myself an iced coffee that caught my eye on social media a few days ago, even though I wasn't even looking for coffee recipes. So, I can say that this recipe found me, and as you can see, it motivated me.
According to online sources, this iced coffee went viral during the pandemic, but to be honest, I wasn't familiar with it. I prefer hot coffee, although iced coffee has its charms too. And this one was no exception.
The recipe consists of preparing a cream with instant coffee, water, and sugar. My proportions were 2 tablespoons of instant coffee, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 2 tablespoons of water鈥攖he same amount of coffee and water, with sugar to taste.
These ingredients must be beaten until frothy. Many say you can do this with a hand mixer, others say it's useless to do it that way, and others say to shake the ingredients in a bottle, although it can be difficult to get it out afterwards 馃檮
As for me, I'm lucky to have the electric mixer my mother gave me. In about 5 minutes, my coffee cream was ready.
A few ice cubes, half a cup of cold milk, coffee cream on top, and, as a true chocolate lover, a little cocoa powder for decoration... And also for flavor, of course.
The iced coffee is ready to be admired first, because to drink it, you'll have to stir it.
I prepared this iced coffee to accompany my dinner, a couple of stuffed arepas that we love so much in those parts.
I really liked this iced coffee, I almost drank it all at once but it was getting close to nighttime. I drank half and blended the rest with a banana and put it in the freezer. Tomorrow I'll have some coffee and banana ice cream, another recipe that never disappoints 馃槈preparaci贸n que no decepciona 馃槈
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