Have you ever, after a busy day and you finally got to sit down in your favorite pajamas found that you really wanted a great coffee drink like you get at your local coffee house?
This is no time to get redressed and go out for coffee.
Try making your own specialty coffee. I like those cold coffees with lots of flavor but the hot drinks are right up there too. During one of those times I decided to throw caution to the wind and started brewing. Now to get my special ingredients to blend and melt into that wonderful full flavor I was looking for I decided to put them into the pot itself for the brewed coffee to drip down into and just mingle with the Ahhh flavors I love. So, I measured the water for three fourths pot, poured that into the water chamber, put in the filter and measured enough coffee for a full pot plus a touch more for a rich robust coffee flavor to find its way thru the Ahhh flavors.
I am not one to like he-man coffee but full flavored coffee, so I use the low acid roasted kind so beefing up the amount used was not going to ruin my long anticipated night with acid reflux. Now came time for the design of my treat as to what it would taste like. I love mocha and cream, mellow with a lingering coffee taste. Don't forget, the idea is coffee not milkshake. Right in the pot I added my favorite liquid refrigerated flavored creamer for approximately 6 cups then I added chocolate syrup like you put on ice cream right into the pot, about the amount for one ice cream sundae. I needed a touch more sweetness so I added some maple syrup, the amount for one pancake right on top of the creamer and chocolate syrup. I put the pot with its liquid Ahhh under the drip basket and hit brew, watched it mingle and swirl while it filled the house with the most indescribable mouth watering scent.
Finally, it finished brewing. I poured a cup and took a loving sip, it was good but not great, it needed more coffee flavor. Well, after some though I grabbed the instant coffee, put in enough for about two cups and tested it again. To my delight it was great!
At the end of the night I found about two thirds of a pot of this wonderful brew left so I poured it into a container and put it in the refrigerator. The next evening I could not wait to find out if it had remained as good as I had remembered or if it had lost its Ahhh. I poured a cup right out of the frig and broke into song. It was still every bit as good, perhaps better. Now it was the cold wonderful coffee I love also.
Hot or cold, this is better than take out. It is My flavors in My coffee and I can have it anytime I want. I also found I could take a cup to work for a treat either hot or cold for a mid morning "you can make it" break.
Since my first try at making this wonderful brew I have learned to just put more coffee in for the brew to start with. Now, it turns out very much like that famous coffee in those little bottles.
Give it a try with your flavors and favorite blend. You can enjoy the flavor and convenience without the budget breaking price anytime.
Specialty Coffee, just for you, but sharing is allowed.
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