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Cold Brews At Home

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COLD Organic Coffee Recipes for a HOT Summer:

Organic Coffee Shake

Arbuckle Coffee Roasters, www.arbucklecoffee.com, 520-790-5282
1/4 cup organic espresso or 1/4 cup organic French Roast Sumatra coffee, chilled
1/4 cup frozen wild organic blueberries OR 1/4 of an ripe avocado
1/4 cup organic half & half cream
1 cup organic vanilla ice cream (vary flavors to create new drinks)
1 teaspoon organic Tahitian vanilla extract
1 tablespoon organic chocolate syrup

Optional: add 1/4 teaspoon of organic ginger to add tartness, or add 1/2 teaspoon of organic sugar to sweeten, or substitute organic yogurt for ice cream (plain or with fruits).

Brew coffee the day before and place in sealed container in refrigerator. Pour frozen blueberries into blender first, or split avocado in halves and spoon avocado flesh into a blender. Add remaining ingredients. Use purée speed until completely smooth, no more than 90 seconds. Serve in a chilled glass. Garnish by floating 3 dark roasted organic coffee beans on top.

The Toddy method

Equal Exchange, www.equalexchange.com, 774-776-7400

With the toddy method you are making a super smooth, filtered concentrate that you can store for up to two weeks in the fridge! Blend it, shake it or pour it over ice. The easiest, most convenient method requires a small investment—the purchase of the toddy maker, cost $35. Alternatively, you can rig up your own system with pots or kettles and strain the concentrate through cheesecloth.

Make a very strong mix of ground coffee and cold water (we suggest you start with 1/3 cup of ground coffee for every 1 cup of water, but feel free to adjust to taste), and let it set for 12 hours. Pour the mix through the toddy filter. The result is a concentrate of "cold-brewed" coffee. And it's versatile, too. You can mix it to taste with either hot or cold water, as suits your mood. Note: according to the manufacturer, cold brewed coffee contains 67 percent less acid, so this might be popular with folks with sensitive stomachs.

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