Today's Coffee Blog

Coffee and Hot Weather Cool Down

LavAzza Dark Raoast Coffee – Drip

Today is extremely hot, 100° here in the Pacific Northwest, so I thought I would hand out some great cool summer coffee recipes.

Adult Mocha Shake

This drink is for adults. You will need the following ingredients:

• 1 cup coffee-flavored liquer
• 1 cup milk, 2% is okay
• 4 scoops chocolate ice cream

1. Place all the ingredients in blender jar; cover. Blend 30 seconds or until desired consistency.
2. Pour half into 2 glasses and sit back and enjoy.

Iced Latte

This drink sounds like a good one for a mid-afternoon drink on a day like today.

• 1 cup (8 oz.) club soda
• 1/2 cup vanilla syrup
• 1 cup non-fat powdered milk
• 1/4 cup dark roast coffee (Lavazza Dark Roast?)

1. Place all ingredients in blender jar; cover. Blend until smooth.
2. Add ice until covered with liquid. Blend again.

Serves: 2

Mango Cooler

This cooler sounds like it would be a bit filling as well as cool. Bet the “kids” would sure like this one as well.

You can double this recipe by doing the recipe twice. Large chunks of mango may take longer in the blender.

Sorry this one doesn’t have coffee in it, but thought a great cooler for the whole family.

• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 mango, peeled and cut in chunks
• 2 cups ice cubes

1. Place all ingredients in blender jar; cover.
2. Blend for 1 minute or until desired consistency.

Serves: 2 or 4

Thai Iced Coffee

• Coffee – Your choice or Dark Roast
• 2 teaspoons cardamom, ground
• 4 tablespons sugar
• 4 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

1. Blend the cardamom into the coffee grounds for at least four cups of coffee before brewing your coffee as you are use to.
2. Add the sugar and almond extract to the hot coffee and stir.
3. Refrigerate until fully chilled. Serve in a tall glass over crushed ice. Add a spoon of cream to each glass, just before serving. Serves 4.

Okay here is another coffee drink that is great for an after dinner drink.