Hot Days, Cold… Coffee?

On a hot day, there’s nothing better than a cold cup of … coffee? Add the words “flavored” and “iced” and the concept is much more palatable. Check out three iced coffee recipes from www.greenmountaincoffee.com that will knock your flip-flops off! Nutty Rainforest Freeze * 1 cup (6 oz.) Fair Trade Rain Forest Nut coffee (brewed strong) * 2 tbsp. heavy cream (or half & half, or…) * 2 tsp. Sugar (or 2 packets Splenda) Use basic technique: brew fresh coffee, add sweetener to hot coffee. Fill shaker with ice, add dairy over ice. Add coffee, shake, strain and serve in chilled glass. Garnish with a sweet strawberry, split and hung on the rim of the glass. Blueberry Rhapsody * 1 cup (6 oz.) Wild Mountain Blueberry coffee (brewed strong) * 2 tbsp. heavy cream (or half & half, or…) * 2 tsp. Sugar (or 2 packets Splenda) Uses basic technique. Garnish with fresh blueberries, of course! Pecan Praline Dream * 1 cup (6 oz.) Southern Pecan coffee (brewed strong) * 2 tbsp. heavy cream (or half & half, or…) * 2 tsp. Sugar (or 2 packets Splenda) * 1 tsp. Coffee Caramel Sauce Use basic technique. Then swirl caramel sauce into chilled martini glass before adding strained iced coffee mix… Want a Southern Turtle? Swirl caramel and chocolate sauces in the glass!