Delicious Iced Caramel Coffee At Home

Be your own barista and whip up a delicious iced caramel coffee at home. Save money and time and get your drink made just the way you want it.


Last weekend, on Friday evening, my husband surprised me and opened the pool.

A little bit of truth? I think he surprised himself.

You see, every spring the battle begins. I want my waterview back, after a long winter without it, as soon as the Easter Bunny leaves town.

And my husband does not.

He enjoys the sparkle in the yard just as much as I do, but he's content to wait for it.

Mainly because the trees are all blooming and there's stuff falling in it nonstop right now.

The pollen messes with the PH and the vacuum gets jammed. Not fun.

And since he's the one that deals with all that stuff, opening day is his call.

We also usually keep it closed until the end of May, because it's cold here.

Yes, the solar heat warms that water up in a jiffy, but honestly even then, no one is swimming when it's 58 degrees outside.


The reason he opened it so early this year, is because last Friday he chopped a tree branch down and it fell into the pool and tore a giant hole in the cover.

It's not an ideal way to start the season.

But I got my waterview a few weeks early, so no complaints here.

It also got us dreaming about summer.

I started planning my garden and the girls made iced caramel coffees.

Normally, they would be going out for them. However, in summer, when you're wet from the pool or the beach, no one feels like getting in the car to go get one.

Convinced they could come up with a recipe that was as good as the coffee shops, they started testing now. Just to be prepared.

Of course, I am a hot water drinker, so this is not my beverage of choice. But I have to admit, it was very tempting. It's hard to resist caramel. In any form.

Just sayin.

Making Iced Caramel Coffee At Home

They started by gathering the ingredients.


Instant single serve coffee bags (since we don't have a fancy machine)
Coffee Creamer
Sugar
Caramel Syrup - from the ice cream aisle
And Ice

If you don't have caramel sauce did you know you could make your own from condensed milk? Yeah...neither did I! I guess you learn something new everyday.

They made the coffee in a microwave safe mug and set it on the counter to cool for a bit.


In the meantime, they grabbed one of my mason jar mugs and drizzled caramel around the rim.

They went around slowly so the caramel had time to drip down the inside of the mug.

They did it this way rather than just dump the syrup into the bottom, because done that way, it all settles in a clump and doesn't mix into the coffee well.


Then they added a giant scoop of ice. I would say they filled the cup up about 2/3 of the way. You can add more or less ice. 

Just remember, as the ice melts, it will water down your coffee. And the taste will be affected.

My daughter used to work in a fancy bakery shop that made specialty coffees and they would make them with coffee ice cubes so the coffee wasn't diluted. 

With the ice maker in the door of the fridge, I don't have any ice trays hanging around to do that, but it's a neat trick if you have some at home.


By this time, the coffee was cool enough to add it to the caramel covered glass without breaking it. Had they poured the hot coffee into the ice filled mug straight away, the glass would've cracked.

There are mugs that can withstand this drastic temperature change. We just don't own any that I know of or feel confident enough to test.

Total aside, did you know that Pyrex used to be able to withstand these sudden and extreme temperature changes, but they manufacture it differently now. And they no longer recommend you do that? Yikes.

I was unaware until recently, so I thought I'd pass that tidbit on. 

Anyway...back to the caramel. I mean coffee.


Once the transfer was made, it was time to flavor the coffee according to taste. First up was the creamer. Or milk of your choice.

Sometimes I've seen them add a splash of almond milk with the creamer. Options...


Then it was time for sugar. Because apparently caramel on its own does not make the coffee sweet enough.


And when it was all mixed up and stirred well, they added whipped cream and more caramel to the top. 

Oh yes, and a metal straw.


The result was a decadent iced caramel coffee treat that really was as good as any you'd grab on the go.

We just need a little warm weather now.

Although, sitting by the pool in our cozy sweaters, with the taste of caramel and whipped cream on our lips, really isn't half bad.

I might have him trim the trees this time every year.

Shhh...😉



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