Mocha is a truly yummy coffee drink that I normally associate with cold winters. Nevertheless, there are many iced mocha coffee drink recipes although mostly far too heavy for hot summer days. We were thinking about making it much lighter and my husband tried several recipes before eventually ending up with this simple and light yet fabulously aromatic iced mocha coffee drink recipe.
Makes: 2 mugs
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 vanilla pod
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 heaped tsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup aromatic rum
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 heaped tsp finely ground coffee
- 2 cups cold 2% (semi-skimmed) milk
- 12 ice cubes (up to 1 inch wide)
- 1 apricot cut in half for decoration for two glasses
Method - how to make Iced Mocha Coffee:
- Combine 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 vanilla pod,1/2 tsp ground cloves, 1/2 tsp allspice. Take 2 1/2 cups of water and pour into ibrik coffee pot, bring it to the boil, add all spices and slowly boil for 5 minutes.
- Take 1 heaped tsp of cocoa powder (you can also use dark chocolate syrup or melt 2 small pieces of dark chocolate).
- Dissolve cocoa powder in 3 tsp of hot water.
- Take dissolved cocoa, measure 1/4 cup of aromatic rum and pour both into boiling spiced water.
- Remove coffee pot with boiling spiced water from heat and immediately put in 1 1/2 heaped tsp of finely ground coffee. Stir quickly and leave to cool to about 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) before pouring into a mug and chilling in a fridge.
- Measure 1 cup of cold milk per serving and pour into a mug.
- Once chilled remove mocha coffee from the fridge and stir well. Pour coffee into mugs and add ice cubes (1 cup of coffee and 6 cubes per serving).
- Cut apricot halves halfway and decorate mugs. Add a long straw and enjoy your yummy iced mocha.
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