Brown Sugar Almondmilk Iced Coffee
The perfect afternoon pick-me-up. A healthier, dairy-free alternative to Starbucks that's creamy, delicious, and just sweet enough.
Ingredients
For the brown sugar syrup
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ¾ cup water
- half of a vanilla bean
To make the coffee
- 8 oz brewed coffee cooled
- ¼ cup coffee creamer I used almondmilk Barista Blend from Califia Farms
- 1-2 tablespoon brown sugar syrup
- sprinkle cinnamon optional, for garnish
- nondairy whipped cream optional. for garnish
Instructions
For the brown sugar syrup
- Combine ¾ cup light brown sugar and ¾ cup water in a small saucepan.
- Heat it over medium-low, stirring frequently.
- Bring it to a low simmer and lower the heat. Continue to simmer for about 10 minutes. The mixture will reduce by about half and the sugar will dissolve.
- Slice half of a vanilla bean lengthwise, and scrape the beans into the syrup. Toss your bean pod in there, too.
- Set the pot off the heat and let it rest until the syrup is completely cooled. Remove the bean pod and store the syrup in the refrigerator in a covered airtight container. You'll want the syrup to be as chilled as possible before adding it to your coffee.
For the coffee
- Fill a large glass with ice. I'm using cubes that I made from coffee.
- Pour about 8oz of cooled coffee over your cubes.
- Pour in about ¼ cup of your favorite coffee creamer.
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of your brown sugar syrup depending on how sweet you like it (I go with 2)
- Give it a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Top it with some non-dairy whipped cream to make it extra dreamy.
- Give it one last drizzle of the brown sugar syrup and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Stir and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 16mgPotassium: 124mgSugar: 19gCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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