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Recipe for DIY Creamy S’mores Cold Brew Coffee

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Wash U chapter.

During balmy summer days, cold brew is a delicious and refreshing option for coffee lovers. Even if you’re typically an iced coffee drinker, this tasty cold brew recipe might change your preference. Cold brew tastes less bitter than regularly brewed coffee, has lower acidity levels, and is extremely easy to brew at home in a cold brew maker. Beyond the fact that this recipe can help you beat the summer heat or get a tasty boost of energy into any day, it also ties in an extra treat. So take this DIY s’mores cold brew coffee recipe and get your taste buds singing. 

DIY Creamy S’mores Cold Brew Coffee

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time:16 hours Total time:16 hours 5 minutesServings:5 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Katie Halwachs

    Gather the ingredients stated above, a cold brew coffee maker, a measuring cup, and a tablespoon measure.

  2. Katie Halwachs

    Remove the filter from the cold brew coffee maker. Add 10 tablespoons of coffee to the filter.

  3. Katie Halwachs

    Screw the filter full of coffee back into the cold brew maker. Add 5 cups of water to the cold brew pitcher.

  4. Katie Halwachs

    Let the coffee steep at room temperature for 12-24 hours depending on your preferred coffee strength. The coffee that I tend to make is brewed for 24 hours. However, I like my coffee stronger than most people do, and I have observed that 16-18 hours is most people’s preferred brewing time. After it has been brewed to the desired strength, remove the grounds from the cold brew maker, dispose of them, and then place the cold brew in the refrigerator where it can be stored for up to two weeks in an airtight cold brew pitcher.

  5. Katie Halwachs

    Get a cup and add 8 oz of cold brew as well as some ice. Then, add sugar and International Delights S’mores Coffee Creamer to taste. To begin with, I recommend a splash of the creamer — which equates to about 1 tablespoon of creamer. You may want a bit more or less depending on your preference.

  6. Katie Halwachs

    Enjoy your freshly brewed, delicious beverage.

Here’s some extra notes for the above recipe: This DIY creamy s’mores cold brew recipe not only works great for the s’mores flavor, but it also works well with other flavor profiles. So, feel free to expand your horizons with other flavored grounds or even with regular coffee. Additionally, while this recipe makes 40 ounces of cold brew, you don’t have to make that amount of cold brew. You can just follow the ratio of 2 tablespoons of coffee grounds to 8 ounces of water for perfect cold brew every time.

Whether you’re making this recipe for the jolt of caffeine that cold brew brings or are making it because it’s bursting with the flavor of one of your favor summer treats, this DIY s’mores cold brew coffee recipe is sure to leave you satisfied. Sit back, bask in the final rays of summer sun, and sip on, my saucy friends!