why i love cold brew coffee

I like coffee. So does DH. We usually have coffee together every morning, but we don't have the same coffee.

DH uses a French press and adds lots of milk.

I drink coffee black and make cold brew.

I won't go into all the hows and how-tos of cold brew. It can be found all over the web: here is one place, and here is another.

I have made my brew in different ways. Currently, because the cork for my Toddy (no affiliate connection) went missing, I am soaking my favorite coarse ground in the Vitamix pitcher overnight and straining the liquid into a carafe in the morning. A 12 oz bag of coffee makes concentrate for about 30 cups when diluted.

That's a full month...2 weeks...10 days...or so worth of coffee, depending on your consumption level.

Even in these baked July days, I still like my morning cup hot.

Though iced is good, too.

So is ice cream.

coffee ice cream 

1 pt whipping cream

1 c. milk

3/4 c. cold brew concentrate

sweetener of choice to taste

freeze in ice cream maker or as for homemade ice cream

And did I mention ice cream?

banana coffee ice cream

3 frozen bananas

1/2 c. half and half

1 c. cold brew concentrate

(no sweetener needed with the bananas)

blend in Vitamix or blender until creamy and partially frozen

As I look at the photos, I'm thinking I should add that chopped chocolate is a nice addition to coffee ice cream. Apparently.

Popsicles

coffee popsicles

1 c cold brew concentrate

2-1/2 c. milk

sweetener of choice to taste

stir ingredients together and pour into molds, adding stick when partially frozen

What else could you do use cold brew concentrate for? How about—

milk shakes 

affogato 

liqueur 

Any other ideas? I'm wide open.