Mint Mojito Iced Coffee
I went to Philz Coffee the other day, and my friend suggested I try the mint mojito iced coffee. And Oh My, I found my new favorite iced coffee. Well, I know the creaminess comes from cream, and it's not good for me on an everyday basis, but the minty, sweet, creamy drink is so refreshing and is perfect on a hot day.
Here is my skinnier take on this yummy iced coffee.
Ingredients:
8 mint leaves
1 tablespoon raw cane sugar (or some sweetener)
1 cup (2½ dl) brewed coffee
1-2 splash non-fat milk - you can use whole milk, half and half if you like your coffee creamier
ice cubes (make ice cubes of coffee if you don' want your drink watered-down)
Directions:
Brew the coffee to you’re liking, I brewed mine in my CafeSolo coffee maker, which is pretty much the same as a french press. Put mint and sugar in a tall glass and using a muddler, or the back of a spoon, muddle the mint with the sugar so the oils are released which gives you the lovely minty taste and smell. If you don’t muddle/bruise the mint, you won't get the intense minty flavor in your coffee.
Pour the hot coffee over the mint/sugar mixture and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add Ice cubes and milk, and stir again. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Enjoy.
Now the danish version:
Mint Mojito Iced Coffee
Ingredients:
8 mynte blade
1 spsk rørsukker eller lidt sødemiddel
2½ dl friskbrygget kaffe
1 sjat skummetmælk - Du kan også bruge sødmælk eller kaffefløde hvis du vil have en mere cremet kaffe
isterninger (lav evt. isterrninger ud af kaffe, så din kaffe ikke bliver vandet)
Directions:
Bryg din kaffe som du best kan lide den. Jeg lavede min kaffe i min EvaSolo kande, hvilket er ca. det samme som når man brygger kaffen i en stempelkande.
Kom sukker og mynte i et højt glas, og knus/massér bladene så olierne frigives. Hvis du ikke får masseret bladene ordentligt, så får du ikke den intense mint smag. Hæld den varme kaffe over sukker-mynteblandingen og rør indtil sukkeret er opløst. Kom isterninger og mælk i og rør endnu engang. Pynt glasset med et friskt mynteblad.
Velbekomme.