Iced Latte

I have been experimenting with recipes for a cheap, late morning - mid afternoon latte to prepare and keep in the fridge at school.

So here are the two basic ingredients that are working for me:

1) A Coffee base:

* grind enough coffee beans to make 1/2 cup of grounds.
* brew with 4 cups of water
* add 1/2 cup of instant coffee (I like Folgers) to the freshly brewed coffee.

stir & let cool.

2) The Latte:

In a quart mason jar with tight-fitting lid mix

* one can of sweetened condensed milk
* one can of evaporated milk
* 1.5 tsp. of the extract of your choice: almond, vanilla, orange . I like the true extracts...
* fill to within an inch of the top of the jar with skim milk. One , 2 % or whole if you can stand the extra calories.

Shake vigorously.

To make the ready to pour, pre - mixed latte:

In an empty, one gallon milk jug mix:

1) The cooled coffee base.

2) The lattee.

3) 1 Tbsp. sugar.

4) Add milk to your taste. I add enough milk to make 3/4 gallon.

Shake vigorously and store in the fridge. When you are ready for a quick and easy pick-me-up, add ice to your glass, shake the ready to pour, pre- mixed latte from the milk jug & pour over the ice.

yum yum.

There is still room for improvement or changes for your own taste. For example, you may not like instant. Or this may not be sweet enough for you. But it is a start & if you like Latte, it might be fun to try.

M