This easy cold brew coffee recipe will become your new favorite way to stay caffeinated in the summer! It’s incredibly simple to make and tastes smooth, yet strong. It’s the best way to enjoy rich, strong, smooth iced coffee on hot summer days!
Greetings from New Orleans! Where Yat??
I’m here for the Sustainable Seafood Blog Conference and ready to kick things off tonight. If you’re a regular reader of Coley Cooks, you already know this is one of my favorite cities for eating, and really just one of my favorite cities period. I’m on my way out the door to grab my morning cup of cafe au lait and some beignets, but you’re going to need some coffee too.
Have you tried cold brew yet? Because I’ve been completely obsessed. Obsessed! It’s the perfect way to wake up on a hot summer day, and even better in that all the work is done ahead of time, so you can spend an extra few minutes snoozing each morning.
Do yourself a favor and make a batch today, and you’ll be thanking yourself come Sunday! 
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Cold Brew Coffee
- Prep Time: 5 minutes plus 12-24 hour brew time
- Total Time: 5 minutes plus brew time
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
- Category: coffee
- Method: brewed
- Cuisine: Drinks
Description
This easy cold brew coffee recipe will become your new favorite way to stay caffeinated in the summer! It’s incredibly simple to make and tastes smooth, yet strong. It’s the best way to enjoy rich, strong, smooth iced coffee on hot summer days!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup coarsely ground coffee
- 4 cups COLD water
Instructions
- Combine the coffee and water in a sealable container and stir. Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours or up to 72. Strain the mixture once to remove most of the grounds, then line the strainer with a few layers of cheesecloth, paper towels or a coffee filter and pour the mixture through again. It will take longer to drain this time, so walk away and wait for it to finish.
- The leftover liquid is your cold brew coffee. This is a concentrate, so depending on how strong you like it, you may want to dilute it with water or milk. Store in a bottle or jar in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. When ready to drink, pour over ice and doctor it up however you take it.
Notes
- The leftover coffee grounds are great for your garden. Compost them!
Keywords: breakfast, coffee, cold brew, method, easy, drinks, concentrate
Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.
Looks refreshing. Always forget how much I enjoy iced coffee for my afternoon pick-me-up. Thanks for reminding me and I’m anxious to try your method.
You’ll love it. I’ll trade you a cup for a new kombucha scoby. I let my other one go way too long and when I checked it there were tiny little worms forming (SO gross). TMI?
Thanks for showing me how to make cold brew! I can’t believe I spent all weekend with you in New Orleans and I’m only now finding out you play the ukulele.
Haha! This made me giggle out loud. I dabble. It’s part of my whole new “no cable” situation. It was so wonderful to meet this weekend, and you better stay in touch! Hope you had an easy trip home. xo 🙂