Make 7 servings of delicious, sweet Thai Iced Coffee using dark roast coffee grounds, water, condensed milk and vanilla! Great on hot days!
Our family enjoys Thai food and one item my husband always orders is a Thai Iced Coffee when we’re able to have dinner at a favorite Thai restaurant near our home.
This icy cold, sweet coffee is a favorite of his and I became determined to make them at home last summer when it was REALLY hot in our NW part of Oregon for days at a time.
It does take a bit of time to make the brewed coffee concentrate for the drinks, so it will require you to plan ahead. I usually make it the day before serving them and let it sit out on the counter to “brew” overnight.
The resulting cold-brewed Thai Iced Coffee is delicious served over ice, and the coffee is flavored with vanilla and sweetened condensed milk. Here’s how to make it.
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Prepare The Coffee Ahead Of Time
Place dark roasted ground coffee and water in a large pitcher or other container. Stir the mixture well until they are combined, then cover the pitcher.
Let the coffee grounds and water stand (at room temperature) for about 12 hours. I recommend making this mixture the afternoon before using it and let it sit on the kitchen counter overnight.
The water will absorb into the coffee grounds as it sits, and a thick, “sludge-like” mixture will remain.
The coffee grounds will look a lot like mud after sitting all night in the water (at least that’s what I think it looks like).
Strain Out The Coffee Grounds
Now you will need to get all the coffee grounds out of the liquid coffee concentrate. To do this, place a fine wire mesh strainer over a large container.
Pour the coffee mixture (sludge!) through the strainer and into the large container. the strainer should effectively separate the grounds from the liquid.
You may need to do this in small batches, discarding the grounds and rinsing the strainer between each batch.
TIP: You MAY want or need to do this step an additional time, if you find your strainer isn’t “catching” all the fine coffee grounds.
Once all the coffee concentrate has been strained, it’s time to do it one more time, directly into a pitcher.
Rinse out the fine mesh wire strainer and line it with a coffee filter. Place the filter-lined strainer directly over the top of a large pitcher.
Pour all the coffee concentrate into the pitcher using the strainer to filter out any remaining coffee grounds. You may also need to do this in batches, as well.
Once you have the coffee concentrate in a large pitcher (or other container), add vanilla extract and stir well until it has been fully incorporated.
Cover the pitcher (or container) and place the coffee concentrate in the refrigerator to chill. The coffee concentrate can be stored up to 2 weeks (covered) in the refrigerator, if desired.
Typically, the sweetener used to make Thai Iced coffees is a 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk!). A photo is shown below.
Keep any sweetened condensed milk you don’t use immediately covered in the refrigerator until you’re ready to make another Thai Iced coffee.
Serve Thai Iced Coffee Over Ice And Enjoy!
When you’re ready for an Iced Thai coffee, remove the pitcher from the refrigerator (the coffee should be very cold at this point).
Fill a glass about ¾ full of ice cubes or crushed ice. Pour in the coffee cold brew concentrate and then stir them together to combine.
Add some of the sweetened condensed milk, but only enough to sweeten the coffee to your liking. Stir well, because you will want to fully blend the coffee concentrate, ice and condensed milk together for best flavor.
If necessary, add a bit more coffee concentrate and/or sweetened condensed milk, in order to fill the glass.
Stir well until the Thai iced coffee is very cold because that’s when the iced coffee is at its very best. Serve immediately and enjoy sipping on classic Thai Iced Coffee!
I really hope you have the opportunity to make a batch of Thai Iced Coffee to enjoy with your family and friends and trust you will enjoy it, too!
Thank you for stopping by, and I invite you to come back again soon for more family friendly recipes. Take care, may God bless you, and have a wonderful day.
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Original recipe source: Southern Living magazine (special section (pages150-152) published in July 2006.
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Make 7 servings of delicious, sweet Thai Iced Coffee using dark roast coffee grounds, water, condensed milk and vanilla! Great on hot days!
- ½ pound dark roast ground coffee
- 8 cups cold water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk (canned)
Place ground coffee and water in a large pitcher or other container. Stir mixture well until combined; cover pitcher. Let the mixture stand (room temperature) for about 12 hours.
After 12 hours, place a fine wire mesh strainer over a large container. Pour coffee mixture through strainer and into the pitcher. You may need to do this in small batches, discarding grounds and rinsing strainer between batches. TIP: You MAY need to do this an additional time, if you find your strainer isn't "catching" all the fine coffee grounds.
Rinse out the strainer; line it with a coffee filter. Place the filter-lined strainer directly over the top of a large pitcher. Pour coffee concentrate into the pitcher using the strainer to filter out any remaining coffee grounds. You may also need to do this in batches, as well.
Add vanilla extract; stir well. Cover pitcher (or container); place concentrate in refrigerator (can be stored up to 2 weeks (covered) in refrigerator, if desired.
Fill a glass ¾ full of ice. Pour in coffee concentrate; stir to combine. Add sweetened condensed milk, (enough to sweeten coffee to your liking). Stir well, for best flavor. If necessary, add more coffee concentrate and/or sweetened condensed milk, in order to fill the glass. Stir well. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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