Summer Series: Orange Iced Coffee

orange-slice-1 C’mon, we had you with the title, right? We are sharing some of our favorite iced coffee recipes from Katie Shepherd using our new Organic Instant Coffee, and orange iced coffee sounds about as good as it gets. Try the versatile coffee that an Amazon reviewer said was “easily the best instant coffee we’ve ever tried. I appreciate that it is fair trade and organic.”

This is a delicious spiced orange iced coffee drink that is guaranteed to impress. You can make these for a special event or all summer long and don’t need to spend 4 bucks at a café every time you have a craving!

Cafe Altura Freeze Dried Instant Coffee is an exclusively sourced blend of organically grown 100% Arabica Coffees selected from three continents. Then we freeze dry it by an exclusive Certified Organic process to maintain the taste and aroma of real coffee. All coffee is grown sustainably by small farm indigenous growers who form the basis for Fair Trade exchange.

Orange Iced Coffee

Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Café Altura Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed organic brown sugar (or alternative sweetener)
  • 6 orange zest strips (each 2×1/2 inch)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 8 cups boiling water

Preparation

Mix all ingredients except boiling water in medium bowl. Add boiling water; stir until coffee granules are completely dissolved and mixture is well blended. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled. Serve over ice cubes in eight tall glasses

(photo credit: asolario)