Fancy Coffee Drink

I am so glad that commercial vegan coffee drinks are available now, but it is much cheaper to make them at home.  All you need is coffee and plant-based milk.  You can use any variety of plant-based milk; just add a little sweetener if it's not sweet enough.

Another nice thing about making your own iced coffee drink is that you have the option of using decaf coffee.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of cold brew coffee (recipe follows)
• 1 cup of plant-based milk
• sweetener to taste (optional)

I use cold brew coffee because it holds up so much longer (weeks!) in the fridge compared to normally brewed coffee.  If you do brew a cup of coffee and then cool it down in the fridge, use it soon!

To make the cold brew coffee:  A good ratio of coffee to water is 3/4 cup of ground coffee for every 4 cups of water. Put the ground coffee in a nut-milk bag (or any small mesh bag).  Soak the coffee in water at room temperature for 12-24 hours.  Finally, remove the bag and squeeze out any remaining liquid. 

To make the drink:  Pour the coffee and milk into a bottle, and shake to mix.  Add sweetener if it's not sweet enough.

cost per bottle (16 oz)
ground coffee:  $0.37 (assuming coffee is $10.00/lb)
soy milk:  $0.37
total cost:  $0.74