Apr 09 2009
Iced Cappuccino
Iced cappuccino is simply as its name implies cappuccino with ice. Many people prefer cold drinks to hot ones and cappuccino is no different. Some people prefer iced cappuccino to have ice cubes in it while others prefer their iced cappuccino to be blended together for more of a smoothie type drink.
Methods of Making Iced Cappuccino
A true iced cappuccino will start off with a double-shot of espresso, made from the finest espresso beans with a rich, golden crema. This is only possible using an espresso machine. However, there are recipes that make wonderful iced cappuccinos using instant coffee granules or strong, brewed coffee that has been chilled.
Commercial Iced Cappuccino
Iced cappuccinos can be purchased at local coffee houses, restaurants, and often even in convenience stores. Of course, the quality is going to be extremely different. Coffee houses and restaurants start with a true espresso and make a fresh iced cappuccino to order. Convenience stores typically have a machine that keeps iced cappuccinos cold constantly so that there is no need to do anything more than pull a lever to fill a cup.
There are also commercially bottled iced cappuccinos available on the market, a true testament to the popularity of iced cappuccino. Frappaccino is a brand that has become immensely popular as wells as Starbucks brand. These come in various flavors and can be bought in convenience stores as well as in local grocery stores.
Home Made Iced Cappuccino
Making these delightful chilled drinks at home can be as easy and inexpensive as needed. If an espresso machine is already part of the kitchen appliances then making this drink is simply a matter of adding ice to a cappuccino or blending a cappuccino with ice for a thicker drink.
Instant coffee crystals can be used if no espresso machine is available. A two to four ounce serving of very strong coffee is made from the crystals and used as the basis for the iced cappuccino. The same can be said of brewed coffee.
Homes with a coffee maker can make a batch of very strong coffee and refrigerate it to use in iced cappuccinos. Depending on whether or not it is poured over ice or blended, frothed milk may or may not be needed. A blended iced cappuccino does not require frothed milk; however, an iced one should have froth on the top.
Cappuccino Mixes
Another popular method of making iced cappuccinos is to buy a powder that makes cappuccino and instead of making a hot drink, add ice to make a cold one. General Foods International is just one of many companies offering instant cappuccino mixes.
These mixes typically come in a variety of flavors and can be found in grocery stores, wholesale clubs and on the Internet.
Cappuccino has evolved from the early days of hot drinks served as after dinner beverages. Today people everywhere can enjoy cappuccino in a variety of ways and flavors, from iced cappuccinos based on espresso to instant cappuccino mixes that take little to no time or effort.
-Sharon Chapman
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