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Orange Brown Sugar Iced Americano with Milk

Bright, bittersweet espresso and cold water sweetened with a warm brown sugar-orange syrup, finished with a creamy pour of whole milk.

Orange Brown Sugar Iced Americano with Milk

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp packed24 gBrown sugar
  • 1¼ cups300 gWatercold, plus a splash for the syrup
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml)30 gOrange juice
  • ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract
  • 4 shots120 gEspressofreshly brewed, about 4 shots
  • ½ cup (120 ml)120 gWhole milkcold

Steps

  1. Make the syrup first: in a small pot, warm the brown sugar with the orange juice over medium-low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes.
  2. Take the pot off the heat, stir in the vanilla, and let the syrup cool for about 10 minutes.
  3. Brew the espresso and let it cool slightly while you fill two tall glasses with ice.
  4. Divide the cooled brown sugar syrup evenly between the glasses, half in each.
  5. Pour half of the water into each glass, then add half of the espresso to each and stir well to blend with the syrup.
  6. Top each glass with half of the whole milk, letting it swirl through the coffee, and serve right away.

Contains: Milk.

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