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Spiced Apple Gingerbread Cold Brew
Chilled cold brew mixed with crisp apple juice and a warm fresh-ginger, molasses and clove syrup, bright and fruity with a gently spicy finish.

- One pot
- 30 min · 10 min hands-on
- Makes 2 glasses
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Up to 30 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240 ml)260 gBrewed coffeecold brew, chilled
- ⅔ cup (160 ml)150 gApple juice, unsweetenedchilled
- ¼ cup60 gWater
- 2 tbsp grated12 gFresh gingerthinly sliced
- 1½ tsp10 gMolasses
- 1⅛ tsp8 gHoney
- ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp0.3 gGround cloves
- ⅛ tsp0.3 gGround nutmeg
Steps
- Chill the cold brew coffee and the apple juice in the fridge, and thinly slice the ginger.
- In a small pot, combine the water, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; bring to a simmer over medium heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
- Take the pot off the heat and stir in the molasses and honey until dissolved.
- Strain the syrup into a small cup, pressing on the ginger, and discard the ginger slices; set the cup in a bowl of ice water and stir until cold, about 15 minutes.
- Fill two glasses with ice. Pour half the ginger syrup and half the apple juice into each glass and stir.
- Slowly pour half the cold brew coffee into each glass, stir and serve right away.
Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.
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