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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Drinks => Topic started by: achookwoman on January 09, 2010, 10:49:05 am
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Two years ago I developed a recipe for Coffee Syrup. The good members of Forum Thermomix offered some suggestions as to how I might improve the recipe. Today I made a batch of the Coffee and incorporated some of these suggestions. This is the revised recipe incorporating the changes, the original recipe has been removed.
Infuse 1 1/2 cups of FINEground coffee of choice in 1 1/2 cups of boiling water, for 10 minutes.
Add 1 cup of raw sugar to TMX bowl and after 10 minutes strain the infused coffee in on top of the sugar. I used 4 layers of Chux. After 10 minutes I squeezed hard, with my hands to remove as much liquid as possible.
Bring to the boil on Varoma temperature ans boil for 3 minutes, speed 1
Bottle into sterile bottle. Makes 1 1/4 cups.
It will keep for 6 months.
You may add 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract to bottle.
Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of the syrup to a large glass of milk, topped up with ice cream.
OR
Add syrup, milk and ice blocks to TMX and zap.
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Guess you could freeze it in ice-cube trays and use them as you need them Chookie. Nice for summer.
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Good idea JD - used frozen chicken stock cubes last night making a cold pea soup.
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I am going to do this. Will I buy a packet of ground coffee or buy the beans and grind them in the TMX. Muchy muchy I guess.
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Ut oh. I think this recipe will be dangerous for me, I'm a recovering ice coffee addict. :-)) :D
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I adore iced coffee in the hot weather. I've taken to making a shot of expresso on the machine and putting it in the TMX with ice cubes and I even bought skim milk (we usually have hi-lo) so I can have lots.
Chookie, I don't take sugar in my coffee so I could make your syrup without it couldn't I? But then it may not keep. I think I'll keep doing as now. (sorry, thinking via the screen)
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Oh Yum! Thanks for that - I'm on here looking for lots of milk recipes - my cow, ClaraBell finally had her calf yesterday and we'll be in full milk production by the end of the week! ;)
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Oh Nay-nay, your own milk, how wonderful! ;D
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Tenina has a coffee version on the Brownie Milk recipe on the blog and I think it has more sugar than this one - not sure ??? ??? will have to do the maths but I make it all the time along with the Brownie Milk and it can be dangerous ;D ;D I don't think it is the sugar that preserves it Cookie, as it is a cooked syrup - I could be wrong!!!
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Faffa, we have both the coffee and chocolate version of this syrup in the fridge at all times. Much better than bought milk flavourings!
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I'll try to resist making it because if I do I'll only consume it within a couple of days. Even with hi-lo milk that would be very naughty of me. :'(
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I have just made a batch of this Chookie. I think I made the mistake of straining the coffee back into the TM bowl through a sieve instead of something finer like a chux-lined sieve as our first drink was very gritty (it had dregs like you find in the tray of a coffee machine). So I added another 1/2 cup boiling water to the existing mixture so that it wasn't as thick and strained this lot through the chux. It was a perfect glass of iced coffee with the sweetness level being just right for us. After a couple of large glasses each ??? ??? I filled a 300ml bottle with the syrup and as it lasts a month, don't think I need to freeze any of this lot - I'm sure it will all be gone within the month. Best iced-coffee I've had in a long while and I am keeping this in mind for whenever I do a TMX hamper in the future. Thanks so much for the posting Chookie :-* :-*
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So glad you like it 8)
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Faffa, we have both the coffee and chocolate version of this syrup in the fridge at all times. Much better than bought milk flavourings!
LOL so do we, I have to make triple batches (feels like every week and probably is!!!) :o :o :o
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Where can I find the chocolate version? My kids love chocolate milk.
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Where can I find the chocolate version? My kids love chocolate milk.
Here is my review, and the link to Tenina's "Brownie Milk" is there.
http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2084.0
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Check here http://thermorecipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/summer-drinks-series.html (http://thermorecipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/summer-drinks-series.html)
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hehe I take it you don't use instant coffee? lol
I am not a coffee connoisseur so excuse the silly question!
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I've done it twice with instant, turned out fine, Susan! I made it again this morning, (did you see my FB post and it made you want it? lol) but it seems I can't stand much caffeine at all since I've cut right back and I didn't enjoy it. Ah well, DP can drink it. :)
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I also tend to add a teaspoon of homemade vanilla extract to the syrup... Mmmmmmm :)
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hehe yes Carrie you temptress you.
CeeJay.... I still have to pick my Beans up from Wems lmao Road trip when we get back from London sounds about right. hehe
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CeeJay.... I still have to pick my Beans up from Wems lmao Road trip when we get back from London sounds about right. hehe
I found Aus post ok in this instance (overnight) so I suggest that. ;)
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But then I don't get to
annoy the crap outta her and eat her cupcakesmeet her and say hi!!!
hehehe
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An old post I know but summer is here...
Not sure what I did wrong - added a cup of boiling water to my 1 1/2 cups freshly ground coffee, and strained off only a trickle of water after the 10 mins
So added another cup of boilignwater - but should it have worked the first time? Assuming that I should have had roughly a cup of strained coffee for it to make 1.25 cups syrup?
Placenta brain??!! ???
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I love this in summer debetha. I also had a bit of a problem with the straining of the liquid as you will see below in my comment on this thread. So, what I do now is after the 10 minutes of standing time, I add another 1/2 cup of boiling water to the coffee mixture then strain this back into the bowl (using a chux lined sieve to keep the dregs out).
I have just made a batch of this Chookie. I think I made the mistake of straining the coffee back into the TM bowl through a sieve instead of something finer like a chux-lined sieve as our first drink was very gritty (it had dregs like you find in the tray of a coffee machine). So I added another 1/2 cup boiling water to the existing mixture so that it wasn't as thick and strained this lot through the chux. It was a perfect glass of iced coffee with the sweetness level being just right for us. After a couple of large glasses each ??? ??? I filled a 300ml bottle with the syrup and as it lasts a month, don't think I need to freeze any of this lot - I'm sure it will all be gone within the month. Best iced-coffee I've had in a long while and I am keeping this in mind for whenever I do a TMX hamper in the future. Thanks so much for the posting Chookie :-* :-*
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Do you think I should change the original recipe to make it 1 1/2 cups of boiling water.?
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It could be that the coffee we use affects the outcome Chookie, how do you get on with only 1 cup of water in yours?
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It is very very tasty though. Thanks for the input jd, that is basically what I did, including using a chux. Might be the grind of the coffee?Getting thru lots of milk here! Thanks for the recipe chookie!
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I'm just remembering that Chookie has a coffee maker so hers may grind finer than the Harris Dark Roast Coarse Grind Plunger Coffee that I use. What did you use debetha? Would this be the case Chookie and the reason why I need to add more boiling water than you?
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We have a sunbeam grinder, used a mid setting but can easily adjust. Would worry that the sludge would get thru a chux if too fine ( e chux I used seemed to have pretty large holes!)
Cheers
Deb
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So today, finer grind, 2 cups water, gave me 1.25 cups syrup.
First batch pretty much gone!!
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As I thought debetha - it depends on the grind of the coffee beans, obviously finer is better. I fold my chux over for better straining.
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Glad you girls have got it worked out ;D ;D ;D. I haven't made any since last year and haven't had time just now. Thanks a million.
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Just landed here from the brownie milk link and thought I would add my thoughts as they happen lol
You could try using coffee filters in a funnel to drain off the coffee.
These are relatively cheap to buy in packs - I use them for oil if I have been shallow frying the kids nuggets (Mr T's recipe). They aren't in there long and I just strain it off and use it next time. Keep it in a separate bottle ;)
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Good idea faffa, that is what this forum is all about. Good creative ideas, shared.
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Hi, I just saw this thread and I am a bit excited about making it! I love iced coffee!
I have a very stupid question to ask before I go ahead and do it...the recipe says 1 1/2 cups of ground coffee. Does that mean actual coffee beans ground up? Only asking because it sounds like a lot! (so does it mean the coffee isn't diluted in water at that stage?)
Thanks for any help you can share! I'm going to try this!!! Tomorrow is going to be a warm day...I think an iced coffee will be perfect! :)
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Yes that's correct blackwood, I don't have a coffee machine so I just buy those already ground from the supermarket. You end up with a concentrated syrup which you top up with milk for an iced coffee. Have a good read of all the comments in regard to straining it.
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why didn't I see this before. will make
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(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/02/mabemy5e.jpg)
I have posted an amended recipe for this under, Coffee syrup. Revisited.
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Will be checking it out chookie ... Now!!
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Is that a maple syrup bottle chookie.. Looks good!
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Thanks Chookie. Will try it. Your recipes are always such a hit
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Thanks Courton, but not always.
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Is that a maple syrup bottle chookie.. Looks good!
Yes, just the right size.
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Cookie do you think a plunger would do for the draining of the coffee or would there be to much sediment. .?.
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I love those little maple syrup bottles for things we make in our Thermomixes - great for gift giving. Thanks for the update Chookie, this is a lovely drink in summer.
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Me too JD. But we can't seem to eat the syrup quick enough to free up the bottle.
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Me too JD. But we can't seem to eat the syrup quick enough to free up the bottle.
Kimmyh, I will send my family over. They love the stuff. I try to buy it when on special.
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Cookie do you think a plunger would do for the draining of the coffee or would there be to much sediment. .?.
I don't think the plunger would manage to push through .
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Chookie we don't take sugar so this would work just as well without wouldn't it? I'd put vanilla into it.
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Chookie we don't take sugar so this would work just as well without wouldn't it? I'd put vanilla into it.
I think it would be OK.
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Chookie, I was just about to make this, I have a Delongi magnifica coffee machine, wondering if I made a cup and a half of extra strong coffee would it be strong enough and should I then add it to the sugar or just make a sugar syrup, ?
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HI AB, I always use two shots of espresso from machine for all the iced coffee/ frappe recipes and works out well.
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I made this, using my memory for the ingredients ooops, and used instant coffee, same amount, and it is fantastic, maybe a bit stronger than with ground, but still really really good.
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Good to know.
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Yes it sure is. Thanks for the heads up fruity. You wouldn't need to strain it using instant would you? I always have instant on hand but have to buy ground coffee in especially for this recipe. I haven't made it yet this year but now, knowing I have the ingredients on hand it won't be long.
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Yes it sure is. Thanks for the heads up fruity. You wouldn't need to strain it using instant would you? I always have instant on hand but have to buy ground coffee in especially for this recipe. I haven't made it yet this year but now, knowing I have the ingredients on hand it won't be long.
nope, I didn't strain it. And have bought instant to make it again.
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You guys are awesome. Is there nothing you cannot attempt?
I was waiting for the chocolate version. Maybe you can do the same with cocoa and sugar?
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Here's (http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/brownie-milk/16922) the Brownie Milk syrup cowley.
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TY with so much chocolate on the market or other ways to have it, I'll try the coffee version.
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Having to endure the current heatwave, it was time to make a batch of this mix. It's also a very timely bump for inclusion in your Christmas hampers.
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It would be nice with lots of iceblocks Judy. How are you coping with the heat?
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Surprisingly well cookie thanks but the a/c and fans are getting a good work out and I'm not doing anything that isn't necessary. No cooking either!
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Judy, know the feeling. Same tomorrow. DS tells me it is -14 in the snow fields of Canada. Hard to imagine.
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I'm looking forward to winter Chookie but that's a long way off unfortunately.
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I'm a winter girl too.