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Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
Vanilla Bean Syrup
1 cup water

1 cup granulated sugar

2 vanilla bean pods, split lengthwise but not in half

Coffee
Bold ground coffee

Water

2 cups ice cubes

Vanilla Bean Iced Coffee
1½ cups brewed coffee

¼ cup half and half

3 tablespoons vanilla bean syrup

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Preparation Method

Make the vanilla bean syrup

  1. In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring 1 cup water to a boil.
  2. Add sugar.
  3. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
  4. Add vanilla beans to the granulated sugar mixture.
  5. Reduce the heat to low.
  6. Simmer for 1 minute.
  7. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
  8. Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

Make the coffee

  1. Set the coffee system to ACCU-BREW, BOLD and 6 cups.
  2. Add 2 cups ice cubes to the carafe.
  3. Press START to brew coffee.
  4. Reserve 1 ½ cups coffee.
  5. Refrigerate remaining coffee.

Make the vanilla bean iced coffee

  1. In a medium pitcher, stir together 1 ½ cups brewed coffee, ¼ cup half and half, and 3 tablespoons vanilla bean syrup.
  2. Serve over ice. 

Variations:

Cinnamon Iced Coffee
Follow steps 1-2 in Vanilla Bean Iced Coffee recipe except omit the vanilla bean pods and add 2 cinnamon sticks. Follow step 3 except omit the vanilla bean syrup and stir in 2 tablespoons cinnamon syrup.

Mocha Iced Coffee
Follow Vanilla Bean Iced Coffee recipe and add 1 tablespoon dark chocolate syrup. Or follow Cinnamon Iced Coffee recipe and add 1 tablespoon dark chocolate syrup.


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