This cold brew coffee recipe creates the perfect summertime drink, with a wonderfully strong and distinct flavor. Mixed with some lovely homemade syrup and a hit of chicory, you can’t go wrong!
This New Orleans cold brew coffee recipe is one of my favorite summertime drinks! It’s hard to find New Orleans style cold brew at coffee shops, so I decided to make my own, using my Toddy (which I LOVE), some Blue Bottle coffee beans and ground chicory, I bought here.
The coffee and chicory brew for 12 hours and it creates a very strong and distinct coffee flavor. Then you add whole milk (or half and half) and sweeten it with homemade simple syrup.
I store the coffee in the fridge and add the milk and sweetener in each cup in the morning, rather than mixing it all together. That way you can control how sweet you want it!
How To Make Cold Brew Coffee – Step By Step
- I always follow our post all about the Toddy system, but this time added an extra cup of water. If you don’t have a Toddy you can brew the coffee, water, and chicory in a covered pot for 12 hours. Then strain through a sieve to remove the ground the coffee.
- I also poured some of the coffee into large ice cube trays and made coffee cubes!! This makes your iced coffee extra strong and not watered down!
What’s So Special About Cold Brew Coffee?
Cold brew is made from coffee beans that have been steeped in cold water for 12 to 24 hours, rather like you would when using an over sized tea bag, but using coffee.
It’s actually time, rather than heat, that extracts the flavor, caffeine, and sugars from the coffee beans. This whole process gives the coffee a smoothness that’s unlike any traditionally brewed coffee.
Is Cold Brew Stronger Than Regular Coffee?
Cold brew coffee drinks usually have less caffeine than regular coffee. But, cold brew coffee is typically made with a higher ratio of coffee to water ― 2 to 2 1/2 times more ― which means it is stronger than if made with a more conventional coffee-to-water ratio.
Cold Brew Health Benefits
Coffee beans contain antioxidants and other nutrients that your body needs to function.
Without heat involved in the coffee making process, there is less extraction of chlorogenic acid, an antioxidant your body uses to fight off disease and aging.
Also, heat brewed coffee is a lot more acidic than cold brew, so it’s better for coffee drinkers with more sensitive stomachs.
Top Tips For Cold Brew Coffee
- Use Good Coffee Beans
- Try Using Filtered Water
- Make Sure To Soak The Brew Overnight
- Store The Coffee In a Tight Container
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New Orleans Cold Brew Coffee Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 oz coffee grounds
- 1/4 cup ground chicory
- 8 cups water
Instructions
- I always follow the Toddy directions you can see here, but this time added an extra cup of water. If you don’t have a Toddy you can brew the coffee, water and chicory in a covered pot for 12 hours. Then strain through a sieve to remove the ground the coffee.
- I also poured some of the coffee into large ice cube trays and made coffee cubes!! This makes your iced coffee extra strong and not watered down!
diane says
Where’d Those beautiful glasses come from?
Eden says
I bought them at an antique shop! I love antique shopping!!
Michael sager says
How many cups of cold brew does this recipe make?
6 says
Hi! It makes about 6 cups total!
Lee H says
Nice photos and description!
Why is it called New Orleans style coffee though?
It’s just cold brew coffee with a few coffee cubes, is there origin or something?
Eden says
Thanks! Using chicory makes it a New Orleans style of coffee. They also do the heavy cream with simple syrup 🙂