Orange Spiked Cold Brew
It’s peak citrus season as I write this and I can’t buy the oranges fast enough. I buy four and they’re gone in a day. So I buy eight and they’re gone in a day. I’ve taken to hiding a couple for myself (I’ll never tell where) so that I can make my new favorite later winter coffee: cold brew spiked with oranges.
In this version, I steep the whole batch of cold brew with sliced oranges and then add a couple of slices to the glass in the morning. It’s a bonus treat to eat the coffee-soaked oranges at the end.
This along with a couple of rounds of this solitaire scrabble game we found online makes for a delightful quiet morning ritual.
Gather your ingredients
32 oz mason jar and cloth filter (we use our original cold brew kit)
6 oz of course ground coffee of your choice
2 whole navel oranges, or citrus of your choice, scrubbed
Waterto fill
Make your orange cold brew concentrate
These instructions are for a concentrated cold brew. That means you’ll want to add water when you serve it. See “To Serve” below.
Wet your cloth filter slightly and place inside the jar, wrapping the top of the filter around the top of the jar (see image below).
Cut one of your oranges into 4-6 wedges. Save the other for serving.
Alternate adding the ground coffee and orange slices so that the slices are mixed into the grounds.
Slowly add just enough cool water to wet all the grounds. But don’t fill the jar yet!
Allow the wet grounds to sit for 30 seconds or so. This “blooms” the coffee.
Finishing adding cool water, tying off the top of the filter.
Add a lid to your jar and let the brew steep for 9-12 hours in the fridge.
Remove the filter and compost the used grounds and orange slices.
To serve
Pour 3 ounces of cold brew concentrate into a glass and add three ounces of cold water.
Serve with ice and an orange slice or two.
Enjoy!
Spike your cold brew
Add citrus, cinnamon, or your favorite herbs and spices right to the grounds while it steeps!
