ICED GRAIN-COFFEE FOR HOT AND COLD SUMMER DAYS

When I gave up drinking coffee over a year ago for several reasons, I instantly switched to another daily morning routine beverage and that was matcha. I love matcha, but I personally need variety in my drinks throughout the day and so I remembered that there has been something that tasted just like coffee that my mom used to call “coffee for children”, which she gave to drink when I wanted to drink coffee as a kid too. And that was grain-coffee, a mixture of different grains, or if only made from malt called “barley”.

I drink it hot and cold, but recently I really like to drink it cold with foamed plantmilk, soy or oat that is for me what works the best for me.

Prep: 3 min • Makes enough for: 1 person

INGREDIENTS

4 tsp grain-coffee powder
Plantmilk of your choice (I like soy and oat the most)
ice cubes (I use 6 with this jar)
cinnamon or cocoa to top it with (optional)
maple syrup or any other plant-syrup for some sweetness (optional)

PREPARATION

1. Put the 4 teapsoons of grain-coffee powder in a jar and add cold water to dissolve the powder. Depending on how strong in taste you’d like this coffee substitute to be, add more water or more powder. I personally like a “double espresso”, so I add water a little less than 1/4th of the jar.
   

2. Add maple syrup to it (optional) if you want a sweet taste to it.
   

3. Add the ice cubes.
   

4. Foam the plant milk. Most soy milk will foam (due to my experience), but not all of the plant milks will. Make sure to buy a “barista plant milk” to be completely sure, and add on top.
   

5. Add cinnamon or cocoa on top to make it look nice. Enjoy!

INTERESTING FACTS

Roasted grain powder to make this kind of coffee substitude from one or more grains does not inlcude caffeine and therefore can be consumed safely by anyone (including children) who want to reduce or eliminate the caffeine intake. However, people with a gluten intollerance should not be consuming it.

But don’t worry, there are other roasted coffee substitutes out there, like chestnut coffee, roasted dandelion root coffee, chai and a chicory coffee substitute.