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I add ice before pouring my coffee so I can chug it, as a warm drink, not hot. That way you it doesn't have to sit at the nurses station, and risk getting spilled....

I add ice before pouring my coffee so I can chug it, as a warm drink, not hot. That way you it doesn't have to sit at the nurses station, and risk getting spilled....

I brew a pot of coffee double strength...then put it in a container in the fridge. Then 8 oz of the coffee, about 8-10 ice cubes, 4 oz milk, sugar to taste, choc syrup if I feel like, some cinnamon, and blend. Homemade large frappaccino for pennies on the dollar. Works great with flavored coffees too!

Any ideas on how to make a (cold) carmel macchiato?

for a 24 ounce drink put about 2 ounces of vanilla syrup on bottom of cup, fill cup about half way with milk (they use whole milk unless otherwise specified by the customer), fill almost to the top with ice, pour 3 shots of espresso in top like an "s", criss cross the top 8 times each way and 2 times around the lip with caramel sauce. this is the authentic way to make an iced caramel macchiato. i find that if you substitute hazelnut for the vanilla it gives a really nice roundness. the hot caramel macchiato is the same except you fill the cup leaving about 2" for foam then "s" in the espresso and add caramel.

16 oz.carmel macchiato:
5 pumps of vanilla
a few circles of carmel sauce on bottom of cup

Fill halfway with milk and take carmel sauce and make a squiggle like a m all the way along the side of cup (this gives the chunks of carmel you get when you drink). Add 2 shots of cold or hot espresso, add a heaping scoop of ice, then add a few more carmel circles and add whipped cream (if desired). Add carmel sauce on top (if desired)