Name: Perfect Iced Coffee
Prep time: 8 h
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 pound Ground Coffee (good, Rich Roast); 8 quarts Cold Water; Half-and-half (healthy Splash Per Serving); Sweetened Condensed Milk (2-3 Tablespoons Per Serving); Note: Can Use Skim Milk, 2% Milk, Whole Milk, Sugar, Artificial Sweeteners, Syrups...adapt To Your Liking!

Why it works: Condensed milk and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 118 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Perfect Iced Coffee

Serves 24

Prep8 hr

Ingredients

1 pound Ground Coffee (good, Rich Roast)
8 quarts Cold Water
Half-and-half (healthy Splash Per Serving)
Sweetened Condensed Milk (2-3 Tablespoons Per Serving)
Note: Can Use Skim Milk, 2% Milk, Whole Milk, Sugar, Artificial Sweeteners, Syrups...adapt To Your Liking!

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

198Calories

8 gProtein

8 gFat

25 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 5 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Coffee	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0
Syrup	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By thepioneerwoman. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Condensed milk + syruptop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together118 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,842 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Coffee + milktop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,202 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).
Condensed milk + sugartop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together804 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Coffee + syruptop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together318 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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