Brew Over Ice Review (For BzzAgent)

Today I am going to review 4 different drinks from Keurig Brew Over Ice line: Green Mountain Hazelnut Iced Coffee, Green Mountain Nantucket Blend Iced Coffee, Celestial Seasonings Perfect Iced Tea Southern Sweet Black Tea, and Celestial Seasonings Perfect Iced Tea Half & Half Black Tea & Lemonade.

First I would like to say, I love my Keurig! I’ve had it for around 2 years. It’s convenient and easy to use. I don’t drink a lot of coffee in one sitting. That is why I love that the Kuerig make single serve cups, because I don’t have to brew a full 6 or 8 cup pot of coffee. I also love that it brews straight into whatever cup I want to use. I recommend the Keurig to anyone.

Now, let’s get the ball rolling on the drink reviews!

Green Mountain Hazelnut Iced Coffee – I really liked the Hazelnut Iced Coffee. I think having the coffee with flavor already in it helps when adding more flavor to it. I am used to pre-made iced coffees. A lot of premade iced coffees you can buy in the store taste very sweet… more like a chocolate of vanilla drink with coffee flavoring. This gives you more of the coffee flavor. Also, in the long run, these are way cheaper (but not cheap in quality) to buy than an iced coffee from an actual café or coffeehouse. You can add a little fun by freezing milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate chips to add to your iced coffee.

Green Mountain Nantucket Blend Iced Coffee – I was not a fan of the Nantucket Iced Coffee. It tasted bitter. I added sugar and cream, but I still was not impressed. It left a bad taste in my mouth. Like I said before, with the hazelnut iced coffee, it already had a flavored base, and I think that really helps with the flavor. A way to make this drink better is to add syrups and not flavored creamers. In the coffee isle of your favorite grocery store there are coffee syrups. I think these add flavor without making it too thick and creamy like what happens when you add too much creamer. Too much creamer takes away from the coffee flavor, makes it to thick and sweet, and kind of coats your mouth.

Celestial Seasonings Perfect Iced Tea Southern Sweet Black Tea – So refreshing. Better than buying already made tea from the store, and it’s easy that making a whole pot of tea. When tea is fresh brewed, it’s always better. I froze lemon slices for extra flavor. I recommend taking the lemon skin off before doing this, or you will get a bitter lemon tastes from the skin.

Celestial Seasonings Perfect Iced Tea Half & Half Black Tea & Lemonade – This is so yummy. No need for the frozen lemon slices. It’s the perfect blend of lemon and tea. It’s great for those days when you are being very indecisive. You can always freeze other fruits for an even more indulgent treat, i.e. oranges, strawberries, raspberries, etc. Once again, I recommend removing any skins, and I also recommend cutting up the bigger fruits. By doing this it will allow the juices to slowly infuse with the drink as the fruit thaws.

Why stop drinking iced coffee at the end of summer?

Maybe you could take a whole new spin on it for Christmas. I know hot chocolate is a major staple for the holiday season, but with cozy sweaters, hot fires, and warm cuddles from family and loved ones, most of us need a little cooling off! That’s where I came up with Mint Chocolate Chip Iced Coffee. Plus, the extra caffeine will help with all the present shopping!

Always remember to brew your iced drinks into plastic, never glass. Take your favorite Green Mountain Iced Coffee (doesn’t matter if it already has flavor) and brew over iced just like you normally do. Go ahead and add International Delights York Peppermint Patty coffee creamer to the coffee. Next, take chocolate chips (or even mint chocolate chips if you want the extra mint flavor) and ice and chop them up in a blender. By blending them together will help keep the chocolate chips cool so that won’t melt if you add them too early to the coffee. Add your ice/chocolate chip blend to a tumbler, and poor your iced coffee over the mixture. You can then top the iced coffee with whipped cream. I have found a blog that has a recipe for peppermint whipped cream.

realmomkitchen.com | Peppermint Whipped Cream

Peppermint Whipped Cream

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6  red and white peppermint candy canes or 24 red and white mini peppermint candy canes

2  cups of whipping cream

1.  Unwrap your candy canes and place them in a blender or food processor. I like to break them into pieces as I add them to the blender.
2. Process until the candy canes until they are a fairly fine powder.
3. In another bowl, whip cream until firm. No need to add sugar. The sweetness will come from the candy canes.
4. Fold in the candy cane powder in the cream. Use immediately to top you cocoa if you like little pieces of crunchy candy cane in it (This is the way I like it). Or place in the refrigerator for 2 hours and allow the candy canes to completely dissolve.

This minty topping might be too much, but that is up for you to decide! Have fun with it, make it your own, and enjoy!

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 "There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea."  - Bernard-Paul Heroux