This lighter caramel iced coffee by the gallon is an easy make-ahead pitcher made with instant coffee, sugar-free caramel syrup, 2% milk, and vanilla. Keep it chilled and pour over ice whenever you want a smooth caramel coffee.

Lighter Caramel Iced Coffee

It makes about sixteen 8-ounce servings and fills a one-gallon pitcher. The recipe uses milk for a creamier finish, then cold water to bring the pitcher up to the gallon mark.

Lighter Caramel Iced Coffee by the Gallon

Recipe by Screen Door Creations

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Course: DrinksCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

16

8 oz each

Prep time

10

minutes

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Ingredients

• ½ cup Café Bustelo instant coffee

• 2 cups hot water

• ¾ cup sugar-free caramel coffee syrup

• 5 cups 2% milk

• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

• Cold water to bring the total volume to 1 gallon

Directions

• Dissolve the instant coffee in 2 cups of hot water, stirring until smooth.
• Stir in the sugar-free caramel syrup and vanilla.
• Let the coffee mixture cool, then pour it into a clean one-gallon pitcher.
• Add the 2% milk and stir well.
• Add cold water until the total volume reaches 1 gallon. Stir thoroughly.
• Cover and refrigerate until cold. Stir before serving over ice.

Notes

Keep refrigerated and stir before serving. Fill only to the 1-gallon mark.