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When my friends say “let’s meet up for coffee,” what they really mean is “let’s meet up at Tammy’s house.” You see I’ve got my very own built in coffee bar in my house, and I’ll play ‘barista’ for anyone who wants to share a cup with me 🙂 You name it, I have it, and my coffee machine collection includes not just one, but two Keurig brewers. When I have guests in summer I replace the hot beverage concoctions and brew iced coffee, iced tea and low calories drinks, over ice. And yes I do that with my Keurig!
I am at Walmart all. the. time. You’ll often find me grabbing a box (or two, or three!) of k-cups while I’m there to feed my Keurig addiction. I like that you can find the k-cups in numerous places in the store. When I was there and picked up the varieties in this post, employees were just stocking an end cap full of different flavors. Of course you can also find them in the coffee aisle, and should you have forgotten to get your fix, they have a convenient display right by the checkouts.
The Brew Over Ice flavors from Keurig are tasty all on their own. I love how simple and quick it is to make a Donut Shop Sweet & Creamy Iced Coffee or Vitamin Burst Strawberry Pomegranate Iced Fruit Brew.
But I like to think ‘outside the k cup box,’ and so I came up with a couple of recipes using the Brew Over Ice k cups and want to share them with you.
We went to some friends’ home for a 4th of July party and I was asked to bring a dessert, so I whipped up these Donut Shop Coffee Trifles to share. The best part is that you can control how much coffee flavor you want in the cream layer. Add less or more of the iced coffee to produce a weaker or stronger coffee flavor.
For maximum flavor, brew your Brew Over Ice K-Cups on the smallest cup setting your Keurig brewer offers, and remember no matter what kind of Brew Over Ice variety you are making never use a glass container to brew it in. Shattered glass because of temperature fluctuations is never fun.
Donut Shop Coffee Trifle
makes 10 – 12 individual trifles depending on cup size
Ingredients
Plastic cups for serving trifles in (I used 9 oz. sized ones)
4 bananas, sliced into thirds and then each third sliced into 12 pieces
2 – 10.5 oz bags of mini glazed donuts, cut donuts into quarters as you are making each trifle
1 – 8 oz tub of whipped topping, thawed
2 – 3.56 oz boxes of instant white chocolate pudding
1 Brew Over Ice Donut Shop Sweet & Creamy Iced Coffee, brewed according to package instructions
Directions
1. Whip together: whipped topping, pudding and 1/2 to 2/3 of brewed ice coffee, until mixture is thick and creamy. You can add additional coffee for a stronger flavor but compensate for the extra liquid by whipping the mixture longer, or by adding additional whipped topping.
2. In plastic cups layer approximately 6 slices of banana, then quarter one mini donut and place it on top. Put about 2 heaping teaspoons of the cream mixture on the donuts and tamp down and smooth out. On top of the cream mixture layer 2 more quartered mini donuts, place 6 more slices of bananas on top of them and top with a heaping teaspoonful of the whipped mixture.
3. Serve within a couple of hours of assembling. If making in advance, only assemble up to the second layer of donuts and then refrigerate, do not add the top layer of bananas and cream until ready to serve or the bananas will start turning brown.
If you have extra donuts (or purchase an additional bag) cut through one side and place on the edge of the cups for garnish.
Here’s another easy recipe that you can make to kick up the antioxidants and vitamins in the Vitamin Burst Strawberry Pomegranate Iced Fruit Brew.
Strawberry Pomegranate Smoothie
makes 2 servings
Ingredients
2/3 cup of Brew Over Ice Vitamin Burst Strawberry Pomegranate, brewed according to package instructions
10 medium strawberries
4.4 oz of pomegranate arils
2 cups ice cubes
Directions
Place all ingredients in a blender and process on high speed until smooth. Make sure the pomegranate arils are blended well, the seeds if they remain in tact and crunched upon are slightly bitter. Pour into glasses and enjoy.
It’s perfect for a post-workout snack. When I came home after a walk one morning, I had this delicious easy to make smoothie. It’s packed full of flavor and antioxidants and vitamin C.
Did you know Keurig has its own recycling program for use with K-Cups? The Grounds to Grow program offers a way for K-Cup users to return used cups for processing that separates grounds for compost and plastic for re-use. Learn more about this program here: https://www.groundstogrowon.com/keurig/home.html.
What are your favorite Brew Over Ice K-Cup varieties?
Tammy Litke is a Dallas blogger, blogging since 2008. She loves to watch movies, play video games, spend time in the kitchen, and travel. Between recipes and reviews you’ll find many helpful and some just plain funny posts on her blog. Welcome, pull up a chair and stay for a while!
I've been wanting to make a new type of trifle. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love using my Keurig to make smoothies! #Client
Great idea to use the donuts in the trifle and to use the Vitamin Burst in a smoothie. So, Tammy, shall we meet up for coffee? *wink*
Great idea to use the donuts in the trifle and to use the Vitamin Burst in a smoothie. So, Tammy, shall we meet up for coffee? *wink*
Great idea to use the donuts in the trifle and to use the Vitamin Burst in a smoothie. So, Tammy, shall we meet up for coffee? *wink*
Everything looks so yummy. I love the banana and donuts great combination.
Cold coffee is not my thing but I love the k cup recycling.
That smoothie looks amazing. I love my Keurig and use it every day.
Now that looks delicious, I'm going to have to try it.
All of these recipes sound and look really good. It sounds like I need to come to your house to drink coffee.
These both look awesome! I need some refreshing drinks this summer after working out.
I'm loving my Keurig to make iced coffee right now. 🙂
I love how you add the donut as a garnish for the trifle. Everything looks and sounds delicious!
OMG I need to add "built in coffee bar" to my house wishlist now! GREAT idea! And I love that tea but have never thought of making a smoothie with it! Thanks!
I haven't seen the brew over ice K Cups. Your recipes sound fantastic!
Love your recipe! I'll have to try it out. Great pictures!
I would love one of these machines,Your recipe looks and sounds so good.Thank you for sharing.
I never would have thought to use my keurig to make a smoothie. What a good idea.
I love that you made the pomegranate drink. I would never have thought to make a drink FROM a drink.
This looks really good! I especially love the donut garnish. (I don't have a Keurig, and also don't have a favorite K-Cup flavor. This makes me want to change all of that.)
I love all of the options Keurig has out now. That is really neat how you incorporated Keurig into a trifle!
I wish we had a Keurig! I'd love to try out all of the K-cups in recipes and in the Keurig. 🙂
Oh my gosh, this looks beyond delicious! I am so making this.
Those look amazingly good. There are so many great Keurig K-cups available now!
I have come to love iced coffee. I have a regular coffee maker though. I love learning that Keurig will recycle them!
I have been hearing a lot of good things about the iced K-cup drinks! I am not a big coffee drinker- so I will have to try those.
I would have eaten three too! Those looks so delicious! Mmmm!
I am a huge fan of smoothies. Love the inspiration here. K cup rocks!
That smoothie looks really good! I'll have to try those kcups.
I love my Keurig and the variety of K-Cups available. I will definitely have to check out these K-Cups the next time I'm at the store. Thanks for sharing.
Donut Shop Coffee Trifle looks amazing. Love the smoothie.
Wow, this looks amazing! I love Brew Over Ice K-cups for summer!
OH this sounds so refreshing for Summer time. I love this idea, wishing I actually had a Keurig to try it out with, but maybe I can try to make something similar anyways.
Donut Shop is one of my favorites but I've never tried the sweet and creamy, nor have I tried it over ice! YUM! I need to tell hubby abou this, he's our coffee shopper haha.
What a creative recipe. I would have never thought to use K-Cups for anything other than drinks but will definitely be trying them.
The donut as a garnish is genius btw!! And I definitely wanna brew over ice because truth be told…I dont like coffee so I definitely need a Keurig now!!
Both of these recipes look so delicious! I never thought about making something like these with my Keurig!
That looks pretty interesting. Donuts as a garnish!
What a great summer dessert…with caffeine too! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
You know I don't do coffee, but that pomegranate drink sounds fabulous! My favorite K-cup drinks in summer are those Snapple iced tea flavors. Oh yum!!!!
Mmmmmmm, donuts. Thanks for sharing the recipe! I love how you did not use milk or sugar. Awesome!
This is such a creative recipe. I love the presentation of it!
I love to make ice coffee; I have those plastic mason jar mugs and love them! Love the Donut Shop Coffee Trifle!!
You got so creative with these tasty recipes. I need to tell my sister about the Brew Over Ice cups, since she drinks iced coffee every day, all year around!
I had no idea that Keurig has a recycling program. That's awesome and thanks for the recipes too.
I love trying many different flavors of K cups! I am sad to say that I never thought of using them in an actual recipe! This sounds delicious!
This looks soo good. They'd be great for a little tea party too.
That coffee trifle looks delicious. I will have to make it some time.
You are so creative! I love these recipes and my Keurig!
That looks so delicious! Very creative!
I'm not a big coffee drinker, but the trifle looks great! I do love the Vitamin Bursts though!