The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Original Ice Blended Coffee Drink _ Get the Dish

The coffee bean and tea leafs .

Original ice blended drink pioneered the frozen coffee craze .

And we're here at coffee bean and tea leaf headquarters where we're going to learn the secrets behind the original ice blended drink .

Coffee bean and tea leaf is locally born and brewed in L A with over 900 stores in 30 countries .

I'm here with Michelle Stein and Aaron Brewster in the test kitchen of coffee bean .

This is so exciting .

Thanks so much for having me .

We're so happy to have you here .

Thanks for coming .

So Michelle , I know you've really been here since the beginning , since the original ice blended drink was created .

Tell me how it all began .

One of our girls brought in a blender and we brought ice from a local restaurant and we just started throwing things together and we had so much fun and they're really for us , you know , on our breaks and then we had some high school kids that would come in and bring their protein powder and we just started having so much fun with it and there it was , well , we know that people love the original ice blended drink in fact , this is sold , 7 million of these are sold every single year .

You're gonna notice that this mixture starts to thicken a little bit as it cooks for about 6 to 8 minutes .

And that's that a root starch working .

So definitely wait until it thickens and then you can remove it from the heat , then you add in your pure vanilla extract and stir it in .

So it's nicely mixed .

Now , this is our base homemade creamer recipe .

You can use this just as it is in the fridge .

You can just store it for five days in an airtight container .

But I'm gonna show you how to kick this up a notch and have five different and exciting flavors to make .

So let's start with those .

Ok .

So we're gonna start with a French vanilla creamer .

I know many of you guys have told me how much you love French vanilla and it's so easy to do .

You just take our basic creamer and then you add in additional vanilla extract .

I know so simple , but it's so good and it tastes just like French vanilla creamer .

Then add your French vanilla creamer to an airtight container and place it in the fridge and it'll last for up to five days being tasty French vanilla creamer for you .

Next , we're gonna make a delicious peppermint mocha creamer , which is so good and so refreshing .

So start with your basic creamer and then we're gonna add in some unsweetened dark cocoa powder , a little bit of espresso powder and some peppermint extract and then you just stir that together , then just put it into an airtight container and then pop it in your fridge and you are ready to go with homemade peppermint mocha creamer so good .

Next , we're gonna be making a hazelnut creamer , which is one of my favorite types of creamers and it's so easy to do .

So we're gonna take our base coffee creamer and then we're just gonna add in a little bit of hazelnut extract .

It's that simple .

If you can't find hazelnut extract , you could find almond extract .

That's usually a little bit easier to find .

And that will work as well .

It'll taste a little bit more amato , but it will still be a delicious creamer , then stir that together and then pour that into your airtight container .

We always use this purple straw and eventually it just was a signature for our ice splendor drink and then we trademarked the color purple straw .

Oh , ok .

I gotta I gotta try it let us know it's icy , it's smooth , it's rich , it's creamy , it's that perfect blend with the ice .

It's so good .

So well I love the coffee flavor , the chocolate flavor .

It is just perfect and you can actually make this at home with the original ice blended kit at coffee bean dot com .

So head on over there and get that Machelle and Aaron .

Thanks so much for letting me be here and thank you for coming .

We've had so much fun with you .

I had way too much fun here .

All right .

Cheers to coffee bean .

It's our 50th birthday .

Happy birthday .

Happy birthday .

Coffee bears .

I'm Brandy .

Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time we get the dish on pop sugar .