My Morning JOE

 SOOOOO SIMPLE!!!

Just THREE ( or four, if you count the crushed ice and cubed ice separately) ingredients

 OOOOO, Look!  How pretty!

Here's the secret to getting that pretty flowing lava look:

Fill cup with cold water, about 1/2 to 3/4 cup, pour in your packet of Starbucks Via Instant Coffee, Stir well to dissolve the instant coffee.   Add more water, about a cup or so.  

THEN put in crushed ice- about a 1/2 to 1 cup of it.

Then top with some cubed ice.  Three or four cubes should do it.   You can still add a little more water (total water, per packet instructions: 2 cups/16 oz.) at

this point, and can stir it a little more if you want to.

NOW, pour the cream on top of the ice.  DO NOT STIR.

The cream will stay mostly at the top for a little while, 

so you can enjoy the "show".

Starbucks Via Instant Iced Coffee

Water 

Crushed ice and regular ice cubes

Liquid Creamer of your choice

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You can find these packages of Via at Starbucks, Walmart, or your

local grocery store.  I like to buy in bulk, as this is my favorite hot weather drink.

Six (6) packets per box, anywhere from around $5.48 to $6.98 USD per box.