Coffee with Sweetened Condensed Milk

This past week has been killer.  Especially Thursday.  I tossed and turned the night before and couldn't go to sleep.  All I could think about was my Halloween costume and other ridiculous things!

Yes, I know that Halloween is still months away, but I always start early.  It gives me more time to make my costume and put everything together.  I know I'm not the only one that plans ahead.  Am I...?

Anyways, I wake up the next day from those kind of nights all grouchy and cranky until I get my cup of coffee.  Some days I like my coffee black, other days bittersweet with sweetened condensed milk.  If you haven't yet tried coffee with sweetened condensed milk, you are totally missing out!

Don't be surprised by my almost completely empty container of sweetened condensed milk below.  I absolutely love this stuff!  I use it for my coffee, for Hong Kong-style milk tea, on thick toast, with peanut butter, you name it, I use it.  Yes, for everything.

Coffee with Sweetened Condensed Milk

¾ to 1 cup of water
2 teaspoons of instant coffee (One of my favorite brands, NESCAFÉ® CLÁSICO™)

1 ½ to 4 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk (My favorite brand, Longevity Brand) 

1. Bring the water to a boil in a small pot and pour into your coffee cup.  

2. Add 2 teaspoons of instant coffee into the hot water and stir until your coffee is 'brewed'.  Feel free to use your coffee maker instead if you prefer that over instant coffee.  

3.  Add 1 ½ to 4 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk depending on your tastes.  I like my coffee just bittersweet so I used only 1 ½ tablespoons.  

4. Prop your feet up and relax with your freshly made delicious cup of coffee.  

Enjoy~!

Side Notes: 

This is very similar to Vietnamese Coffee.  

I find that foreign versions of Nescafé have a different taste and are better on my tastebuds.

While I do use other brands of sweetened condensed milk, such as Eagle Brand for my Coconut Custard Pie, I find myself going back to Longevity as it is still the best.  
A tip for those using brewed coffee - Place your spoon/tablespoon in the hot water/coffee for 10-15 seconds to heat it up.  It will allow the condensed milk to slip off the spoon easier.