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4 Best Iced Coffee Recipes That You Need To Try

Many people enjoy the rich flavour of coffee but prefer it cold rather than hot. Iced coffees have gained popularity at coffee shops, but buying them regularly can be expensive. Therefore, having a simple homemade iced coffee recipe on hand is a great way to indulge in your love for coffee, plus satisfy your cravings while saving money.

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Iced Latte

Serving Size:
1
Time:
5 min
Difficulty:
Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 espresso shots (60ml)
  • ice
  • 2tsp sugar (alternatives; honey or maple syrup)
  • 100ml whole milk

Directions

  1. First, pour in the hot espresso shots with the sugar and mix until fully dissolved.
  2. Fill up a glass with ice and then stir in the sweetened coffee.
  3. Lastly, pour over the milk and stir until combined.

Iced Caramel Macchiato

Serving Size:
2
Time:
5 mins
Difficulty:
Easy

Ingredients

  • 250ml milk
  • 2tbsp vanilla syrup
  • 2 shots of espresso or 50ml strong coffee
  • A couple of handfuls of ice
  • 2tbsp caramel sauce

Directions

  1. Fill up two tall glasses with ice, then divide the milk and vanilla syrup between the two glasses, before then combining.
  2. Pour in one espresso shot into each of the glasses, and drizzle with the caramel sauce before serving.

Coffee Frappe

Serving Size:
1
Time:
5 mins
Difficulty:
Easy

Ingredients

  • 50ml whole milk
  • 1-3tbsp sugar syrup
  • 200ml strong coffee, chilled
  • ice cubes
  • whipped cream or ice cream, to serve (optional)

Directions

  1. Put the coffee into a blender, along with the milk and two or three handfuls of ice.
  2. Add in the sugar syrup, you can use as much syrup as you wish to – start with a small amount, as you can always add in more if you prefer it to be sweeter.
  3. Blend everything until foamy and the ice is broken into slush. Then pour into a glass and add either ice cream or whipped cream – whatever you like really!

Espresso & Tonic

Serving Size:
1
Time:
5 mins
Difficulty:
Easy

Ingredients

  • 30 ml espresso
  • Tonic water
  • Ice
  • Lime wedges, to garnish

Directions

  1. Firstly, brew the espresso and leave to cool down slightly. Then slowly pour into a large glass of tonic water, which also has plenty of ice.
  2. Lastly, garnish with a lime wedge, this is completely optional.

Are you an Iced coffee lover? If so, what is your favourite drink to make at home?

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