
An iced coffee is the ultimate summer beverage.
Starbucks and Costa both do brilliant offerings – but sometimes it can get a little expensive splashing out on daily drinks.
The good news is that it’s really simple to make iced coffee at home – you can use instant coffee, pods or ground beans.
So if you’re looking to keep costs down – or if you simply don’t want to leave the house – you can recreate them for yourself. All you need is a few simple ingredients.
It’s worth pointing out that to give your coffee a bit more sweetness, there are lots of syrups that can be added to the below recipes – to suit personal taste.
How to make an iced coffee at home:
Instant iced coffee recipe – from The Ice Co.
Ingredients:
- Handful of ice
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- ½ tsp sugar
- Hot water
- Milk (to top up)
Method:
- Add the coffee and sugar to a jug. Pour in hot water and stir.
- In a glass add the ice and pour in the milk. Shake the milk beforehand if you want it to be frothy.
- Pour in the hot coffee, stir and enjoy.
Iced flat white recipe – from Charli Robey, a barista at Hoxton Bakehouse
Ingredients:
- Ice cubes
- Milk
- Hot water
- Instant coffee
Method:
- Put your glass in the freezer for a few minutes (5-10 roughly) to get it nice and cold.
- Then, add 4 ice cubes to the glass and pour over your desired milk.
- While you’re doing that, get your instant coffee in a small cup and add hot water to make a pourable, concentrated paste. For an iced flat white, this is about 2 and a half teaspoons of coffee.
- Finally, pour your coffee concentrate over the milk and ice.
Additional iced coffee tips from Charli Robey:
- ‘If you prefer an iced latte, use a bigger glass and add more milk.
- ‘You can use any instant coffee from the shops – don’t worry if it’s really chunky or fine, or says it’s espresso.
- ‘If you want sugar in your coffee, make sure to add it with your hot water – sugar doesn’t dissolve in cold drinks.
- ‘Get fancy and whisk up your milk – even cold milk will froth a bit and add some texture (use a milk frother or elbow grease and a whisk).
- ‘If you don’t drink milk and want just a black iced coffee – just swap the milk for cold water
- ‘To get really fancy, switch the milk for a scoop of ice cream and you’ve got yourself an affogato – perfect for summer.’
Freddo espresso recipe – from illy
Ingredients:
- 1 double espresso (such as illy Ground Espresso CLASSICO Roast Coffee)
- 10 ml liquid sugar
- Ice cubes
Method:
- Chill the glass.
- Prepare a double espresso in an espresso cup.
- Add the following ingredients to the polycarbonate cup and mix them for no more than 5 seconds: 4 ice cubes, 10 ml liquid sugar, 1 double espresso (to be added as the final ingredient).
- After mixing the ingredients, pour them with the ice into the glass.
Cappuccino freddo recipe – from illy
Ingredients:
- 1 espresso (such as illy Ground Espresso CLASSICO Roast Coffee)
- 60ml skimmed fresh milk
- 10 ml liquid sugar
- Ice cubes
Method:
- Chill the glass.
- Prepare an espresso in an espresso cup.
- Add the following ingredients to the polycarbonate cup and mix them for no more than 5 seconds: 4 ice cubes, 10 ml liquid sugar, 60ml skimmed fresh milk, 1 espresso (to be added as the final ingredient).
- After mixing the ingredients, pour them with the ice into the glass.
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