Frozen Coffee

This frozen coffee recipe is quick and easy to blend up at home! This sweet, sippable drink is better than any coffee shop.

Here’s a coffee drink that’s icy, bold and rich: and so easy to whip up at home: Frozen Coffee! There are lots of different ways to make a frozen coffee, like a frappe or even an iced mocha. But this recipe is quick and simple with just 3 ingredients! Grab some leftover strong coffee, ice and a blender to make this easy and refreshing coffee drink.

Ingredients for this frozen coffee recipe

Frozen coffee is a drink made by blending coffee with ice and sugar. It’s similar to a frappé, a frozen drink made with blended instant coffee, sugar and water or milk. This drink is even simpler, because all you need is to blend these three ingredients:

• ¾ cup strong coffee
• 1 cup ice
• 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar

If you’d like, you can also add 2 tablespoons or so of milk or creamer to make for more of a creamy body to this drink. It’s so quick and easy to make, it’s become of a favorite caffeinated treat to whip up in the afternoons or especially in summer! This recipe makes a medium-sized drink, but feel free to double it if you prefer a large drink that’s closer to the size you’d find at a coffee shop.

Tips for making strong coffee

What’s the definition of a strong coffee? Here are a few methods for making a cup of joe that works in this frozen coffee recipe. You’ll want it strong enough so the coffee flavor shines through after blending, so a normal pot of coffee doesn’t quite do the trick.

• Use double the amount of grounds as your usual coffee method. Try double-strength Pourover Coffee, French Press Coffee, or your home coffee maker.
• Use a Moka Pot. The Moka Pot or Bialetti makes a strong coffee similar to espresso. You can use straight Moka Pot coffee or water it down slightly (one recipe makes nearly enough for two of these drinks).
• Use cold brew. You can use purchased cold brew or homemade cold brew for frozen coffee! Just make sure to water it down to make the ¾ cup cold brew (don’t use ¾ cup concentrate).

Frozen coffee variations and add-ins

If you prefer a creamy frozen coffee, you can add in any sort of dairy to this recipe! Here are a few ideas for adding a dairy-based body:

• Whole milk or 2% milk
• Non-dairy milk like oat milk
• Half and half
• Coffee creamer like vanilla, hazelnut, or other flavors
• Chocolate sauce

For the topping

If you like, you can top your frozen coffee with a good dollop of whipped cream. It’s not necessary for flavor, but it makes for a fun garnish! Here are some options:

• Try homemade whipped cream
• Make a batch of vegan whipped cream as a dairy-free option
• Go for purchased whipped cream like Reddi-Whip or others
• Make cold foam, a Starbucks invention of frothed nonfat milk that makes a frothy topping for cold coffee drinks

More frozen coffee drinks

There are loads of ways to make frozen or iced coffee drinks! Here are a few more cold coffee drinks we love:

• Try a Mocha Frappe
• Go for an Iced Mocha or Iced White Chocolate Mocha
• Grab a classic Iced Coffee, Vanilla Iced Coffee, Iced Americano, Iced Cappuccino or Iced Espresso
• Mix up an Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Espresso
• Go for a Perfect Iced Latte

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Mocha Frappe

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Iced Mocha

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Iced Coffee

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Perfect Iced Latte

This frozen coffee recipe is…

Vegetarian and gluten-free. For vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free omit the whipped cream or use vegan whipped cream.

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