The summer is a beautiful time to spend the day outside, at parks and beaches, and a cold drink is perfect for cooling you down as the weather gets too warm. But for all of us who love our coffee, this does not mean giving up our hit of caffeine. The iced coffee recipes in this article give us some refreshing caffeinated drinks for the warm afternoons.
The History of Iced Coffee
There aren’t many records about the history of iced coffee and where it began, but the most trustful first records point to Algeria, circa 1840. According to Wikipedia, the cold, sweetened coffee drink was called Mazagran, prepared with coffee syrup and cold water.
In the 19th century, the beverages prepared with ice started to appear, for this coffee is brewed hot and then chilled with ice cubes or crushed ice.
Iced Coffee Recipes
There are many options of cold coffee drinks to suit every palate. We have selected the best iced coffee recipes to share with you below.
Affogato Recipe
Ingredients
2 – 3 Shoots of espresso (you can make it at home with filtered coffee prepared using a coffee pot)
Vanilla Ice Cream
Preparation Method
Leave the ice cream to sit out of the freezer for a short period, depending on the ice cream brand and room temperature. Then, use it before it begins to melt.
Add one or two scoops of the vanilla ice cream into a cup and pour the hot coffee on top of it, covering the whole scoop.
Add Extras
Try it with a different flavour of ice cream
You can make it minty by adding mint chocolate and a few mint leaves with the ice cream.
Add caramel syrup or chocolate shavings on top
You can pour a small amount of amaretto
A simple mix of vanilla ice cream and coffee, for this drink, the ice cream should be drowned (affogato in Italian) in the hot coffee. It is one of the most common cold coffee drinks, easy to prepare and with many possibilities of extra ingredients to add to the taste.
Vietnamese Coffee
Ingredients
2 – 3 Shoots of espresso (you can make it at home with filtered coffee prepared using a coffee pot)
Condensed Milk
Preparation Method
Prepare the coffee brew, as usual, using your preferred method. When ready, add the condensed milk to the mixture.
You can add more or less condensed milk depending on your taste, but as a reference point, use the colour of a latte drink, half milk half coffee.
Add some ice cubes to a cup and pour the liquid on top of it.
A sweet and creamy cold coffee using condensed milk.
Lemonade Iced Coffee Recipe
Ingredients
2 – 3 Shoots of espresso (you can make it at home with filtered coffee prepared using a coffee pot)
Sugar
Water
Lemons
Preparation Method
Prepare a sugar syrup bringing a small pot of water to boil and add the sugar. The ratio is one part of water for one of sugar. Stir until the sugar melts and mix with the water creating a syrup.
Pour the cold coffee brew into a cup and add some freshly squeezed lemon juice. You can add more or less fluid to suit your palate.
Add two tablespoons of the sugar syrup and mix them well.
Fill the cup with ice rushed or cubes and garnish with slices of lemon and mint leaves.
Recipe by Brit
For those who like a little bit of sourness, this drink combines the perfect taste of coffee with the freshness of lemons, which is great for warmer days.
Mexican Iced Coffee Recipe
Ingredients
Strong Brewed Coffee
Ground Cinnamon
Ground Cloves
Chocolate Syrup
Milk
Ice
Heavy Cream
Sugar
Preparation Method
Mix the coffee brew, cinnamon, cloves and chocolate syrup into a cup, mixing them well. The amount of each ingredient depends on your liking for more or less spicy. Next, add some milk to this mix.
To make the cream, whisk the heavy cream and sugar until it thickens into a texture similar to whipped cream. You can use a manual or electric milk frother. It shouldn’t take long to reach consistency.
Pour some ice into a cup and put the mixed drink into it, adding the cream on top of it. Spread a tiny amount of cinnamon on top of the cream, or you can decorate it with a stick of cinnamon.
Recipe by Coffeethree
If spicy is your cup of tea (we mean, your cup of coffee), this drink uses cloves and cinnamon to turn your cold coffee brew into a whole new experience.
Toasted Coconut Shakerato
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup toasted shredded coconut
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
12 ounces strong brewed coffee, slightly cooled*
2 tablespoons toasted coconut syrup
Ice
Coconut milk (optional)
Preparation Method
Coconut Syrup:
Put water and sugar into a saucepan at medium heat, stir it until sugar is dissolved and turned into a syrup, then add the toasted coconut flakes and mix them well.
Allow it to rest for about 5 minutes, then use a shiv to remove the coconut flakes from the syrup.
The drink:
Using a cocktail shaker, mix the syrup, the coffee and ice.
Strain it into a cup filled with ice. You can complement it with coconut milk if you wish.
Recipe by Simply Whisked
Do you like coconut? Then this may become your favourite summer cold coffee drink, with a coconut-based syrup and extra coconut milk if desired. This tasty beverage is a tropical addition to our list.
Cold Coffee Drinks in the Office
Even better news than these tasty iced coffee recipes is to know that we don’t need to be outside to enjoy a refreshing drink. There are coffee machines to prepare the cold coffee drinks for those warm afternoons when we are still at the office.
B2B Coffee Team can help you find the perfect size machine to serve the amount of staff and visitors you have in your business. All you have to do is get in touch by clicking here.
