Instant iced coffee with instant coffee powder or instant coffee crystals, ice cubes and water makes easy, perfect iced coffee drink that you can quickly make at home!
If you like iced coffee from places like starbucks, dunkins, mc donalds etc and want to make an easy, homemade version, this is so simple, tasty and so easy to make at home. Since we use instant coffee, you don't have to brew the coffee in advance but if you have cold brew coffee, you can also use that to make iced coffee at home instead of using instant coffee powder or crystals. All you need to make a simple cup of your favorite iced coffee is just a few ingredients and a cup to serve! You can find different types of iced coffee, like vanilla flavored iced coffee, caramel flavored iced coffee and many more, but this is a basic and simple iced coffee made using simple ingredients like instant coffee powder or crystals and an easy method.
what is iced coffee ? (iced black coffee vs iced milk coffee)
Iced coffee is a simple yet popular coffee served in American restaurants often using brewed coffee and ice as the main ingredients. Iced coffee without milk is simple, plain iced black coffee while milk (or coffee creamer) is added along with sugar or other sweeteners if desired, to improve flavor and taste of the coffee based on customer preferences.
Iced black coffee
Iced coffee with milk and sweetener
Some other popular variations of iced coffee include caramel flavored iced coffee, french vanilla iced coffee etc! In instant iced coffee recipes, we use instant coffee to make iced coffee instead of brewed coffee and so the preparation is much more quicker and easier.
iced latte vs iced coffee - difference between iced latte and iced coffee
So what is the difference between iced latte and iced coffee?
Coffee latte is usually made using steamed milk, espresso coffee as the main ingredients and texture is creamy and frothy. Iced coffee latte is made by chilling the prepared coffee latte so you can enjoy it cold. Sometimes you can also make coffee latte using just a blender like this easy, delicious apple cinnamon coffee latte. Iced coffee is not frothy like latte and the texture and taste is different. Iced coffee is simple coffee with ice and coffee as the main ingredients though you can also add milk, coffee creamer etc to make it more flavorful.
more easy instant coffee recipes:
- coffee milkshake
- instant milk coffee
- instant lemon coffee
- instant apple cinnamon coffee latte
- hot chocolate coffee with instant coffee
- instant iced french vanilla coffee latte
- instant pumpkin spice coffee latte
- how to make coffee without coffee powder
- instant cold coffee
- coffee milk tea
- coffee banana oatmeal smoothie
how to make homemade iced coffee with instant coffee?
To make iced coffee with instant coffee powder or coffee crystals, we use the following ingredients.
ingredients used to make instant homemade iced coffee
- instant coffee 1 teaspoon
- water ¼ cup
- chilled water 1 cup (may use little more as you need)
- ice cubes 4 to 6
optional ingredients:
- milk ¼ cup (or use coffee creamer or heavy cream)
- pure fresh maple syrup 2 tablespoons (or sugar or any sweetener of your choice)
step by step instructions
to make instant coffee:
- We first need to make the coffee to prepare iced coffee. To make instant coffee, take ¼ cup water in a microwave safe coffee mug. Add instant coffee powder (or crystals) also to the mug and microwave for 30 seconds.
- Once it's done, stir well using a spoon so the coffee powder or crystals is well mixed with the water and you have the instant coffee concentrate for making iced coffee.
- (You may also prepare the coffee on stove top or you can use coffee maker to brew the coffee in advance and keep it chilled if that is what you prefer. However, since this is an instant iced coffee recipe, the microwave method works faster).
to make instant iced coffee:
- Place about 3 to 4 ice cubes on the serving cup.
- Pour the prepared coffee over the ice cubes.
- Now pour half of the chilled water over the ice cubes and coffee. Top with remaining ice cubes, add the remaining chilled water also to the cup, stir well to combine. Serve immediately for best results.
- If desired, add milk or coffee creamer and pure fresh maple syrup (or any preferred sweetener) to make the iced coffee more creamy & sweet.
Below you can get the recipe for instant iced coffee in detail.
Instant Iced Coffee (Easy, Quick Homemade Iced Coffee)
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup chilled water may use little more as you need
- 6 ice cubes (4 to 6)
optional ingredients:
- ¼ cup milk or use coffee creamer or heavy cream
- 2 tablepoons pure fresh maple syrup or sugar or any sweetener of your choice
Instructions
to make instant coffee:
- We first need to make the coffee to prepare iced coffee. To make instant coffee, take ¼ cup water in a microwave safe coffee mug. Add instant coffee powder also to the mug and microwave for 30 seconds.
- Once it's done, stir well using a spoon so the coffee powder is well mixed with the water and you have the instant coffee concentrate for making iced coffee.
- (You may also prepare the coffee on stove top or you can use coffee maker to brew the coffee in advance and keep it chilled if that is what you prefer. However, since this is an instant iced coffee recipe, the microwave method works faster).
to make instant iced coffee:
- Place about 3 to 4 ice cubes on the serving cup.
- Pour the prepared coffee over the ice cubes.
- Now pour half of the chilled water over the ice cubes and coffee. Top with remaining ice cubes, add the remaining chilled water also to the cup, stir well to combine. Serve immediately for best results.
- If desired, add milk or coffee creamer and pure fresh maple syrup (or any preferred sweetener) to make the iced coffee more creamy & sweet.
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