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Cold Coffee Drinks Recipes to Keep You Cool and Caffeinated

explore a variety of cold coffee drinks you can easily make at home — from classic iced coffee to creative coffee shakes.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Drinks

Ingredients
  

Classic Iced Coffee
  • 1 cup brewed coffee chilled
  • Ice cubes
  • Milk or cream optional
  • Sweetener to taste
Cold Brew Coffee
  • 1 cup coarsely ground coffee
  • 4 cups cold water
Iced Mocha
  • 1 cup brewed coffee or ½ cup cold brew concentrate
  • 2 tbsp chocolate syrup
  • Milk or cream
  • Ice
Coffee Milkshake
  • 1 cup vanilla ice cream
  • ½ cup strong cold coffee
  • ¼ cup milk
Iced Caramel Latte
  • 1 cup cold milk
  • ½ cup strong coffee or espresso
  • 2 tbsp caramel syrup
  • Ice
Dalgona Iced Coffee
  • 2 tbsp instant coffee
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp hot water
  • Cold milk
  • Ice

Method
 

Classic Iced Coffee
  1. Brew coffee and cool or refrigerate 30 min.
  2. Fill a glass with ice.
  3. Pour coffee over ice.
  4. Add milk/cream and sweetener if desired.
Cold Brew Coffee
  1. Combine coffee and water in a jar, cover, and refrigerate 12–24 hrs.
  2. Strain through a coffee filter or cheesecloth.
  3. Serve over ice; dilute with milk or water as desired
Iced Mocha
  1. Mix chocolate syrup with coffee.
  2. Add ice and top with milk.
  3. Stir and drizzle extra chocolate syrup if desired.
Coffee Milkshake
  1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.
  2. Serve in a tall glass and top with whipped cream.
Iced Caramel Latte
  1. Fill a glass with ice.
  2. Pour in milk and coffee.
  3. Add caramel syrup, stir, and optionally top with whipped cream
Dalgona Iced Coffee
  1. Whisk coffee, sugar, and hot water until fluffy.
  2. Fill a glass with ice and milk.
  3. Spoon whipped coffee on top and enjoy layered or stirred.