Perfect Iced Coffee
This recipe is quick, easy, budget-friendly, and tastes just like the gourmet coffee-shops, if not better!
When you live in California, you have a ton of options for great coffee. But whe you start hitting all the hottest coffee shops around town, it gets to be quite expensive. At one point, I ended up splurging on a $10 latte at Alfred’s Coffee!
But as always, nothing beats the homemade version – taste-wise and money-wise. And with this easy perfect iced coffee recipe, you won’t have to overpay for coffee ever again.
All you have to do is brew your coffee the night before using good-quality coffee beans. That way, it can come to room temperature by the time the morning comes around. Now I have personally never been a fan of pouring hot coffee over ice but if it doesn’t bother you, then you can whip this up in the morning – it’s up to you!
Then you can whip up a batch of simple syrup, but only if you need it. A batch should last you for a few weeks, unless you like to douse your coffee in sugary goodness. No judgment here. Then you can add a splash of milk or half-and-half, although I highly recommend the latter.
Now you can skip the hectic Starbucks line and have quality coffee for a quarter of the price right at home!
Perfect Iced Coffee
Ingredients
- 1 cup coffee, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons half and half*, or more, to taste
For the simple syrup
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP: Combine sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Let cool completely and stir in vanilla extract; set aside in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Serve coffee over ice with half and half and simple syrup, adding 1 teaspoon at a time, to taste.
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Absolutely wonderful recipe! Simple and delicious. It was a huge hit with family and friends.
I’ve been using your recipes for years and you are top notch and amazing!
Taste good, simple, and it takes no time!
Tastes really good.
Can I apply this same recipe to a cold brew coffee?
it was sssssssssooooooooooooooo good and i loved it. it was damn delishious
Tried this and it’s really good! It’s final week and I really need iced coffee!! Thank you for this!!
I LOVE THIS COFFEE! I always see these complicated recipes that i’m too lazy to follow. This was a quick and simple recipe that anyone can follow. I’m typing this while i’m drinking my coffee lol. The coffee has a right taste to it not too sweet not too bitter! Thank you for creating this!
Absolutely delicious I 9/10 recommend my only problem is I’m not sure of the syrup. This is so good, if you like iced coffee I recommend this for you!
It was so easy and soooooooooo yummy.
delicious
How much calories?
this was my first time making homemade iced coffee and it was amazing I was so happy that it turned out great and my family loved it to can’t wait to drink more soon.
Wow! That’s a nice and simple recipe. Last summer I was mainly living on cold brew, but didn’t try iced coffee yet. It’s getting warmer now and it will be time soon to recreate this beauty. Looks cool in a mason jar, will order one and prepare for the warm spring and hot summer! 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
So good!
love it!!
Tasted amazing
yhanks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much school is tommorow and i needed a good recipe
awesome
Does anyone know a healthier sugar alternative that works for iced coffee because 1/2 cup of sugar is WAY too much for me. I’ve tried honey and it’s honestly so much better than sugar but we ran out yesterday.
Stevia is a great, healthier substitute for sugar. 🙂
You can buy liquid stevia (with glycerine ). I use 7 drops for a glass of iced coffee. I think it is “NOW” brand.
Skinny syrups
We have this bad of sweatier called Lankato monk fruit stuff
You don’t put the whole half cup of sugar in one serving of coffee. It makes enough to have it on hand. Honey is not healthier than sugar. It’s all the same to your body.
Honey has a lot of health benefits!
Maple sugar is what we’ve been using. It’s plenty sweet, but lower glycemic index. It’s basically just granulated maple syrup. Been using it for years
I can’t wait to try this it looks so good.