Iced coffee is a great choice of drink on sweltering days. Since the heat of the day doesn’t allow you to enjoy a hot cup of Joe, iced coffee is a fine way of satisfying your coffee cravings.
You could always head down to Starbucks to enjoy an iced coffee, or you could save your walk and money by preparing a delicious cup of iced coffee at home.
People often think that you can hardly get all those utterly rich flavors in a homemade iced coffee.
But if you have Nescafe instant coffee (medium to dark roasted beans are a preferred choice) at home, preparing this popular summer beverage in your little kitchen is an easily doable chore.
Milk, sugar, ice, and a good instant coffee – settle all the ingredients on the kitchen counter and start brewing!
Ingredients You Need
- Instant Coffee
- Milk or Creamer
- Sugar
- Ice
- Warm water
Equipment You Need
- Kettle
- Glass or cup
- Measuring Spoons
- Hand or electric whisk
Steps To Make Iced Coffee With Instant Coffee
- Add one tablespoon of instant coffee and one tablespoon of sugar to a glass or mason jar. Pour a small amount of water to mix the ingredients thoroughly.
- Pour chilled water into the glass or mason jar. Add warm milk on top of it.
- Add ice cubes to your hot coffee. Enjoy your iced coffee!
How To Make Cold Brew With Instant Coffee?
Yes, you can make a cold brew with instant coffee.
In fact, you can make a Starbucks brew replica with instant coffee at your home. All you need is basic ingredients, and your cold brew will be ready in less than five minutes!
This brings us to the question: How to make a cold brew with instant coffee?
The first question people ask themselves before making a cold brew is, “does instant coffee dissolve in cold water?”
The answer is yes. Instant coffee does dissolve in cold water. It may take a little longer for instant coffee to dissolve, but it will eventually dissolve in cold water.
Follow these steps to get a cold brew on a hot summer day:
- Add a tablespoon of instant coffee to your mason jar.
- Pour cold water into the mason jar.
- Stir the mixture until coffee grounds dissolve in cold water.
- And finally add ice.
For this recipe, we will use three different types of milk: condensed milk, evaporated milk, and creamer.
Steps
- Take one tablespoon of instant coffee and put it in the measuring cylinder.
- Take one tablespoon of creamer and put it in the measuring cylinder.
- Add hot water of about 5 oz or 150 ml to the measuring cylinder.
- Use a whisk to mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Take 40 ml of condensed milk in a separate glass.
- Add 20 ml of evaporated milk to the glass of condensed milk. The mixture would be 60ml of milk syrup.
- Pour the milk syrup into the measuring cylinder.
- Stir the mixture.
- Now, take a separate glass and add ice to it.
- Pour your hot coffee into the glass with ice.
Your Iced Latte is ready!
Quick Ways To Enhance The Flavor Of Your Iced Coffee
Make It Minty!
You will be blown away once you realize how brilliantly mint, cream, and coffee blend together. Add mint and cream (any flavor you fancy) to your iced coffee, and you have a mint mojito to get you through a hot afternoon.
Try Adding Lavender Syrup
Add lavender syrup to your iced coffee, and you will have soothing, lightly flavored milk that’s as dreamy in coffee as it is solo.
If lavender doesn’t sound appetizing, try adding honey or maple syrup to your latte.
Use Caramel Sauce
Adding the caramel sauce on top of the drink gives it the touch of a barista. You can easily prepare the caramel topping in your home using these simple quick steps
- Add and stir coconut sugar, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, ghee, and vanilla extract.
- Heat the mixture until it starts to boil
- Allow the mixture to cool and your caramel sauce is ready!
Pour the syrup to your iced coffee, and you will enjoy it as caramel oozes down slowly to the side of your glass.
Mix Nut Milk
Adding nut milk to your ice-cold coffee is one of our favorite combos. The rich taste of almonds and cashew combined with the bitter taste of coffee is a must-try for every coffee lover.
Try Different Creamers
You can even try different creamers to get different flavors and levels of sweetness in your coffee.
Almond-based creamer, soy-based creamer, and French vanilla-flavored creamer are some readers that work best with iced coffee are:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can you make instant coffee with cold water?
Yes, you can make instant coffee with cold water.
- Add the grounds to cold water.
- Stir the water to dissolve the grounds.
- Add more cold water along with milk and sugar.
Can you make iced coffee with instant coffee?
Yes, you can make iced coffee with instant coffee. All the recipes above use instant coffee to make iced coffee.
Can you make a cold brew with instant coffee?
Yes, you can make a cold brew with instant coffee. Your cold brew will be ready in less than 5 minutes with instant coffee.
How to make a cold brew with instant coffee?
- Add one to two tablespoons of instant coffee to your cup.
- Add 1 to 1.5 glasses of cold water to the cup. Stir the mixture well.
- Add milk or creamer of your choice to your cup.
- Add ice and stir the mixture again. Your cold brew is ready!
How to make instant coffee with Nescafe instant coffee?
- Add a teaspoon of NESCAFÉ Instant Coffee to your cup.
- Add sugar according to your preference.
- Pour hot water into the cup. Do not fill the cup up to the brim.
- Stir the mixture until coffee and sugar are fully dissolved.
- Add milk if you want. Taste your coffee.
Does instant coffee dissolve in cold water?
Yes, instant coffee does dissolve in cold water. Add coffee to cold water and stir the mixture. It would take a few seconds for the coffee to dissolve.