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How To Make Vanilla Iced Coffee

Refreshing, creamy, lite and SO EASY to make that you’ll be wondering why you have been paying so much for a Starbucks Iced Vanilla Latte or a McDonald's Iced Vanilla Coffee! Just a few easy steps in how to make vanilla iced coffee and you’ll be brewing your iced coffee recipe in no time at all!

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 servings
Calories: 139 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups ice maybe more depending on your coffee cooling method.
  • 1 ½ Cups coffee cooled, fresh, maybe more or less depending on the size of your iced coffee cup.
  • 2 Tbs Vanilla Syrup more or less depending on your preference.
  • 3 Tbs whole milk more or less depending on preference.

Instructions

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  1. Fill a tall drinking glass completely with ice. Fill glass half way with cooled coffee.
  2. Add the vanilla syrup to the glass.
  3. Fill to 1 inch below the glass rim with more cooled coffee.
  4. Add the milk.
  5. Stir and enjoy!

Notes

  • PRO TIP: For coffee that doesn’t water down as the ice melts, make ice cubes out of coffee to use for your iced coffee!
  • Ways to Cool Fresh Brewed Hot Coffee:
  • Use fresh coffee for this recipe.
  • If you know that you are going to be drinking iced coffee throughout the day, brew an extra pot in the morning and put it in a pitcher in the refrigerator for yourself to drink out of. Make sure to use fresh coffee each day.
  • Not sure if you will be wanting some throughout the day? Then just brew one cup at a time (hello keurig users) and use the quick cool method of pouring over fresh ice in a mason jar and giving it a good shake.
  • If you need your iced coffee sweeter than listed, do not simply add sugar to the cup.
  • Melt sugar in an equal amount of water heated a little on the stove or in the microwave (only heat enough so that the sugar will dissolve).
  • Use a quality whole milk for maximum creaminess in your coffee, but don’t use cream. It’s too thick and wants to cling to your lips when you drink it in a greasy type of film.
  • This recipe requires quite a lot of ice if you are chilling your coffee by that method. Just be forewarned.
  • Pour freshly brewed coffee into a large container (with a lid) of ice (work quickly so that the ice doesn’t all melt into your coffee). Put the lid on and give it a good shake for 10 seconds. Pour the coffee immediately into your iced coffee cup.In the same vein, if you don’t have a container with a lid, prepare two large cups of ice. Pour the fresh coffee back and forth between the two cups 2-3 times to quickly cool the coffee and then pour over the ice you have prepared for your drink.
  • Brew fresh coffee in the morning and place it right into the fridge. Use it for your iced coffee within 4 hours.
  • Allow fresh coffee to cool slightly, pour it into a mason jar, put the lid on and place it into the freezer laying on it’s side (more surface area is exposed to the cold freezer this way). Pack a zip lock bag filled with ice cubes around the mason jar. Allow to cool in the freezer. DO NOT FORGET ABOUT IT! (ask me how I know). Check every 30 minutes until chilled.

Nutrition Information

Calories 139kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 31g (10%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 5mg (2%) Sodium 73mg (3%) Potassium 234mg (7%) Sugar 32g (64%) Vitamin A 73IU (1%) Calcium 65mg (7%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 139

% Daily Value*

Calories 139kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 31g 10%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 73mg 3%
Potassium 234mg 5%
Sugar 32g 64%
Vitamin A 73IU 1%
Calcium 65mg 7%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.