Our Best Iced Coffee Recipes

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Iced coffee season is finally here, and we couldn't be more thrilled to simultaneously cool down and caffeinate. Check out our favorite iced coffee recipes, including fundamentals like homemade cold brew concentrate, cool coffee cocktails, and refreshing spritzes that are perfect for summer.

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Nutella Iced Coffee

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Nutella Iced Coffee Recipe

Don’t be surprised if this decadent, chocolatey twist on a typical iced coffee becomes your #1 caffeinated beverage of choice. While you can also prepare this Nutella Iced Coffee by whisking the ingredients together by hand, the blender makes creating a perfectly smooth beverage easy. P.S. You do not want to skip out on the coffee ice cubes—they make this cool caffeine hit all the more delicious. To make them, simply freeze lightly sweetened coffee (you can use leftovers from your morning pot) in ice cube trays overnight.

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Muddled Mint Iced Coffee

Sara Tane

Muddled Mint Iced Coffee Recipe

Inspired by the signature mint mojito iced coffee from Philz Coffee, this refreshing, creamy iced beverage is the only way you're going to want to get your caffeine come warmer weather. All it takes is a simple muddle of fresh mint and raw sugar, combined with your espresso and cream, to make this deliciously cooling sipper that any java-drinker is sure to love.

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Sparkling Limeade Iced Coffee

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Sparkling Limeade Iced Coffee Recipe
Put the lime in the coffee and drink 'em both up

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Vietnamese-Inspired Iced Coffee

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Vietnamese-Inspired Iced Coffee Recipe
You're in for a sweet shock

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Iced Coffee Ice Cubes

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Iced Coffee Ice Cubes Recipe
We heard you like coffee so we put some coffee syrup and coffee ice cubes in your coffee

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Avocado Iced Coffee

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Avocado Iced Coffee Recipe
A.k.a. es alpukat in Indonesia

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Iced Tahini Mocha

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Iced Tahini Mocha Recipe

This clever coffee drink from The Daily in Charleston gets a touch of savory complexity from the addition of tahini. Here we serve it on ice, but it can also be served hot in the colder months. Slideshow: More Coffee Recipes

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Doppia Bevande

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Doppia Bevande Recipe
Think affogato—minus the ice cream

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Fizzy Cold Brew Lemonade

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Fizzy Cold Brew Lemonade Recipe

Coffee + lemonade… sound weird? Maybe. But there’s a good reason for the recent buzz around this unexpected flavor combo—it’s one of the most delightfully refreshing things you’ll drink this summer. Clean and delicately sweet, cold brew coffee does not deliver the same signature acidity of coffee brewed with hot water; thus, it pairs beautifully with bright citrus juice, as they bring out the very best in one another. The acidity delivered with sweet lemonade is refreshing and sunny, but not harsh or overpowering. While most coffee shops that offer a variation of “coffee lemonade” typically create each beverage using already-made batches of their own cold brew coffee and lemonade, we opted to make a version that doesn’t require anyone to stir up an entire pitcher of homemade lemonade in order to enjoy one of these cool and light caffeinated treats. Incorporating sweetened condensed milk and sparkling mineral water (others great BFFs for cold brew coffee) in addition to purchased cold brew concentrate and fresh lemon juice, this cold brew lemonade is as easy to prepare for a single serving as it is to make a large batch for a crowd. Its bright and bubbly qualities deliciously balanced by sweet richness, this is the ideal beverage for a warm summer day.

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Coffee-Bourbon-Cola Fizz

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Coffee-Bourbon-Cola Fizz Recipe

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Spiked Vietnamese Coffee Frappé

Greg Dupree

Spiked Vietnamese Coffee Frappé Recipe

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Iced Mexican Latte

Iced Mexican Latte Recipe
For this recipe, use the liqueur left over after making the trifles.

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Berry Iced Coffee

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Berry Iced Coffee Recipe

I love a steaming-hot cup of coffee but find it unappealing in the summer heat. My solution: Make an iced--but just as flavorful--version instead.

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Vietnamese Coffee Fizz

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Vietnamese Coffee Fizz Recipe

This pleasant cold coffee drink is a refreshing and crisp way to get your cup of joe that doesn't feel like a milkshake or an overly saturated, sweet concoction that's found at most coffee shops. It has a very rich and creamy taste along with a pleasant effervescent fizz at the end from the sparkling water, making the two ingredients an unlikely duo that taste surprisingly perfect together. Coffee lovers will love this super simple recipe.

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Ultra Iced Coffee

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Ultra Iced Coffee Recipe
Using a French press will create a strong coffee that keeps its bold flavor even when frozen.

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Fizzy Coconut Cold Brew

Sara Tane

Fizzy Coconut Cold Brew Recipe

Why add cream and sugar to your java when you can jazz it up with a pour of bubbly coconut-flavored La Croix? Effortlessly refreshing and light, this simple spin on cold brew is just the beverage you'll want to be sipping poolside. A spritz of fresh lime juice adds a bright kick of citrusy flavor.

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Cold Brew Concentrate

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Cold Brew Concentrate Recipe
Now there's no need to wait in a coffee line

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Cold Brew-Banana Smoothie

Sara Tane

Cold Brew-Banana Smoothie Recipe

Who says you can't caffeinate and fill up on a hearty, wholesome breakfast smoothie all at the same time? In this cozy java concoction, prepared cold brew is blended into a banana and almond milk smoothie. Rather than using ice cubes which will dilute the flavor of the smoothie, the cold brew is cleverly frozen.

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Drambuie Swizzle

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Drambuie Swizzle Recipe
Wake up with a caffeinated concoction

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Our Best Iced Coffee Recipes

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Nutella Iced Coffee

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Muddled Mint Iced Coffee

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Sparkling Limeade Iced Coffee

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Vietnamese-Inspired Iced Coffee

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Iced Coffee Ice Cubes

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Avocado Iced Coffee

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Iced Tahini Mocha

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Doppia Bevande

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Fizzy Cold Brew Lemonade

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Coffee-Bourbon-Cola Fizz

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Spiked Vietnamese Coffee Frappé

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Iced Mexican Latte

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Berry Iced Coffee

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Vietnamese Coffee Fizz

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Ultra Iced Coffee

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Fizzy Coconut Cold Brew

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Cold Brew Concentrate

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Cold Brew-Banana Smoothie

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Drambuie Swizzle

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