Coffee ice cubes can be used to cool down coffee without watering it down or made into an instant latte.
Coffee Ice Cubes
- Super easy to make! Just brew coffee (hot or cold brew) and freeze in ice cube trays.
- Coffee for this recipe is made in a coffee maker but cold brewed coffee can also be used.
- Sugar is added to the coffee, then frozen so it’s pre-sweetened.
- Add milk to make an iced latte.
- Add hot coffee to make quick iced coffee.
Ingredients
- Ground coffee
- Filtered water
- Sugar
- Ice cube tray
- Milk: (any kind) to make an iced latte.
Step-by-Step Instructions
STEP 1: Make coffee.
I use my trusty Zojirushi coffee maker to brew coffee.
Better tasting water makes better tasting coffee — use filtered water if possible.
STEP 2: Stir in sugar.
While the coffee is still hot, stir the sugar until it completely dissolves.
STEP 3: Pour coffee into ice cube trays.
I use a silicone ice cube tray and I pour hot coffee directly into the trays.
Each tray holds a cup of coffee so with the upper and lower trays, it’ll hold 2 cups.
STEP 4: Freeze ice cube trays.
Depending on the size of your ice cube tray, it’ll take about 4 hours to freeze the coffee. I usually leave it in the freezer overnight.
STEP 5: Add ice cubes into a cup.
At this point, you can either add milk to make an iced latte or you can add hot coffee to make it cold without watering it down.
I like adding milk to make an iced latte.
As the coffee ice cube melts, it’ll flavor the milk. It’s refreshing and delicious.
Expert Tips
- Don’t want to use sugar? Stir in any sweetener you like. Try maple syrup, date syrup, or honey.
- To make vanilla flavored coffee ice cubes, add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract to the coffee after you stir in the sugar.
- Any kind of milk can be used to make the iced latte.
Questions You May Have
If you want to sweeten your iced coffee drink, add simple syrup instead of regular sugar since it’ll mix into the cold drink better.
Make cold brew first, then pour it into ice cube trays. When making cold brew coffee ice cubes, I don’t add sugar before freezing and just add simple syrup when making the drink.
Silicone ice cubes can be a pain to use since it’s not as easy to get them out of the tray. I take it out of the freezer and let it thaw a bit (a couple of minutes) on the countertop, then flip it over and push the ice cubes out from the back onto a bowl.
Since the coffee ice cubes will be diluted in milk, I used 2 tablespoons of ground coffee for every cup of water. If you want it to be made stronger, add 1-2 more tablespoons of ground coffee.
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Easy Coffee Ice Cubes
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups water
- 4 tablespoons ground coffee (medium-fine grind)
- 4 teaspoons sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
- Make coffee.Use a coffee maker to brew 4 tablespoons of coffee with 2 cups of water. Use filtered water if possible to make better tasting coffee.
- Stir in sugar.While the coffee is still hot, stir the sugar until it completely dissolves.
- Pour coffee into ice cube trays.I pour hot coffee directly into ice cube trays.
- Freeze ice cube trays.Depending on the size of your ice cube tray, it'll take about 4 hours to freeze the coffee. I usually freeze it overnight.
- Add ice cubes into a cup.At this point, you can either add milk to make an iced latte or you can add hot coffee to make it cold without watering it down.
So, use brown sugar for the recipe?
Hi Tracy, I’m using brown sugar but you can use any kind of sugar you like.
Thanks, Jee! Love these. These cubes have kicked up the flavor of my favorite iced coffee drinks! Question: Do you make Tea Ice Cubes? If so, I’d love to see the recipe at Oh, How Civilized!
As Always, Your recipes make every day a more flavorful one!
Hi Jess, I’ll try to work on it for the tea blog!