Creamy Boozy Iced Coffee – This is the fastest and easiest method way to make iced coffee that I’ve tried, and I’ve tried plenty. As long as you keep a stash of chilled coffee in your fridge, you can make a smooth, creamy, rich, and fancy-tasting drink in just one minute.
I love iced coffee so much that I can’t even order it from a coffee shop unless I wanted to go broke.
I can slam a $4 drink in 14 seconds.
It’s better for my wallet that I make my own iced coffee at home.
Plus, at home I can add booze.
I’ve never understood the mystique behind iced coffee and why people are so impressed, yet intimated by it.
Like Chocolate Chip Cookies, there are so many different recipes and ways to make it. Yet in the end, they all taste fairly similar. The difference is that some of them seem ridiculously complicated and labor-intensive.
My method is extremely fast and easy. Brew a pot coffee. Drink whatever hot coffee you want. Take the leftover and pour it into a jar or pitcher and refrigerate it. You can also pour some into ice cube trays for coffee ice cubes.
I always keep a stash of chilled coffee in my fridge and when I’m ready for an iced coffee, I simply pour it over ice and stir in cream and sweetener.
I also added Frangelico. It’s a liqueur made with toasted hazelnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, cocoa and vanilla extract. The flavor profile is right up my alley. You’d be hard pressed to find a dessert recipe of mine that doesn’t use at least one, or three or four, or those elements.
It’s so well-suited for adding a splash of it to coffee. You can add it to warm coffee of course, but at this time of year, iced coffee is especially tasty. Then again, I drink steaming hot coffee in July and iced coffee in January. Coffee knows no seasons.
There’s a recipe for Iced Coffee on Frangelico’s site, but it’s made with espresso, but not everyone has an espresso maker.
Instead I used Dark Sumatra coffee, courtesy of the Trader.
The drink is creamy, sweet enough, and the flavor of the hazelnuts in the Frangelico shines.
There are hints of cocoa in Frangelico, and I played that up and added dark chocolate shavings to the drink. Feel free to add a squirt of chocolate syrup. Take any excuse to work in more chocolate into your life.
I don’t normally add whipped cream to coffee but this was a special occasion so I went for it. The creamier the better. I’m that person who likes a little coffee with my cream.
It’s smooth, tastes luxurious and fancy, but it’s so fast and easy. It’s truly the 1 minute iced coffee.
It goes down so fast and easy, too. It’s almost Friday of a holiday weekend. Cheers!
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Creamy Boozy Iced Coffee
Ingredients
- 6 ounces strong brewed coffee, well-chilled
- large handful of ice cubes. tip: freeze leftover coffee in ice cube trays for coffee ice cubes
- 1 ounce Frangelico
- 1 ounce half-and-half, or to taste (or cream, milk, flavored coffee creamer, non-dairy milk to keep vegan)
- sweetener to taste - sugar, stevia, vanilla stevia, or your favorite sweetener
- whipped topping, or whipped coconut cream to keep vegan, optional for garnishing
- pinch dark chocolate shavings, optional for garnishing
- squirt of chocolate syrup, optional
Instructions
- Brew coffee. Allow it to cool, and pour cooled coffee into a pitcher or large jar. Refrigerate until chilled; overnight is best. I always keep a stash of chilled coffee in the refrigerator.
- Add ice cubes to a large glass. Pour coffee over ice.
- Add Frangelico, half-and-half, sweetener, and stir to combine.
- Optionally, garnish with whipped topping, chocolate shavings, chocolate syrup. Serve immediately.
- Take care all ingredients used are suitable for your dietary needs. Drink is intended for those whom alcohol consumption is appropriate. Always drink responsibly.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Have you ever tried Frangelico? Coffee or iced coffee fan?
I’m totally with you, Averie. I can slurp down an almost-$5 frap in a few minutes so I learned to make them at home recently and I’ve been saving a ton of money! This is a great idea – my husband loves iced coffee and I love frangelico!
I stopped going there years ago b/c seriously I would have gone broke! Plus, I like drinks I make at home better anyway :)
I make iced coffee all the time at home … but I have never put booze in it. That obviously needs to change asap. I’m also thinking that some whipped topping and chocolate shavings need to happen too!
It’s nice to DIY at home and customize as desired :)
This is exactly how I make my iced coffee too! Have a cup of hot one in the morning and by the afternoon I can have iced one to chillax after a whole day :) LOVE your addition of Frangelico! Wish they made perfume that smells like it!
Now that would be a great scent! Thanks for the pin, and glad you make it the same way I do…so easy. I see all these VERY complicated recipes and I’m like..why!?
Frangelico = best liqueur EVER. Excellent choice! :D
Iced coffee is sooooo refreshing! The addition of Frangelico sounds quite delicious! I think I’ll make this on Saturday morning to give off Memorial Day weekend! Thanks for the recipe!
Sounds like a good Saturday :)
Love this – coffee AND A-A-AA-A-A-al-cohol!! Pinning :)
Thanks for the pin!
This iced coffee looks like a beautiful milkshake. I usually don’t drink coffee but is something I would love to try!
Oh, I love iced coffee, this is stunning!
IN. in, in, in.
Looks so good! And what in the world could make coffee any better?? Booze! Yep. :)
Aaaaveeeerrrrie! OMG! This is beeeeyond! I make something similar and it is pretty amazing. Loves it!
I don’t drink iced coffee very often but when I do, I prefer it sweet and dessert like, or creamy and boozy like this! Now I kinda want a glass (even though I’m at work, I still want this version with Frangelico hehehe)
So I was already COMPLETELY on board with this (I love coffee and booze…ummm that makes me sound like an alcoholic…), but then you used Frangelico, and I had completely forgotten how head over heels I am for that stuff! Everyone else uses Baileys or Kahlua, but this sounds sososo much better! LOVE!
So glad you’re on board – yes, it’s got all the elements going for me, too :)
Now that is a fun way to start the day!
I’m one of those people that don’t drink coffee but love coffee-flavored things and iced coffee (probably because they all contain lots of sugar!). I know I’d love this, and I especially like how you served these in mason jars. So fun!
IF you love iced coffee, I would consider you a coffee drinker :)
I am ALL OVER THIS Averie. Coffee is my lifeline, and well. Adding alcohol just makes the day better. ;)
It just makes the day better – YES, indeed!