1-Minute Instant Iced Coffee
Ready literally in a minute, this instant iced coffee is the perfect option for summer. It’s easily customizable and there is no brewing needed to make it!
This post includes a quick video on how to make iced coffee with instant coffee from scratch as well as useful tips and possible substitute ideas.
Iced coffee ingredients
This 1 minute iced coffee is the simplest of all iced coffee recipes that are out there! There are no fancy ingredients in it, it’s just a simple combination of instant coffee with sugar, milk, water, and ice cubes!
It’s simple, yet delicious and so refreshing in summer when the high temperatures call for beverages like this.
What coffee to use?
Like the title says, it is instant iced coffee which means it dissolves easily – you might also know it as soluble coffee or coffee granules, powder…
As for the brand, I like using Nescafe coffee to make instant iced coffee. If you have a favorite brand, then feel free to use that one.
This recipe will not work with ground coffee beans, so they cannot be used as a substitute.
If you are planning a get-together and some of your guests are not coffee drinkers, why not make matcha iced tea for them instead? It’s as refreshing as this 1-minute instant iced coffee and tastes amazing!
Tips for making instant iced coffee
This quick iced coffee is made with full-fat milk, but you can use skimmed or semi-skimmed if you like. I also made it with almond milk, and we like it but haven’t tried other milk alternatives, so not sure how they work. If you do try with other milk drinks, please do let us and our readers know how you liked it!
Instead of brown sugar, you can use white sugar or another sweetener of your choice.
You can use either a hand or a stand blender.
Good to know:
Note that this is not a cold-brew coffee (which has a lower acidity level so it is better for your stomach meaning that people who normally can’t drink coffee as it does not agree with them, can do this kind) as it is made with granules instead of coffee beans and it does not need steeping for 12 hours.
Now that being said, I think you could turn a cold-brew coffee into iced coffee if you wanted. I would probably omit the water completely and simply mixed it with ice, sugar, and milk.
More iced coffee recipes for you to try:
Want to see how to make Instant Iced Coffee? Watch the video!
1-Minute Instant Iced Coffee
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk (250 ml)
- ½ cup water (125 ml)
- 1 cup ice cubes + some extra for serving, if desired
- 2-3 teaspoons instant coffee
- 2-3 teaspoons brown Sugar
Instructions
- Throw all ingredients in a blender or a hand blender beaker and blend until smooth and a foam forms (if you are after thicker foam, blend it longer).
- Put some ice cubes in glasses before pouring the coffee in.
- Serve right away!
So delicious!! I’ve been making this iced coffee for the past couple weeks. It’s so great! I’ve tried regular milk as well as oatmilk. Reminds me of the Starbucks plain coffee Frappuccino, but so much better! (And saves me lots of money). Great recipe!!
That’s so good to hear, Christine! Thanks for your feedback!
I added vanilla creamer to mine and it turned out very good.
:) Thanks for your feedback, Sonya!
Incredibly delicious! With the hot summer weather, I drink iced coffee all the time. Thanks for your wonderful recipe.
You are welcome! :)
I am a snob when it comes to iced coffee!! It has to be made just right!! I followed your recipe to the T and added a little extra brown sugar, a splash of vanilla extract, and a tsp of nesquik chocolate milk powder and OH WOW!!!! SO delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will be making this DAILY!!! Thank you for your recipe!!
Hi Wendy. It’s so good to hear you enjoy this recipe. Thank you for finding time to leave the feedback and also let our readers know about your version!
It was 31C/88F here today. Hot and humid. Instead of coffee I tried this. Unreal and easy to make. Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for your feedback, Paul!
We LOVE this iced coffee!!! I use my Magic bullet blender. I halved the recipe but instead of 1/4c water I use 1/2c and the quantity is perfect for 1 serving. I make mine using the original recipe with 1% milk & my husband loves it with Nescafe Vanilla instant coffee, 1% milk & E.D. Smith light syrup (he just can’t get enough if it!) They both turn out creamy & wonderful!! I made one for my daughter with oat milk & maple syrup. It didn’t foam up nearly as much and looked a little darker in colour, but was still super yummy! So, I think with a little experimentation you can find YOUR perfect blend. Thank you so much for this recipe Julia!! ♥️
Joanie, thank you so much for your comment and also for letting us and our readers know about other delicious ways to prepare it!
This is a really good recipe, but the calories are wrong. There are 140 calories in whole milk alone, not to mention the sugar.
Hi Mo. The calories are correct. The values are per serving, not for 2 servings. A teaspoon of sugar contains about 12 calories. If you calculate it, you can see there is nothing wrong with it.
This is so yummy! Its creamy, frothy, indulgent tasting coffee,,, lovely 😍
I’m not keen on hot coffee but partial to buying an iced coffee from a shop, garage, McDonald’s, Costa, etc..
I got a magic bullet recently, found this recipe so gave it a go..
I halved the recipe as only making for me and it’s perfect.
This recipe will save money not needing to buy one when out and about.
Thank you x
That’s so good to hear, Sarah! Thanks so much for your feedback! :)
Mmmmm… This was amazing!! My friend came over the other day and we had NO IDEA what to drink… Then, I found this quick, easy and ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS iced-coffee recipe and it was heaven!!
Thank you sooo much for making my day Julia. You really are a star!
Thanks,
Rosè
Hi Rosè. Thanks so much for your feedback and rating! :) Hope you try some more recipes from our blog!
Quick and delicious! Thank you so much for this recipe :)
You are welcome!
On hot mornings, I always turn to iced coffee using your recipe, It’s smooth, refreshing and comes together in no time.