Easy way to make Iced Coffee at home without a Coffee Maker

Without a coffee maker, make the perfect iced coffee! It starts with a homemade cold brew that has been condensed and is then finished with half and half, sugar, vanilla, and lots of ice. On a hot day, this drink is cooling!

Made-at-home iced coffee

You only need a few items to make iced coffee at home, and the method is really simple. The secret is to choose strong, fully roasted coffee beans and give them plenty of time to soak.

Making it at home gives you the freedom to customize the flavor to your preferences—mild, strong, sweet, creamy, etc. Additionally, you have the choice of using regular or decaf coffee to make it.

When you can prepare it at home in a matter of minutes, there is no need to leave the house early or take the extra time to swing by a coffee shop (just plan some extra time to let the ground beans soak overnight).

Additionally, no special tools are required here. You have the choice of utilizing whole beans or store-bought, coarsely ground coffee beans.

Then, to strain it, all you need is a sieve and some cheesecloth or a coffee filter.

You can create this excellent iced coffee at home for a fraction of the price of what you would pay at a coffee shop.

Ingredients for an iced coffee recipe

• 1 cup dark or medium-roasted coffee beans
• Sugar, 1/4 cup
• 3 cups of water and 1 cup of half-and-half, with additional water to dilute
• Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon
• a lot of ice

Alternatives and Variations that are Doable

• Creamer: Half and half can be replaced with full milk or heavy cream. To make the coffee creamier when using whole milk, I advise cutting back on the amount of water added in step 5 and using only half a cup of milk for each serving.
• Use canned coconut cream or canned coconut milk as a great non-dairy alternative to half and half (you may need to slightly thaw if it has solidified).
• Sweetener: For the sugar option, you can use raw sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup. You may also use sugar substitutes like stevia, but you’ll need to modify the amount according to what they’re comparable to (you only need 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of stevia per serving).
• If you don’t have a coffee grinder or food processor, you can use pre-ground coffee beans. Purchase coarsely ground beans so that straining the finer grain won’t be too challenging.
• Flavors: You can add cocoa, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, almond or hazelnut essence, or pure caramel taste to the coffee if you’d like.
• Simply add the seeds of a vanilla bean after straining the coffee to make a superb vanilla alternative. Even better, you could steep the pod with coffee concentrate.
  iced coffee ingredients are required.

Making Iced Coffee

1. Coffee beans should be finely ground by placing them in a coffee grinder (my grinder is smaller so I grind 1/2 cup at a time), then pulsing the machine in short bursts while stopping and shaking it occasionally.
2. Skip the first step above if you don’t have a grinder and are using coarsely ground beans from the store.
3. Coffee soaked in water Add the coarsely ground coffee to a large jar along with 3 cups of water. Wrap in a shaker. Allow resting at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours.
4. Striking reasons Over a fine mesh sieve, three layers of cheesecloth should be used (a coffee filter works as well to set over the sieve it just takes much longer to strain through). After that, set a sieve over a big measuring cup or pitcher for liquids.
5. Dilute to taste and add vanilla flavor: To filter out the particles, pour the coffee mixture into a sieve. After letting the beans drain, remove the cheesecloth and squeeze out any remaining liquid (while still holding it over the sieve to catch any loose bits). To dilute to taste, add the necessary amount of water (depending on how strong you want it about 1 cup to 3 cups). Add the vanilla and mix.
6. Sweeten and pour half-and-half over ice to serve: Up to a week, cover and chill the combination (or serve right away). When ready to serve, combine 1/4 of the mixture with 1 Tbsp of sugar. Place a generous amount of ice in a glass, add 1/4 cup of the coffee mixture, and stir.
7. Stir, then plate.

Using a coffee maker to make iced coffee

• Making a regular cup of coffee in your coffee maker using a device like a Keurig with pods is an alternative to preparing iced coffee (I like this one and brew pods like these).
• Allow the hot coffee to cool completely in the refrigerator. Then add additional sugar to taste, a ton of ice, a dash of vanilla, and half & half or cream.
• You’ll need around 1 cup of chilled dark or medium coffee, 1/4 cup of half and half, 1 Tbsp of sugar, and 1/4 tsp of vanilla for the ratios. Of course, don’t forget the ice.

Iced coffee

Without a coffee maker, make the perfect iced coffee! It starts with a homemade cold brew that has been condensed and is then finished with half and half, sugar, vanilla, and lots of ice. On a hot day, this drink is cooling!

Ingredients

• 1 cup coffee beans,* dark roast or medium roast
• 1/4 cup sugar,** or to taste
• 3 cups water, plus more to dilute
• 1 cup half and half,*** divided
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Plenty of ice

Instructions

1. Coffee beans should be placed in a coffee grinder (my grinder is smaller so I grind 1/2 cup at a time), and they should be pulsed quickly, stopping and shaking the machine every so often, until the beans are coarsely ground.
2. Skip the first step above if you don’t have a grinder and are using coarsely ground beans from the store.
3. Add the coarsely ground coffee to a large jar along with 3 cups of water. Wrap in a shaker. Allow it to rest at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours.
4. Over a fine mesh sieve, three layers of cheesecloth should be used (a coffee filter works as well to set over the sieve it just takes much longer to strain through). After that, set a sieve over a big measuring cup or pitcher for liquids.
5. To filter out the particles, pour the coffee mixture into a sieve. After letting the beans drain, remove the cheesecloth and squeeze out any remaining liquid (while still holding it over the sieve to catch any loose bits). Depending on how strong you want it, add the required amount of water to dilute it to taste—between 1 cup and 3 cups.
6. Remember that as the ice melts, it will become even more diluted. Add the vanilla and mix.
   Up to a week, cover and chill the combination (or serve right away). When ready to serve, combine 1/4 of the mixture with 1 Tbsp of sugar. Place a generous amount of ice in a glass, add 1/4 cup of the coffee mixture, and stir.
7. Stir, then plate.

Notes

*Use store-bought coarsely ground coffee, such as the Gevalia brand, which is suitable for this recipe if you don’t have a coffee grinder.

Using whole beans and mixing them in a food processor to a coarse consistency is an additional choice.
**Any type of sugar will do, including raw sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup. Every serving could be changed to include even 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of stevia blend.
***
Half and half can be replaced with full milk or heavy cream. For each meal, you should add roughly 1/2 cup of whole milk.

The use of canned coconut milk or cream is another excellent choice. Use almond milk to thin it out instead of water to make it a little bit healthier.

Using a coffee maker to make iced coffee

1. Making a regular cup of coffee in your coffee maker using a device like a Keurig with pods is an alternative to preparing iced coffee (I like this one and brew pods like these).
2. Allow the hot coffee to cool completely in the refrigerator. Then add additional sugar to taste, a ton of ice, a dash of vanilla, and half & half or cream.
3. You’ll need around 1 cup of chilled dark or medium coffee, 1/4 cup of half and half, 1 Tbsp of sugar, and 1/4 tsp of vanilla for the ratios. Of course, don’t forget the ice.