How to Make Gourmet Iced Coffee Drinks

If you love the delicious frozen coffee drinks at specialty coffee houses, but hate the expensive price that comes with it, you should learn to make your own at home. You can easily make your own gourmet iced coffee drinks at home for a fraction of the cost.

1. Make three cups of extra strong coffee if you only want to make one frozen coffee drink. Double the amount of coffee if you wish to make two gourmet iced coffee drinks at a time.


2. Pour the coffee into a heat safe pitcher and add one cup of granulated sugar per gourmet iced coffee drink that you are making. You can substitute the granulated sugar for an artificial sweetener if you prefer. Place it in the refrigerator to chill for about a half hour, or until it is cool to the touch.


3. Pour two cups of shaved ice per gourmet iced coffee drink that you want to make into your blender.


4. Add your chilled coffee into the blender and blend on low speed for about ten-seconds.


5. Add one cup of milk, and half and half or cream into your blender for each coffee drink that you are making. 


6. Add two tablespoons of flavored coffee syrup of your choice to the mixture.


7. Add two tablespoons of caramel of chocolate syrup if you prefer. This step is optional. If you want to make a frozen caramel macchiato or a mocha latte, then you should add the appropriate syrup for flavor.


8. Blend all ingredients together on a high speed in your blender until they are thoroughly combined and all ice is crushed.


9. Pour the gourmet iced coffee drinks that you have made into tall glasses, and top with whipped cream and shaved chocolate for flavor and presentation.