Coffee Ice Cubes are an essential addition to iced coffee! Unlike normal ice cubes, frozen coffee cubes maintain rich coffee flavor without watering your drink down. With just a couple simple steps, you will never have to deal with watered down coffee again!
We love to drink iced coffee all year round. The only downside of iced coffee is when the ice melts and dilutes the rich coffee flavor. That's why we love coffee ice cubes and always have a tray in our freezer.
Frozen coffee cubes both maintain the coffee flavor and keep your drink cold. Try them in classic iced coffee, caramel iced coffee, or Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte. Enjoy coffee ice cubes in an iced coffee or in a glass of cold milk for a refreshing treat!
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Ingredients
- Brewed coffee of choice - Our favorite coffee for cubes is ground coffee made in a French press, but you can use espresso, instant coffee, or cold brew coffee.
- Sweetener - Some common sweeteners are sugar, honey, agave nectar, maple syrup, or simple syrup.
See recipe card for quantities.
Variations
- Flavored sweetener - Add a flavored sweetener, like caramel syrup, vanilla syrup, or hazelnut syrup, for added flavor in your ice cubes. Â
- Vanilla - Vanilla extract will add extra vanilla flavor to your brewed coffee.
- Spices - Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger, cardamom, pepper, or nutmeg to your hot brewed coffee for extra spice and warmth.
Instructions
- Brew coffee - Brew 2 cups of coffee of your choice (instant coffee, french press, etc.), stir in sweetener if desired until dissolved, and let the coffee cool to room temperature.
- Pour and freeze - Pour brewed coffee evenly into a clean ice mold. Place in the freezer and freeze overnight (at least 4 hours).
- Enjoy - When ready to enjoy, pop the ice cubes out of the tray and place in a glass, then fill with your favorite coffee and add your milk of choice.
Pro tip: Pour the coffee into the mold over the sink in case you accidentally overfill it or spill the coffee.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! Instead of using regular ice for iced coffee, iced coffee cubes will ensure that your coffee doesn't water down as you drink it.
Like water, coffee ice cubes will only last up to 2 weeks in the freezer. If the cubes are more than 2 weeks old, they may get freezer burn and taste off.
Assuming your freezer is the average freezer temperature (O°F), the coffee cubes should freeze within 4 hours.
You should use full cubes. Since they are large, they will last longer and keep your drink colder longer.
Yes! However, we recommend chilling the coffee or at least letting it get to room temperature before adding the coffee cubes so you won't need as many. But if you are in a rush, you can just add the cubes straight away.
Equipment
All you need for this recipe is a silicone ice mold or ice cube tray and a glass for your iced coffee.
How to Store Coffee Cubes
Store coffee ice cubes in the freezer in an ice mold or ice tray for up to 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, the cubes will likely begin to stale and taste bad. Note that like ice cubes, coffee cubes also absorb any other strong scents in the freezer. To help avoid this, use a lidded ice cube tray.
Top Tip
- Be sure to let the cubes freeze undisturbed for at least 4 hours. They are frozen when you move the tray and the there is no liquid moving in the cubes.
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How to Make Coffee Ice Cubes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups brewed coffee of choice
- sweetener of choice
Instructions
- Brew coffee - Brew 2 cups of coffee of your choice (instant coffee, french press, etc.), stir in sweetener if desired until dissolved, and let the coffee cool to room temperature.2 cups brewed coffee of choice, sweetener of choice
- Pour and freeze - Pour coffee evenly into a clean ice mold. Place in the freezer and freeze overnight (or for at least 4 hours).
- Enjoy - When ready to enjoy, pop the ice cubes out of the tray and place in a glass, then fill with your favorite coffee.
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Notes
- Store coffee ice cubes in the freezer in an ice mold or tray for up to 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, the coffee cubes will begin to get stale and taste bad. Note that like ice cubes, coffee cubes also absorb any other strong scents in the freezer.
- Pour the coffee into the mold or ice tray over the sink in case you accidentally overfill it or spill the coffee.
- Be sure to let the coffee cubes freeze undisturbed for at least 4 hours. They are frozen when you move the tray and the there is no liquid moving in the cubes.
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