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Iced Coffee Recipes

How to Make Iced Coffee at Home

By , About.com Guide

In North America, coffee and espresso drinks are relatively popular, but in the summertime, iced coffee and iced espresso drinks become the norm.

Learn to make iced coffee and iced espresso drinks at home with this collection of easy iced coffee recipes.

How to Make Cold-Brewed Coffee

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Usually, when you ice a beverage, it loses its sweetness and begins to taste more tart or bitter. However, unlike hot coffee that's poured over ice or chilled, cold-brewed coffee has a naturally smooth, sweet flavor. You don't need to add any milk and sugar to enjoy it.

This cold-brewed coffee tutorial explains how to make cold-brewed coffee at home in six easy steps. You can also add Coffee Ice Cubes or Milky Coffee Ice Cubes to keep your cold-brewed coffee (or any iced coffee, for that matter) more flavorful as it warms up.

Iced Espresso Recipes

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This collection of iced espresso recipes includes recipes for instant iced espresso drinks, chilled espresso martinis (like the one pictured here) and more.

Alcoholic Iced Coffee Recipes

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From sambuca with three coffee beans to espresso martinis to an icy coffee milkshake, this collection of chilled alcoholic coffee recipes has it all. My personal favorite is the Kahlua Popsicles (pictured here), which were inspired by Vietnamese coffee popsicles.

All-Nighter Coffee Smoothie Recipe (Video)

This video recipe from Lucky Cat in New York City explains step-by-step how to make an icy coffee smoothie. You might also want to check out this Coffee Smoothie Video Recipe from Rachel Edelman.

Coffee Coke Float Recipe

Coffee, cream, coffee ice cream and Coca-Cola... Perhaps the ultimate drinks for the dog days of summer, it's a mega-dose of caffeine and sugar that's sure to please fans of both.

Lemon Iced Coffee Recipe

This unusual iced coffee recipe features lemon sherbet, lemon juice and grated lemon zest.

Instant Iced Cappuccino Recipe

Most of the time, iced coffee drinks are harder to prepare than hot coffee drinks. This iced cappuccino recipe is an exception -- it's far easier to make than a regular Hot Cappuccino.

If you like easy iced cappuccinos, be sure to also try this Instant Iced Raspberry Cappuccino Recipe.

Thai Iced Coffee Recipe

This easy iced coffee recipe comes from About.com Thai Food. You can use instant coffee or leftover, strongly brewed coffee to make it.

Frozen Tea & Coffee Granita Recipes

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Granitas are frozen drink-foods that, depending on how you make them, can have a consistency that ranges from that of a 'slushie' to that of a 'sno-cone'. This collection of tea and coffee granitas includes recipes for Icy Caramel Latte Granitas, Frozen Chocolate-Chai-Coffee Granitas, Iced Mocha Granitas and White Mocha Granitas.

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