Viral Homemade Iced Coffee Recipe Promises Café-Style Creaminess for Just Minutes of Work

A Hebrew food post says summer iced-coffee fans can make a cheaper, café-style version at home in just five minutes. The recipe is designed for one tall glass, about 350 to 450 ml, and is described as easy, dairy-based, and so appealing that even children will love it.

The ingredient list calls for one cup of ice cubes, or preferably frozen coffee cubes, half a cup of cold milk, one espresso shot or half a cup of very strong chilled coffee, one to two tablespoons of dulce de leche, one teaspoon of sugar to taste, and one packet of vanilla sugar. The post says the key to a thick, airy texture is not to use ordinary ice if possible, because frozen coffee keeps the drink from being watered down and makes it taste stronger and richer.

To make the frozen coffee cubes, the writer says to prepare strong coffee in advance, cool it completely, pour it into an ice tray, and freeze it for at least four to six hours. For the drink itself, the ice or coffee cubes are blended with the cold milk, coffee, dulce de leche, and optional vanilla sugar for 20 to 40 seconds until smooth and lightly frothy. The mixture is then tasted and sweetened further if needed.

The post also recommends drizzling dulce de leche inside a tall glass before pouring in the frappé-style coffee, then adding another stripe on top for decoration. For an even more café-like foam, it suggests blending only the milk and dulce de leche for 10 seconds before adding the ice and blending again, which traps air and creates a delicate froth.