Easy Instant Iced Coffee
Updated Jan 16, 2026
This Instant Iced Coffee recipe is a game changer! Learn how to make perfect inexpensive iced coffee every time at home.
Why this is the best iced coffee recipe
- No hot water required: that’s right, you don’t need hot water to make instant coffee dissolve. This easy iced coffee recipe uses cold water only.
- Affordable: much cheaper than a trip to Starbucks or a bottle of cold brew, this recipe uses instant coffee granules.
- Easy to customize: the flavor possibilities are endless!
⭐️Review⭐️
“I never comment on recipes but wanted to stop and say that I have been trying to make a decent iced coffee with instant grounds for a long time. I tried this one on a whim this morning and wow it’s actually really good!”
Iced coffee ingredients
- Instant coffee
- Cold water
- Creamer
- Ice
How to make iced coffee from instant coffee
- Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of instant coffee and 2/3 cup cold water to a glass. Stir constantly for 1-2 minutes, until the instant coffee granules dissolve completely.
- Add ice.
- Stir in creamer to taste.
Joy’s Note
I do not include an amount for creamer to use as I have found this is personal preference, but this coffee to water ratio gives you the perfect coffee every time! You can make the coffee stronger or weaker by adjusting the coffee to water ratio.
⭐️Review⭐️
“Outstanding, so inexpensive, so fast and sooooo gooood !!!!!!!”
Ways to customize iced coffee
- Add more instant coffee: like your coffee stronger? Use more instant coffee to taste.
- Use more or less water: Play around with the amount of water you use to find your perfect iced coffee.
- Use coffee syrups with your creamer: vanilla syrup, salted caramel syrup, or hazelnut syrup would all be delicious.
- Make a homemade cold foam: use a handheld electric frother to whip together heavy cream with coffee syrup or creamer until thick.
⭐️Review⭐️
“Thank you for this life changer! I have tried to make good iced coffee for years and it has always been hit or miss. Cold brew, hot brew over ice, etc. Stumbled across your recipe…had doubts…tried it anyway. Absolutely delicious! No more prepping in advance. Instant perfection. “
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Instant Iced Coffee
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee grounds
- 2/3 cup cold water
- coffee creamer, to taste
- Ice
Instructions
- Add the instant coffee grounds and cold water to a glass and stir well.
- Stir constantly and allow the coffee to completely dissolved (this may take 1-2 minutes).
- Add ice and creamer to taste and enjoy!
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I was very skeptical but this is great! Quick to make and tasty! I used 1/3 cup fat free 1/2 & 1/2 and 1 tablespoon of sugar free vanilla syrup instead of flavored milk or creamer. I also want to try it blended.
I make this every day! But I use a bottle of water.. take a sip out. Use a funnel & put your tbsp of coffee.. add creamer & shake up! I make 2-3 bottles at a time. So good!
Genius! Used Nescafe clasico and silk caramel almond milk. Thank you so much for posting this recipe!!
I don’t know why I never thought to use Instant coffee to get iced coffee that’s not too watered down, but this is perfect. I have been able to make so much iced coffee this way, saving money and all those plastic cups!!
THIS RECIPE IS AMAZING!!! Definitely changed my family’s morning routine! I made one for my brother and he instantly texted his girlfriend to tell her the recipe! We love the blended coffee too!!
Love hearing this! So glad you enjoyed the recipe and thanks for leaving a comment 🙂
I now always make iced coffee this way! It’s delicious, takes only the blink of an eye and beats the bejezus out of any other recipe! I make it in a glass large enough that I start with 2T of instant coffee, and I use half-and-half for my creamer. Thank you for this!
Pam
You’re a genius! This is so much better than buying them you can control how strong it is, me personally I like it strong you can control what it’s made with how creamy it is how Sweet it is. It’s the absolute best! I have been using for several months a internet advertised coffee concentrate liquid but a jar of instant coffee is a lot cheaper and works even better! Thanks bunches!
So happy you enjoyed the recipe, thanks for sharing!
I just made this. I used a Cinnamon Toast Crunch creamer my brother got me and some of the Nespresso Instant Coffee. It was so easy and quick to make. This just saved my wallet. Thank you!
I stumbled across this by accident three weeks ago and haven’t been buying iced coffee out since. Thanks so much.
So glad you have enjoyed the recipe!