10 coffee drinks you can easily make at home

You don’t need any of the coffee brewing set-ups we’ve mentioned to make this viral coffee sensation at home. A South Korean creation named after a popular brand of toffee sweets, all you need is instant coffee, brown or white sugar, and hot water… and maybe a strong wrist if you don’t have an electric mixer. You can drink the Dalgona topping with any drink base you’d like: Whole milk is the original recipe, but we like chocolate oat milk or unsweetened almond milk. Don’t forget to rake in those likes on social media.

Springtime in Hong Kong is cold, wet, and rainy. What better way to relax at home than with a good book and a strong boozy coffee? The Irish coffee was originally created in 1943 as a warming treat for weary travellers at Foynes Port near Limerick, Ireland, then brought to the Buena Vista Hotel in San Francisco in 1952 where it exploded in popularity. All you need to make an Irish coffee is hot coffee, Irish whisky and whipped crème, and we guarantee you’ll be savouring this tipple at any time of the day.

How is cold brew different from iced coffee? For the caffeine addicts out there, cold brew eliminates the acidity and bitterness that’s present in regular coffee making, and the slow extraction method results in a way higher caffeine content. Stock up on your favourite light roast bean blend and lots of cold mineral water, grab a big jar and paper sieve, and prepare yourself for a test of patience. Cold brew coffee is definitely our favourite summer morning wake-up.

Now that you’ve got your cold brew, turn it into a classic Italian summer dessert with this affogato recipe! It’s beyond easy: Add some ice and water to your cold brew and top with your favourite, traditionally vanilla, ice cream. Make sure you get the fancy kind of vanilla ice cream, where you can still see bits of the seeds scattered throughout.

If you’ve been to a local cha chaan teng, chances are you’ve heard of this local coffee and tea drink. For the days when you can’t decide between tea and coffee, this is the drink for you. It’s simple: Mix together hot coffee, hot black tea, and top it off with some evaporated milk (Black & White brand is the norm here). Best served iced.

An even easier and faster way to craft a cup of iced yuenyeung is to prepare it with Nespresso capsules: Their latest line of flavours, made especially for cold coffees, give a perfect finish when poured over ice. Freddo Delicato imparts a fruity note with a sweet and mild approach, which will balance nicely with the bitterness of black tea and sweetness of the milk.

Let’s face it, we’re a sucker for that calorie-dense, cloyingly sweet Starbucks frappuccino. Whether it’s mocha, vanilla, mango, or green tea, this icy treat is hard to beat. Fortunately, you can make this right in your kitchen as long as you’ve got a blender. All you need is chilled and strongly brewed coffee, lots of ice, and whatever syrup you can get your hands on. Make things easy for yourself and prepare your coffee with Nespresso’s Freddo Intenso for an intense and full-bodied experience, and pop it into the fridge for a hassle-free cooldown. Don’t forget the whipped cream!

As we’ve mentioned before, the traditional way to serve Vietnamese coffee is over ice with lots and lots of condensed milk. A spin on this recipe is the egg coffee, which may sound icky to most but we promise it’s a creamy drink akin to a liquid tiramisu. Originating in Hanoi during the First Indochina War, Nguyen Van Giang whisked in egg yolks into a customer’s coffee as a substitute for the shortage of milk. His recipe was such a hit that he opened Café Giang, where his son still serves the original recipe to this day. Of course you don’t just crack an egg into your morning coffee: Simply whisk the egg yolks with sugar or condensed milk until it becomes a rich sugary foam and add it to your coffee.

No, this coffee won’t actually stop bullets, but it does apparently help with weight loss and metabolism! This bulletproof coffee recipe is perfect for anyone on a low-carb, high-fat (otherwise known as the Keto diet) diet, and is chock-full of nutrients, using ghee (Indian clarified butter) or grass-fed butter, coconut oil and a little something called MCT oil. MCT oil is a supplement made from a type of fat called medium-chain triglycerides, which are smaller than most of the fats we normally consume which makes them easier to digest and absorb into our bloodstream, thus creating more usable energy.

The dirty chai is one of our favourite tea and coffee mix drinks, and is super flavourful to boot. You don’t need an espresso machine for this, just regular coffee and your favourite chai blend and dairy or non-dairy milk. Chai lattes are an aromatic, warming drink on their own, but why not add that much needed caffeine kick in?

It doesn’t have to be autumn for you to enjoy a delightful pumpkin spice latte. This version is also much better for you than the one made famous by the famous coffee chain, using almond milk, maple syrup and real pumpkin puree to sweeten your strong coffee and pumpkin spices. If the spice blend you’re using isn’t strong enough, chuck a couple dashes of cinnamon and cloves in there, your tastebuds will thank you.