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How To Make Caramel Iced Coffee With a Keurig
How to use a Keurig coffee maker to make iced caramel coffee drinks.
Published March 25, 2022
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Erik Hedlund
Coffee experts@The Coffee Lab
Coffee isn’t just a beverage that you can enjoy hot. Lots of people love the taste of coffee on summer days, where iced coffee is a popular option to keep you feeling cool and refreshed while still getting your caffeine fix. If you love a caramel iced coffee in the summer, then you’ll be excited to hear that you can easily make iced coffee from Keurig machine with simple iced coffee K cups. If you are wondering how to make iced coffee from a Keurig or can Keurig make iced coffee, then you’ll be glad to hear that it’s simple. Depending on the Keurig you have, you can find Keurig with iced setting and you can use Keurig iced coffee cups instead of your usual hot coffee K cups for those warm summer days where you prefer to drink something more refreshing.
What Ingredients Do You Need for Caramel Iced Coffee?
With your Keurig iced coffee machine and four simple ingredients, you can easily create an iced coffee from Keurig machine that tastes the same as what you might order from somewhere like Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. To make your caramel iced coffee from a Keurig, you will need:
· A dark roast K cup of your choice
· 4-6 ice cubes
· Two tablespoons of caramel syrup or caramel sauce
· 4oz cold milk
· Flavored coffee creamer or sweetener of your choice (optional)
· Chocolate sauce, or whipped cream, additional caramel syrup for the topping (optional)
To make the iced coffee, follow these steps:
1. Prepare the Coffee
Place your K cup in your Keurig brewer as normal and brew a 4oz cup of coffee. If your Keurig doesn’t have this setting, use the 6oz setting. Brew it in the same way as you would when you prepare a standard hot cup of coffee and let your coffee drip into a regular coffee cup.
2. Add the Syrup
Add 2 tablespoons of caramel sauce or syrup into your hot coffee and stir until it is dissolved completely. You can also add coffee creamer or another sweetener of your choice into the hot coffee if you like.
3. Add the Ice
Once everything has dissolved, place your ice cubes in a tall glass and pour the coffee over the ice. Then, add your milk. You can stir it into the mixture or leave it with the swirls that occur naturally when cold milk and hot coffee are mixed together.
4. Add Optional Garnish
If you like, you can either enjoy your drink plain or add some toppings like caramel sauce, whipped cream, or chocolate syrup.
5. Serve and Enjoy!
Put a straw in your glass and your iced caramel coffee is ready to drink!
How to Make an Iced Caramel Latte
If you want to use your Keurig to make an iced caramel latte similar to what you might get at Starbucks, simply follow the above recipe but use heavy cream instead of cold milk. Before adding ice, give your drink some extra sweetness and an artistic flair by drizzling some caramel syrup around the sides of your glass.
How to Make an Iced Caramel Macchiato
One of the most popular iced coffee drinks from Starbucks is the iced Caramel Macchiato, and you can easily recreate this beverage with your Keurig machine. Use a Starbucks K-cup to get an even more authentic taste. The steps for the recipe are similar to the iced caramel coffee above, however, add vanilla syrup before you put the rest of your ingredients in your glass. You will also need to assemble the drink a little bit differently – pour the milk in first, over the ice, and then pour the coffee on top instead before topping with a caramel drizzle.
Using Keurig Iced Coffee Pods
If you want an even more convenient way to use your Keurig with iced coffee, then you might be wondering, which Keurig makes iced coffee? Check your machine to see if it is a Keurig with iced setting – if you have this setting, then you can used iced coffee K cups to make cold coffee directly from your machine without having to add ice to cool it down. The Keurig K-Elite Coffee Maker is a highly recommended Keurig machine that can make iced coffee. This function is known as ‘brew over ice’ and it is designed to create a stronger brew to account for the fact that it is going to be diluted by ice. It also slightly reduces the brew volume to account for the additional ice, along with reducing the brewing temperature for a perfect iced coffee.
More Iced Coffee Recipes
While you can make Keurig iced drinks easily once you have the recipe, you might also be interested in some other iced coffee recipes that you can make at home. Also, if you do not have a Keurig machine at home, you can get a similar result to the recipes shown above using many other brewing methods. Espresso makers, Nespresso pod machines, percolators, Moka pots, aeropress, and even the French press can be used to make strong coffee that is then diluted with ice and milk that you can add caramel and other flavorings of your choice to.
Cold Brew
One of the easiest ways to make iced coffee at home is to prepare cold brew. With this method of brewing, no hot water is used, and you do not need any specialized coffee makers. All you will need is a jug or container to brew the coffee in, ground coffee, and a filter. You should start preparing cold brew well in advance of when you would like to drink it since it takes at least twelve hours at room temperature or in the fridge to brew. Simply add coarse coffee grounds and water in a jug or jar and leave in the fridge for 10-20 hours. Pour your coffee through a filter and add water, milk, and other flavorings to serve.
Vietnamese Iced Coffee
This iced coffee recipe is just as easy as a cold brew to prepare, and you can use your Keurig iced coffee setting to make it if you like. The process involves brewing the coffee grounds as normal. However, there is a slight difference to make the coffee flavor stronger. Either use a specific drip tool or if your Keurig machine has a brew over ice function, use that to brew stronger coffee. However, if your Keurig machine doesn’t have the brew over ice button, you can alternatively use a stronger brew setting instead. Rather than brewing over ice, this style of coffee is brewed over condensed milk that you add to your cup before brewing. Once the brew has finished, stir the contents together, pour over ice, and enjoy.
Things to Consider When Making Iced Coffee With a Keurig
The good news is that even if you have a Keurig brewer that does not offer the brew over ice setting, you can still make great iced coffee with almost any Keurig machine. Making iced coffee with your Keurig machine is fairly straightforward as long as you have the right ingredients. Some tips to keep in mind for brewing better iced coffee include:
Choose a Strong Coffee
The stronger the coffee that you use for your iced drink, the better. This is because the coffee is going to be diluted when you brew it over ice. If your Keurig has a brew over ice setting, it will automatically adjust the brewing process when you select this setting to brew stronger coffee, so that you do not lose the flavor when the ice is added. However, if you have a Keurig machine that does not offer this feature, choose a strong brew setting or choose a strong K-Cup coffee to account for the dilution.
Use Cold Milk
If you are going to be adding milk to your iced coffee, then fresh milk that has been chilled in the fridge is the best option. Long-life milk can be handy, but it might be a good idea to place it in the fridge for a while beforehand since room temperature milk will melt the ice and subsequently dilute the coffee quickly.
Use a Thermos
If you want your iced coffee to last as long as possible, a simple way to keep it cold and avoid it getting watery if you’re sitting outside drinking it in the sun is to brew directly into a Thermos cup or flask filled with ice, which will keep it nice and chilled while preserving the coffee flavor.
Use Frozen Coffee
Instead of using regular ice cubes made from water, you can freeze black coffee instead to add to your iced coffee. This way, once the ice is diluted, it only adds to the strength of your coffee rather than diluting it. All you need to do is prepare a batch of black coffee, allow it to cool, and pop it in an ice tray to freeze.
If you have a Keurig machine, you can easily use it to make delicious caramel iced coffee drinks for the summer.
About the author
Erik Hedlund
With Era of We and The Coffee Lab, I hope to share knowledge, increase the value of coffee – and secure the future of coffee.
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