What is iced coffee, recipes for making it at home

True coffee gourmets are not used to giving up their favorite drink, even in the hot summer. However, not everyone will drink a hot Americano or cappuccino on a hot day. That is why on the menu of coffee shops you can find coffee drinks that will give you coolness and invigoration; ice cream is one of them. This drink is worthy of close attention, and therefore we decided to devote today’s conversation to it. You will learn what iced coffee is and learn how to prepare it.

France is considered the birthplace of iced coffee and there are many lovers and fans of this aromatic coffee drink there. Nevertheless, it is often said that glass first appeared in Austria. Personally, it seems to me that it doesn’t matter at all who was the first to prepare this drink, what’s more important is the fact that it is currently popular everywhere.

Origin

Austria is considered the birthplace of the recipe. According to legend, one day a visitor to one of the cafes ordered a cappuccino, but the barista did not have milk, and he replaced the missing component with creamy ice cream. The cool, sweet dessert delighted the guest, and over time the owner of the coffee shop introduced it to the menu.

From its supposed historical homeland, the recipe quickly spread to other European countries, but gained particular popularity in France, where it got its name.

Some sources claim that the concept of “glace” was originally applied to chilled espresso with liqueur. According to other sources, this could be the name of a coffee drink with yolk.

Origin of glasse

Iced coffee is a cold drink served with delicious ice cream in tall glasses or glass cups. Outwardly it is similar to a latte, but differs in taste and recipe.

The birthplace of the drink cannot be definitively named; some facts speak of Australian origin, while others speak of French origin. The name comes from French and is translated as “frozen” or “chilled”, “ice”. To make it appetizing and impressive, the drink is served in transparent tall glasses with a tempting cherry on top of a mountain of ice cream. There are many recipes for making coffee, and each country prepares it differently.

An Australian legend tells of the accidental origin of the product's recipe. One day, a skilled barista, afraid of losing a regular customer, added ice cream to espresso instead of milk; the guest loved the drink so much that he began to order it constantly. Since then, the drink has been very popular all over the world, especially often ordered on hot summer days.

Many people rack their brains over how to say it correctly: glasse or glace. That's right and so and so.

What is iced coffee?

Glace is a cold coffee drink made from 3 parts Americano and 1 part ice cream. Most often, the base for this dessert is made weak and sweet.

The ice cream cap not only softens the taste, but also gives it an interesting layered structure.

To prevent the top from melting before consumption, crushed ice, cold cream or milk are added to the coffee, and only then a ball of ice cream is placed in the cup.

Main ingredients for ice cream.

Composition and calorie content

Calorie content depends on the type of ice cream used in preparation, the amount of sweeteners and other additives. Its energy value is:

for the classic recipe - 91 kcal per 100 g;
with milk (50 ml) - 103 kcal;
with topping syrup (2 tsp) - 120 kcal;
with sweet whipped cream (30 ml) - 102 kcal;
with egg yolks - 112 kcal.

Calorie content is calculated for ice cream with 2 tsp. sugar per cup. The average serving size of the drink is 200 ml. Adding alcohol, fruit, coconut and sweets increases the nutritional value of coffee.

Coffee calories

The calorie content of a serving of Glass is 125 kcal. At the same time, coffee itself, prepared without any additives, is a very low-calorie product. People watching their figure should pay attention to the serving size, the amount of ice cream added and avoid adding sugar to the drink.

Natural high-quality coffee initially contains many essential oils and is rich in carbohydrates. However, during the roasting process, all these substances are burned. The calorie content of brewed black coffee is only 2 kcal. However, it is important to remember that the number of calories increases as the strength of the drink increases.

Coffee with the addition of milk, ice cream or cream will benefit people suffering from chronic colitis. Dairy products reduce the tonic effect of the drink, so Glass is also indicated for diseases of the cardiovascular system.

Ingredients for cooking

The main ingredients of the drink are ground coffee, water and ice cream. To change the taste, you can add additional ingredients, take a different type of grain or type of ice cream.

Coffee

Since the glace has a mild flavor, to prepare it you need to use ground Arabica beans or a mixture of Arabica and Robusta. The share of second grade should not be more than 10%. Recommended roasting is medium.

Inexpensive blends of Arabica and Robusta are suitable for glace.

Ground beans are prepared in a coffee machine, French press, coffee maker or cezve (Turk). To simplify the recipe, you can use an instant or brewed drink as a base.

Ice cream

The following types of ice cream are suitable for the classic recipe:

creamy and chocolate ice cream;
Creme brulee;
dairy;
homemade berry sorbet.

Water

To prepare the drink, you should use filtered or bottled water. The mineralization level should be in the range of 70-200 mg/l.

Additional ingredients may include:

liquid and whipped cream, condensed milk;
brown or white sugar, powdered sugar;
coffee toppings;
egg yolks;
alcoholic liqueurs, cognacs, sweet liqueurs, whiskey;
grated or melted chocolate, thick cocoa;
candy crumbs;
citrus zest;
bananas, fresh berries;
cardamom, cinnamon, ginger;
coconut, almond flakes.

McDonalds cappuccino - calorie content, composition, properties

Fast food chain restaurants serve delicious Cappuccino. They sell it in glasses of various capacities: 200 ml and 300 ml. Of course, customers are interested in how much the drink costs. Prices may vary slightly depending on discounts, the approximate cost of coffee is 86 rubles and 99 rubles, respectively: 200 ml and 300 ml.

To prepare Cappuccino, take the following ingredients:

Arabica, Robusta coffee beans
filtered water
milk (fat content 3.5%)
sugar

The calorie content of the drink is 75 kcal. Cappuccino has a little less milk than Latte, so it has a slightly bitter, tart taste. This doesn’t spoil it at all; on the contrary, it gives it a special charm.

Now it’s not difficult for you to choose one of the above drinks. In addition to the types of coffee mentioned above, in these establishments you can also buy cold Ice coffee, which is prepared mainly in the summer from natural coffee beans, milk and ice.

Popular recipes

The most popular are classic, alcoholic, creamy and chocolate glace. In the warm season, a lighter recipe with strawberry ice cream will come in handy, and in the winter, a nutritious dessert with egg yolk.

Classical

To prepare a classic glaze you need:

Brew Americano from 1-2 tsp. ground beans and 150 ml of water.
Cool the base using a water bath and then refrigerate for 30 minutes. To shorten the process, you can add a little crushed ice to it.
Pour the Americano into a clear cup. Place a ball of ice cream and decorate.

With cream

How to prepare the creamy variety:

Brew 30-50 ml espresso, add 2 tsp. sugar, dilute it with hot water.
Pour into a glass and add a few pieces of ice.
Place 30-40 g of ice cream and 20 ml of whipped cream on top. Sprinkle with grated chocolate.

Glace with cream will appeal to lovers of chilled coffee with a milky taste.

With alcohol

The adult variation of the recipe differs from the classic one only in the presence of an alcoholic component. It can be whiskey, cream or chocolate liqueur, cognac, rum, etc. You need to take 15-20 ml of alcohol per serving of Americano.

With egg yolks

A dessert with yolk called “Sunrise” is high-calorie and satisfying. To prepare it you need:

Brew a strong Americano.
Grind 1 egg yolk with 3-4 tsp. powdered sugar or vanilla sugar.
Heat the coffee base in a water bath and pour the egg mixture into it. Stir until smooth, without bringing to a boil.
Pour into a glass, cool. Place 50-60 g of ice cream, garnish with cinnamon and cocoa.

With bananas

How to make banana drink:

Brew Americano, sweeten to taste and cool.
Peel a small banana. Beat the base with the fruit in a blender.
Add ice cream to the bowl or pour into a glass and place on top.

Glaze with banana will make the taste of the drink soft, and the smell – rich and pleasant.

With chocolate

To prepare a chocolate drink you need:

Brew 150 ml of strong Americano and leave it to cool.
Hold a clean glass over boiling water so that condensation settles on the walls.
Grate a slice of dark chocolate and pour onto the bottom and sides of the container. Add vanilla, chocolate or other syrup if desired.
Pour the prepared Americano and place 50 g of ice cream on top. Decorate with grated chocolate.

With strawberry sorbet

Recipe with berry sorbet:

Rinse 100 g of fresh strawberries. If frozen berries are used for cooking, pour boiling water over them and drain in a colander.
Grind the berries with 2-3 tsp. brown sugar.
Pour in 50 ml of heavy cream, mix thoroughly and place in the freezer. Stir occasionally.
Brew a strong Americano. Place the prepared sorbet on a warm coffee base, garnish with slices of fresh berries, mint leaves or confectionery sprinkles.

Paradise

Paradise combines thick coffee and chocolate notes. To prepare it you will need:

Brew espresso, dilute with hot water. Cool to +15°C.
Beat cream with powdered sugar.
Pour 1 tbsp into the bottom of the glass. chocolate syrup. Pour in the cooled base.
Place ice cream and cream on top.
Garnish with finely ground cocoa and caramel crumbs.

Paradise Glaze can be easily prepared at home.

Iced coffee recipes

Preparing a French drink will require a careful approach to the selection of coffee beans, ice cream and adherence to exact proportions.

Classic iced coffee

A classic drink with ice cream is made from natural coffee; depending on the preferred strength of the drink, choose espresso or Americano. It can also be prepared using instant coffee, but the aroma and taste will be inferior to a drink made from natural coffee beans. To obtain a rich, refined taste, it is better to choose medium or strong roasted finely ground Arabica beans.

To prepare you will need:

brewed coffee - 100 ml;
ice cream - about 30 grams;
syrup or sugar - 2 teaspoons;
grated chocolate;

How to cook:

Take natural coffee and brew a double espresso or Americano;
cool the drink. If you brew coffee in a Turkish coffee pot, strain the coffee through a sieve to prevent small particles from getting in;
pour syrup into the bottom, then cooled coffee;
Place ice cream on top in a 3:1 ratio. For example, if you brewed 120 ml of Americano, then add 40 grams of ice cream;
as decoration, you can grate chocolate or sprinkle with cinnamon - the drink is ready;

If you replace natural instant coffee with an unnatural analogue, you are unlikely to get a rich aroma.

White glass

Iced white coffee is a popular type of drink. Its taste is more delicate and soft compared to other recipes.

To prepare you will need:

freshly brewed strong coffee - 200 ml;
creamy ice cream or ice cream - about 30 g;
grated chocolate and cinnamon;
milk about 2% fat - 200 ml;

How to cook:

brew strong coffee;
cool it and then mix it with milk in proportions of 1 to 1. The milk must be cold and of medium fat content (2.5-3%);
pour coffee into a cup and put ice cream on top;
sprinkle with grated chocolate and cinnamon.

This drink is ideal for drinking in the hot summer. You can experiment and add different flavors of ice cream, for example, one scoop of vanilla, the other of chocolate.

Iced coffee with cream

The good thing about iced coffee is that anyone can make it and bring something of their own to the cocktail. You can play with the proportions of the drink's ingredients, changing the taste towards more or less astringency. Iced recipes are replete with all sorts of combinations of ice cream, cream, milk and coffee.

An interesting cocktail is obtained by combining whipped cream and ice cream with the addition of chocolate syrup.

To prepare you will need:

espresso coffee - 100 ml;
creamy ice cream - 50 g;
granulated sugar - 2 teaspoons;
whipped cream - 3 tbsp. spoons;
chocolate chips - 1 teaspoon;
chocolate syrup - 2 teaspoons.

How to cook:

brew strong coffee and cool it;
mix fine granulated sugar with whipped cream to make the consistency dense and thick, otherwise everything will “fall apart” on the surface of the drink;
pour some chocolate syrup inside the cocktail cup;
pour coffee on top and garnish with whipped cream;
Place a scoop of ice cream on top and sprinkle the drink with grated chocolate.

Cooking secrets

The process of preparing glace has several important nuances:

For a summer dessert, take completely chilled coffee, and for a winter dessert, warm coffee. In the first case, the temperature of the finished drink is +10...+20°C, and in the second - +30...+32°C.
When adding whipped cream, do not mix it with hot coffee. High temperatures and acidified environments can cause the product to curdle. A cap of whipped cream is carefully placed on a warm coffee base or on top of ice cream.
It is recommended to add spices (vanilla, cloves, ginger) to the base during the cooking process. Cinnamon is suitable both for enriching the aroma and for decorating the dessert. To give Americano an unusual flavor, you can add dried figs or cardamom to the cezve.
If you use sweetened cream (for example, from a can), you can do without adding sugar or honey.
To obtain a rich taste, you can mix several types of topping. Recommended combinations: chocolate-cherry, vanilla-berries, coconut-pineapple, mint-lemon.

Additives used

Decorating a drink with an ice cream rose

In order to change the taste of ice cream to suit your preferences, add to it:

Alcohol. For example: liqueur, cognac or brandy;
Spices such as: vanilla or cinnamon;
Fillers that decorate the drink. For example: candy crumbs, chocolate syrup, grated chocolate;
Cream or milk;
Nuts;
Cocoa powder;
Chicken egg yolks.

Proper serving of coffee

Glace is served in a tall, cone-shaped glass. Transparent walls allow you to see a clear boundary between the dark base and the light ice cream cap.

You can also use latte glasses or mulled wine cups when serving.

A portion of chilled Americano is poured into a clean container, and a ball of ice cream is carefully placed on top. Syrup and ice are placed at the bottom of the glass. There is also a reverse variation of serving: ice cream is placed on the bottom, which is poured over with coffee. The finished drink turns out less beautiful, but more homogeneous. The light treat floats to the surface, mixing with the base.

The glass can be decorated with berries, grated chocolate, shaped confectionery toppings, cookie slices or nut shavings. It is served with a thick tube and a small spoon with a long handle.

The finished coffee can be sprinkled with chocolate chips or cocoa on top.

How to drink iced glass correctly?

Since iced coffee with ice cream is considered a dessert drink, tall glass glasses with a stem are used to serve it. It can be served in Irish glasses, as well as tall, thin latte glasses. But we do not recommend drinking cold iced coffee from ceramic dishes or cappuccino glasses - they, of course, will not spoil the taste, but they will not reveal the appearance of the drink.

Important! Because the drink is not stirred, most of the ice cream remains on top, sinking to the bottom as it melts and mixing with the espresso. The layered structure looks very attractive; the drink is often additionally decorated with ground cinnamon on top. It is acceptable to put a cherry or any other berry on top.

In accordance with the technological maps, a glass of iced glass is placed on a saucer, and a dessert spoon is placed next to it. A straw is inserted into the drink. Thus, the client of the coffee shop himself decides whether to enjoy the coffee taste, or first taste the ice cream from the surface of the glass. In addition, a portioned packet of sugar is often placed on the saucer so that the client can add it to his or her taste. Vanilla sugar also goes well with the drink.

On a note! Serving iced glass with added alcohol deserves special attention. For this drink, glasses for short drinks are used, as well as a short straw.

They usually drink ice cream between meals - because of the ice cream, the cocktail is quite high in calories. The recommended time of consumption is the second half of the day, since the caffeine content in the drink is moderate.

Important! Sweets are usually not served with ice cream, since ice cream itself can replace any dessert additions.

Difference between ice and latte

Main differences between coffee varieties

Comparison criterion	Latte	Glyase
Number of layers	3	2
Composition of layers	Espresso, frothed milk, milk foam	Americano, ice cream
Calorie content	From 48 kcal	From 91 kcal
Taste qualities	Delicate milky taste, in the absence of sweeteners - slight bitterness	Rich, sweet taste

Latte, like ice cream, has 2 variations. When you add frothed milk to coffee, you get a classic drink, and with the reverse algorithm, you get a latte macchiato.

McDonalds latte - calorie content, composition, properties

Very often, visitors take a delicate, milky, aromatic Latte. In another way, the name of the drink sounds like coffee with milk. Its current cost is 99 rubles. To make Latte you will need:

freshly roasted Robusta and Arabica beans powder
UHT milk - fat content 3.2%
filtered water
sugar, syrup

Latte has the same calorie content as Glace - 125 kcal. It is better to drink coffee after breakfast or lunch. Thanks to the milk drink, metabolism increases, reproductive functions in the body of men improve, mood improves, energy and mental activity increase and blood pressure normalizes.

If you drink coffee regularly, you will reduce the risk of various diseases. In particular, a number of pathologies can be excluded: Parkinson’s disease, malignant tumors in the intestines, liver, pancreas, etc.

If you like your coffee sweeter, then order a Latte with syrup at McDonald's. The pleasant aroma of the syrup will mix with the smell of the grains and you will experience a new taste.

Interesting Facts

There are several interesting facts about ice coffee:

In Italy there is a dessert with a similar method of preparation, but a different ratio of ingredients. It is called affogato, which means "drowned". To prepare the delicacy, topping and 10-20 ml of liqueur are applied to the bottom of the glass, and 50-60 g of ice cream are laid out. The ice cream is topped with a shot of hot espresso. The finished dish is decorated with grated chocolate.
The recipe for the drink depends on the country. For example, in Europe it often includes cognac, and in South America it often includes light or dark rum.
Replacing espresso or Americano latte allows you to get the so-called. “white ice”, which has a soft and sweet taste without bitterness. This drink can even be served at children's parties.

Thanks to its characteristic color and contrast, shades of nail polish, hair dye and other cosmetics are often named after this dessert.

Hot iced coffee with yolk and ice cream

Ingredients

freshly brewed coffee – one cup (100 ml);
sugar – 1 tsp;
fresh egg yolk – 1 pc.;
scoop of ice cream.

Cooking method

Brew coffee. Any recipe will work for this, such as espresso or black.
Beat the yolk with sugar with a fork until smooth. The egg should be taken out of the refrigerator in advance so that it warms up a little.
Add the mixture to the slightly cooled coffee drink.
Keep it with constant stirring for about 15 minutes in a water bath.
Pour into a large cup. Place ice cream on top and serve immediately.

In principle, iced coffee does not have to be made even with ice cream. And the previous recipe demonstrates this quite clearly. The drink, which is called glasse, can easily withstand any of your experiments. Sometimes amazing ideas come to mind literally on the fly. Especially if there are gatherings with girlfriends ahead. This means you need a recipe for a drink with something alcoholic.

Serving iced glass and how to drink it

Correct serving of iced glass

You can even serve dessert on a festive table. Iced glass is served in glasses or cups. They drink this drink through a straw.

Besides this, you need to make it look beautiful. The most important thing is not to forget about the sequence of adding ingredients. In addition, you need to decorate it. This can be done with chocolate syrup, candy pieces, strawberries or mint. You can even use cocoa powder.

Vanilla ice cream, ice cream or creme brulee are considered the best for preparation. You should not add fruit, as it does not give the best combination with coffee.