How to make coffee syrup, or instant coffee concentrate - this homemade coffee-flavored syrup is made with two ingredients, and perfect for making coffee milk, iced lattes, ice cream, milkshakes and desserts. No refined sugar, no corn syrup and no additives or preservatives.
Here I'll tell you how to make homemade coffee syrup in five minutes! This instant coffee concentrate is a liquid that keeps refrigerated and contains a sweet coffee concentrate liquid that you can add to flavor coffee, milkshakes, smoothies, and even drizzling over yogurt or ice cream.
Only two ingredients are needed - a quality instant coffee and an unrefined sweetener. It is made with a minute in a microwave - no pans to wash, no turning on the oven or stove. And this syrup is easily customizable, add mint, lavender or fresh fruit to create a flavored coffee syrup.
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Why You'll Love This
- Quick & Easy: Takes only a minute to prepare.
- Minimal Ingredients: Just three pantry staples.
- Versatile: Ideal for coffee milk, iced lattes, smoothies, or even baking.
- Make-Ahead: Store in the fridge for a week or freezer for 3 months.
How To Use Coffee Syrup?
- For Drinks. Add a few tablespoons to milkshakes, smoothies, hot chocolate, most importantly lattes and iced coffees.
- For Desserts. Add a few tablespoons to brownies, cake batter, cookie dough, any no bake recipe, cheesecakes and ice creams.
- For Breakfast Recipes. Add a few tablespoons to oatmeal, overnight oats, waffles, baked oats, breakfast bowls, and more breakfast recipes.
Use coffee syrup to make a simple iced latte - just fill a glass with ice, add 3 tablespoon of coffee syrup, add half a glass of milk, stir and top with cold foam. Enjoy!
🧾Ingredients Needed
- Instant coffee. Measure dry granules. Use a quality brand such as organic Mount Hagan. You can also use decaffeinated coffee if needed.
- Coconut sugar (brown sugar). You can use cane sugar, but coconut sugar is preferred as it is refined-sugar-free.
See the recipe card at the bottom for full information on ingredients and quantities.
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🥣Steps to Make Coffee Syrup
For more detail, visit the complete and printable recipe at the bottom of this post, but here are general steps.
Step 1: Measure out your instant coffee and sugar.
Step 2: In a microwave-safe cup combine instant coffee, coconut sugar, and water.
Step 3: Microwave for 1 minute, stir until combined.
Step 4: Allow mixture to cool for 20 minutes before transferring to a clean glass bottle.
Storage of Coffee Syrup
- Refrigerate. Store coffee syrup in a glass bottle or container for 1 week. Be sure the container is clean either via hot dishwasher, or heat it in the oven at 325 F for 10 minutes.
- Frozen. Add the syrup to ice cube trays for easy dispensing into iced drinks. This lasts 3 months.
Optional Add-ins
- Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. A concentrate vanilla paste or a fresh vanilla bean scrapped will add the most flavor.
- Add any extract. Orange, mint or almond will add a delicious flavor to your coffee syrup. Add ½ tsp.
- Add spices. Cinnamon or pumpkin pie spices. Add 1 tsp.
- Add chocolate. Add cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder, about 1 tbsp, to add a mocha flavor to your coffee syrup.
🥛 How to Make Coffee Milk
Use this versatile instant coffee syrup to make a creamy, sweet coffee-flavored drink that’s like chocolate milk—but with coffee! The drink has a history in the New England state of Rhode Island but anyone can drink it.
Instructions: Just mix 2 tablespoon of this instant coffee syrup to 1 cup of your favorite milk. Stir and enjoy over ice or warm in the microwave about 1 minute.
FAQS
Yes, you can but you'll have to reduce the water by half or more. The trick is to use a strong version of whatever coffee you choose whether it be fresh brewed, cold brew, espresso shots or drip. You can also use decaffeinated instant.
Yes, this will create a thicker and more bitter coffee syrup. Instead of microwaving the mixture, add it to a pan and simmer on low for 3 minutes. Do not burn, keep stirring.
Yes, instead of coconut sugar, use monk fruit sugar or date sugar or erythritol or stevia. you might have to adjust the amount depending on the sweetness of your choice.
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📖 Recipe
How to Make Coffee Syrup (Coffee Concentrate)
Equipment
- microwave
Ingredients
- ¼ cup instant coffee Use a quality brand such as organic Mount Hagan. You can also use decaffeinated coffee if needed.
- ¼ cup coconut sugar (brown sugar) Or cane sugar, but coconut sugar is preferred as it is refined-sugar-free.
- ½ cup water
Optional
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
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Instructions
- Measure out your instant coffee and sugar.
- In a microwave-safe cup combine instant coffee, coconut sugar, and water. Optional, add the vanilla and salt.¼ cup instant coffee, ¼ cup coconut sugar (brown sugar), ½ cup water, 1 teaspoon vanilla, pinch salt
- Microwave for 1 minute, stir until combined.
- Allow mixture to cool for 20 minutes before transferring to a clean glass bottle.
Dee Dine says
Easy homemade coffee syrup to use as a base for iced lattes and coffee milk.