Coffee is one of the most popular drinks around the world. The scent and its stimulant effect wake you up and give you the energy needed to carry out your tasks. Ordering coffee from local shops is a daily routine for some people. But how about making these coffee drinks at home?
Making these drinks at home will also help to ensure that you’re consuming halal drinks. The preparation and ingredients all matter when it comes to halal dietary requirements. Hence, we’ve explored 10 DIY Coffee Drinks to make at home in this post.
Let’s go!
10 DIY Coffee Drinks to Make At Home
1. French Press Coffee
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4 mugs
Ingredients
- 70g coffee beans
- 4 cups filtered water (950g)
- 8 cups (1 liter) French Press
Directions
- Grind the coffee beans using a coffee grinder into a medium grind, ensuring that it’s not too fine or too coarse.
- Heat the water to about 200 °F and leave to sit for a minute.
- Add the coffee grounds into a pot and pour in the hot water. Stir with a spoon.
- Leave for a minute and add water.
- Let it brew, fill the French Press to the top, and stir again.
- Place the lid over the Press and press the plunger all the way down.
- Serve and enjoy!
2. Cold Brew Coffee
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 9 servings
Ingredients
- 6 cups filtered water
- 1 ½ cups medium coarse-ground coffee
Directions
- Pour the water into a large jug and add the coffee grounds. Cover the jug and shake to mix.
- Refrigerate for about 24 hours.
- Then, strain the coffee into a clean jug and remove all the coffee grounds.
- Refrigerate again for up to a week and serve.
3. Frozen Coffee
Preparation Time: 3 minutes
Servings: 1 medium drink
Ingredients
- ¾ cup cold brew coffee
- 1 cup ice
- 1 ½ tbsp sugar, granulated
- 2 tbsp creamer or milk (optional)
- Whipped cream for topping (optional)
Directions
- Pour the coffee, ice, sugar, and milk into a blender and blend till it’s smooth.
- Top with whipped cream, if you like, and serve
4. Hot Chocolate Espresso coffee
Preparation time: less than 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- ½ cup cream, heavy
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 tbsp sugar, powdered
- ½ tsp espresso powder
- 8 ounces dark chocolate
- Whipped cream to serve
Directions
- Whisk the milk, heavy cream, sugar, and espresso powder together in a saucepan placed over medium heat.
- Whisk till small bubbles appear around the edges. Let the mixture steam well and reduce the heat.
- Chop the dark chocolates and stir them in.
- Serve and top with whipped cream.
5. Pumpkin Coffee
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp cinnamon and ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 2 tbsp pumpkin puree
- 1 cup coffee, brewed
- 2 tbsp sweetener of your choice
Directions
- Pour all the ingredients into a saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir occasionally and let it steam, ensuring it doesn’t boil.
- Reduce heat after 6-8 minutes and serve over ice.
- Top with whipped cream if you like.
6. Iced Coffee
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp instant coffee granules
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 1 cup ice
- 6 ounces cold milk
Directions
- Mix the water, coffee, and sugar in a jar and shake till it foams.
- Pour it into a glass filled with ice cubes and add milk.
- Serve and enjoy!
7. Whipped Coffee
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp instant coffee
- 2 tbsp boiling water
- 2 tbsp sugar, granulated
- 16 ounces of milk to serve
Directions
- Pour in the coffee, water, and sugar in a bowl and whisk to combine
- The whisking will take about 5-10 minutes, depending on the type of whisk.
- Whisk till it’s thickened.
- Serve over any milk of your choice.
8. Dalgon Coffee
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp instant coffee
- 2 tbsp boiling water
- 1 cup of desired milk
- A pinch of cinnamon (optional)
Directions
- Add the coffee, sugar and boiling water in a bowl and mix using a hand mixer at high speed.
- Whip for about 2 minutes and taste.
- Add more milk or sugar if the taste is very strong.
- Pour the coffee into a glass and add your desired milk. You can also add a few ice cubes into a cup before the milk, then top with the coffee.
- Serve and enjoy!
9. Pumpkin Spice Latte
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 28g pumpkin puree
- 20g sugar
- 4.2g pumpkin spice
- 118g strong coffee
- Whipped cream
- 473g milk
Directions
- Place a pan over medium heat, add in the milk, pumpkin purée and sugar.
- Heat and don’t let it react to the boiling point.
- Remove the pan and add in the vanilla extract, pumpkin spice and coffee. Whisk together.
- Pour the mixture into glasses. Top with whip cream and sprinkle pumpkin spice.
- Serve and enjoy!
10. Chocolate (White) Mocha
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- Whipped cream
- 236 ml frothed milk
- 45ml espresso
- 579 white chocolate (chopped)
Directions
- Get a saucepan and pour the chocolate inside it. Heat over medium heat till it softens.
- Mix espresso into the chocolate and stir.
- Pour the frothed milk into the coffee and add whipped cream as topping.
- Enjoy!
Final Thoughts
With that, we’ve completed our list of 10 DIY Coffee Drinks to make at home. If you have a coffee preparation hack you’d like to share or even more coffee recipes, drop them below in the comments.