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I just made this! So delicious! Except I really had to force myself to take my time and sip it. It’s so tasty I easily could have chugged it in less than a minute.
This deliciously milky sweet iced coffee brought to you by Nespresso.
Milk and Honey Iced Coffee: oh, you sweet, roasty, light, milky perfection.
No, wait, just reread that one more time. The fact that I can use all those describing words together to try to transfer this heavenly drink through the computer and into your mouth is proof that there is a magic trick involved here.
That magic trick has a name called Nespresso VertuoLine System. It takes that small space on my kitchen counter and creates a kind of homemade coffee shop fairy tale where *poof* I’m sitting out on the deck with a cute mug of iced coffee complete with striped paper straw and bonus –> I am still wearing my ratty high school hoodie and yogies and my hair is in a bedhead braid. Coffee shop in the house, yo.
The story of coffee in my life started back in high school. I know, shame on my 18-year-old self for drinking caffeine. I think I was tricking myself into being ready for college, where I would go on to be a “coffee” drinker slash champion guzzler of candy flavored creamers. Gah.
Then came married life – with two coffee drinkers in the fam, we got a single serve coffee maker with the little capsules and buttons and all that sparkly jazz. It was fun, but then it quit working and it took up a lot of space and created unnecessary waste (honestly, why has someone not come up with a recyclable single serve coffee capsule yet?) and so, long story short, we parted ways and haven’t looked back.
Currently we’re in Phase: French Press. Yummy yum yum. We love the French press and it’s used every morning in our house for the two rounds of daily coffee. Bjork is the champion coffee grinder and water steeper, so he and the French press have something special going on. I just reap the roasty-delicious-warmth-in-a-mug-yes-I-CAN-get-out-of-bed benefits and I do. not. complain.
In the last two years, I’ve really had two defining coffee experiences that have led us to this newest coffee phase that includes that wonderful thing called Iced Espresso Drinks.
First, when we were in the Philippines, for the life of me, I could not drink hot coffee. I’d wake up and step out of our intensely air conditioned bedroom only to be hit by a wall of smothering, honestly not to be dramatic but I’m totally serious almost nauseating heat. I think this started a trend for me to move away from coffee. Sadness on multiple levels, I know. I just couldn’t do it anymore. My love for all things coffee revived once we got back to the ice land of Minnesota, but I feel like it never fully recovered. Like, coffee. Okay sure meh.
Secondly, just not that long ago when we went on vacation with Bjork’s family, I decided to order an Americano during one of our must-have coffee stops. HELLO AMAZING this is the kind of coffee I’ve been dreaming about all my life but I just never knew this was it. And so it began: my ā¤ journey with espresso. I like it and I want it and I need more of it on all of the days.
Conveniently, this was also about the time that we got the chance to try out a Nespresso VertuoLine System, which, uhh yahh, makes espresso. Annnnd makes you feel like you might be living in the future thanks to the one button phenomenon. It’s the single serving capsule thing all over again, but with extremely delicious coffee that even gets a little frothy on top. F-r-o-t-h-y. It’s creamy + rich + yummy to begin with, and then you go and add that milk and honey, shake it up with some ice, and plunk a cute little straw in that mason jar.
Put on your happy pants, frands. This is the oh my simplest wonderful thing of summer.
(And yes I did pack the Nespresso up and bring it to the cabin with me this week. with the straws, obvi.)
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Milk and Honey Iced Coffee
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Description
This Milk and Honey Iced Coffee is so simple – just four ingredients to the most deliciously sweet and creamy homemade coffee drink!
Ingredients
- 1 Nespresso Altissio capsule
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 cup skim or almond milk
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 6–8 ice cubes
Instructions
- Brew the Altissio using a Nespresso VertuoLine System. It should make about 1/4 cup of espresso. Stir the honey into the hot espresso to dissolve. Add the milk, cream, and vanilla and stir to combine.
- Place the ice cubes in a shaker and pour the coffee and milk mixture over the ice. Cover and shake for 20 seconds. Pour into a glass with the ice cubes. Serve immediately.
Notes
I’ve tried using vanilla beans but they were sort of clumpy. I preferred the vanilla extract in this recipe.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 2 mins
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Brew
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: milk and honey iced coffee, iced coffee recipe, honey iced coffee
Where do you get the capsule??
finally, something to boost up my coffee test. Milk and honey lced coffee is something that looks yummy
Simple & surprisingly fast! I’m a coffee lover and love to try various new flavors of coffee. Iām excited to try Milk and Honey Iced Coffee at home. Thank you for all the detailed instructions. I truly appreciate your work!
Looks delicious, can’t wait to try it!
Enjoy, Shane!
Thank you very much for the recipe you shared I will try this today š¤©
Just wow! nice storytelling. Creating more interest in Nespresso. Carry on.
I love iced coffee.I have never tried a Nespresso machine.But i am definitely going to try this recipe at my home.
Enjoy!
This looks so delicious. Iāll have one for breakfast and evening. The idea of ice cream in your coffee is yummy! Milk and honey makes this coffe so healthy and ice makes cool.
Coffee removes headache and give you perfect solution to lead a happy life. It also removes your boring and dullness. Ice coffee remember you the feel of Igloo. It tastes very delicious… You should try it.
Hi, I’m coffeeholic and love to taste different flavored coffee. So, would you please share some distinctive coffee recipes?
To me coffee is kinda manly drink and I like girlish. So, seriously I never had a sip of coffee. But your recipe sounds interesting and photos are looking delicious. May be now I can try a little. ššš
Enjoy, Ono!
very good and I am not a iced coffee person
New subscriber here. I love the tone of your writing! I can totally relate to that slippery slope of caffeine addiction starting as a teenager being introduced to the ‘sweeter stuff’ š
Are you ever going to run another contest? I would love to get my hands on one of these fancy Do-Hickeys, but I’m afraid that I would never be able to afford it. I’m sure my wife would complain that we don’t have the counterspace for it either, LOL, but I know what my priorities are in this Nespresso machine would definitely get the top of the list.
I’m still using an old beat up stovetop Bialetti model that my grandmother acquired back in the 50s. I recently did some research which I discussed at Charm Coffee, where I compared some of the newer models of this style of machine. Granted, the most expensive these baby’s get is about $100.
I’ve been trying to find some good information about the newest technology like you use here, so that I can get out of the Stone Age with my espresso making LOL!
I am subscribed and looking forward to your newest posts!
I would DIE to own one of these. I have been eyeing it up and so close to buying the husband one for Father’s Day (but really for me because i only drink iced coffees, lattes, tea’s of any kind š )!!!!
Hi! The Altissio capsule doesn’t fit in the OriginalLine machine (which is the one I have). Is there any capsule on the original line that I can replace this one with and still make this recipe? Thanks!
Hey Yohanna! I don’t know anything about the Original Line Nespresso – can it do espresso? Any cup that can make espresso (just a smaller quantity that is a lot stronger than the normal coffee) will work for this recipe!
Thank you Lindsay! Yes it makes espresso. I’ll try any flavor then, I thought it had to be a specific one.
Hi Yohanna! I’ll pass along your question to Lindsay.
Thank you so much!
Caramel iced coffee from Starbucks is my absolute favorite!
Iced black with a bit of sugar š I know what you mean when you say nauseating heat :<
I love coffee in all its forms… but my all-time favorite is vietnamese coffee (with condensed milk in it). mmmmmmm
I loved iced coffee in the summer time! It’s the perfect drink to wake up with or refresh yourself. I usually use agave nectar to sweeten my coffee, but homey adds just something special. I love the Nespresso machines! I want to eventually get the one that comes with the milk frother as I need milk (or cream) in my coffee!
My favorite is Madras filter coffee. Oh so good!
My favorite coffee drink is a straight up breve latte. I love the extra richness of the half and half and I rarely have them… so it’s a treat!
Luuuuuurve espresso! š
I go through phases where coffee is concerned, but lately my favorite has been plain coffee with a bit of milk and sugarāthis has only been compounded by the AeroPress we just bought, along with coffee from Moustache Coffee Club. GUH. Fresh (seriously, it’s in your hands within 4 days of roasting), light-roasted coffee beans pushed through that magical contraption…
It’s love. Soooo much love. Now I need coffee, and I’m at work. :'(
love your blog and coffee.
At my old job there was a nespresso machine and every afternoon it called my name. Would love to make this drink it looks sooooo yummy for a hot afternoon drink!