There’s nothing quite like the refreshing jolt of a perfectly crafted iced coffee. Dunkin’ Donuts has mastered this cooling caffeine fix, and now you can recreate their signature drink at home. This copycat recipe delivers that distinctive Dunkin’ taste without the drive-thru line, using just four simple ingredients and taking less than five minutes to prepare. Skip the long lines and high prices while enjoying your favorite coffee shop flavor in your kitchen.
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Easy Iced Coffee Recipe
When the weather changes from cool to warm, it’s time to rethink your hot coffee. It’s much nicer to enjoy your coffee drink iced during the hot season.
Dunkin Iced Coffee is perfect for those who love coffee house drinks in the summer. When you sip on your iced coffee, it will be crisp and refreshing and give you that pick-up you need and love. The good thing is that making delicious Dunkin Iced Coffee at home is super easy.
This tasty copycat Dunkin’ iced coffee comes together in minutes and will trick your taste buds into believing you’ve made a Dunkin’ run when you’ve never left your house. When you serve it, everyone will swear it is the real thing.
Why This Recipe Works
The secret to Dunkin’s iced coffee lies in using the right coffee blend and achieving the perfect balance of coffee, sweetener, and milk. Unlike many homemade versions that taste watery or lack that signature coffee shop richness, this recipe maintains the proper coffee-to-milk ratio that makes Dunkin’ famous. The key is starting with strong, quality coffee and adding ingredients correctly to prevent dilution while ensuring adequate mixing.
Recipe Ingredients
Looking to enjoy your favorite iced coffee at home? Check out this easy Dunkin Donuts copycat recipe. Here are the simple ingredients that you’ll need:
- Cold coffee or cold brew concentrate – Provides the coffee base; use Dunkin’ Original Blend Medium Roast for authenticity
- Sugar or flavored syrup – Adds sweetness to taste
- Milk of choice – Creates creamy texture
- Ice cubes – Chills and dilutes to perfect strength
- Optional: Whipped cream for topping – Adds luxurious finish
Note: Make this iced coffee with Dunkin’ Original Blend Medium Roast Ground Coffee to be one-hundred-percent authentic.
Ingredient Substitutions
- Swap out the dairy milk for your favorite plant-based milk like almond milk, cashew milk, or even oat milk
- Substitute your preferred sweetener for the sugar. Add enough sweetener to get it to your desired level of sweetness.
How to Make Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee
It’s effortless. If you can make coffee, you can make iced coffee! Here are the recipe steps:
- Pour cold coffee into a large glass.
- Add sugar and stir to combine.
- Add your desired milk.
- Add ice and stir. Enjoy!
Flavor Variations
Dunkin Donuts has long been known for its great coffee drinks. Dunkin Iced Coffee has been around for quite a while, but they keep adding new coffee flavors to their menu – coconut, cookies and cream, French vanilla, and more! What’s the best coffee at Dunkin? Whatever flavor is your favorite!
The great thing about this basic Dunkin Iced Coffee recipe is that you can add any flavor syrup, and voila! A customized drink!
Dunkin Donuts also offers its coffee creamer line at its locations or the grocery store. With various creamers and flavored syrups at your fingertips, your possibilities are endless!
Classic Flavors
- Vanilla Iced Coffee:
- 1 oz vanilla syrup
- Regular milk
- Optional vanilla whipped cream
- Caramel Iced Coffee:
- 1 oz caramel syrup
- Choice of milk
- Optional caramel drizzle
- Mocha Iced Coffee:
- 1 oz chocolate syrup
- Whole milk recommended
- Optional chocolate whipped cream
Seasonal Specialties
- Pumpkin Spice:
- 1 oz pumpkin spice syrup
- Whole milk or cream
- Optional pumpkin spice sprinkle
- Butter Pecan:
- 1 oz butter pecan syrup
- Half-and-half recommended
- Optional whipped cream
Of course, top your drink with some whipped cream for absolute decadence!
How to Make Cold Brew in a French Press
Cold-brew coffee is less bitter and tastes better than iced coffee because it is up to 67% less acidic. Lower acid allows you to taste all the flavors that you should be tasting in your coffee.
You will probably be surprised at the roasty, chocolaty smoothness you’ve missed when hot-brewing your coffee. Here’s how to make cold brew coffee in a standard 8-cup French Press.
- Place 4 ounces of coarse-ground coffee beans in the bottom of the French press.
- Gently pour 3 cups of cold or room-temperature water over the grounds and stir to wet them thoroughly.
- Let the coffee sit for 14-16 hours at room temperature.
- Press and strain your cold brew concentrate into a covered jar or vessel and store it in your refrigerator.
Iced Coffee Tips
- Use coffee ice cubes. Prepare a pot of coffee with all the fixings (milk, sugar, etc.). Pour your coffee into ice cube trays and freeze them. Once frozen, store the cubes in a freezer bag. Use the cubes when you’re ready to add ice to your coffee! This is especially good if you’re a slow drinker – nothing gets watered-down.
- For the ultimate luxurious presentation, place your glass in the freezer for about an hour before making your drink. You’ll get excellent beaded drops of freezing moisture and frost on the outside of your glass.
What to Eat with Iced Coffee
Enjoy something delicious to go with your beverage:
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Dunkin’ Iced Coffee Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup cold coffee or you can use cold brew
- 2 tablespoons sugar or your favorite coffee syrup
- 1 cup milk or your favorite creamer
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
- Pour cold coffee into a large glass.
- Add sugar and stir to combine.
- Add milk.
- Add ice.
- Stir and enjoy!
Notes
Pro Tips for Perfect Iced Coffee
Coffee Brewing
- Use Dunkin’ Original Blend for authentic taste
- Brew coffee double-strength if using hot brew method
- Let hot coffee cool completely before icing
- Consider cold brew for smoother taste
- Store cold brew concentrate up to 1 week
Ice Tips
- Make coffee ice cubes to prevent dilution:
- Pour sweetened coffee into ice trays
- Freeze 4-6 hours
- Store cubes in freezer bag
- Use instead of regular ice
Presentation
- Chill glass in freezer 30-60 minutes before serving
- Layer ingredients for visual appeal
- Use clear glass to show layers
- Garnish appropriately for flavor variety
Thank you for this delicious recipe, just tried it. I am new to your site. Love your recipes.
Mmmmmm this was perfect! I am going to try more of your recipes.
I enjoyed this quite a bit. I will make it again. Next time I will use their coffee.
I also like the mocha iced coffe. What do you recommend?
I would recommend adding some chocolate syrup into the coffee when you prepare a glass of iced coffee.
What do I need to change to your iced coffee recipe to make the mocha iced coffee? That is my son’s favorite Dunkin Donut drink. Thought I might give it a try and surprise him.
Looks so delicious. Dunkin Donuts is my all time favorite. Thanks a lot for its copycat recipe.
Also, I think cold coffee is less acidic and hence good for health. Moreover, no wasting the leftover coffee:-)
Thanks once again Stephanie Manley.
I would LOVE it if you could figure out a copykat for the Dunkin Coconut Cream Pie Hot or cold versions! Great posts! So glad I stumbled across your site!:)
Thank you for your request. I will keep it in mind.
How much coffee to water for the best blend
Loved your recipe Stephanie but I think you should use Ice Cubes of Coffee Power instead of a cooled coffee cup. Just ground your coffee beans and freeze them in ice cubes and then use them in your Iced Coffee. I’m sure you will enjoy the taste.
Looks really delicious. You just turned a beast on me. I want this iced coffee right now. By the way thanks for sharing with us. Love for you and your blog.
I have a keurig and I utilize dunkin doughnuts k containers and skim milk and two splendas for my dunkin doughnuts frosted espresso its so good
Yum! your recipe looks so delicious to me. For the summer season iced coffee is the best recipe at the evening, specially in New York. I have tried so many times at my home. I also love latte and cappuccino.
I make my coffee when cooled in refrig.
I add Coffeemate Italian Sweet Cream
no additional sugar needed
ice cubes
Its delicious.
Thanks for everything, Stephanie! Recipes are GRRReat! One tip for Iced coffee–as I am an officiato at it—and I ADORE iced coffee! I prepare a pot of coffee with all the fixins( milk,etc) I then take a few ice cube trays and FREEZE it—-Store the frozen coffee-cubes in a Hefty bag in the freezer—and when I’m ready to add ice to my chilled coffee(always use chilled coffee) I use the cubes! Nothing gets “watered-down” The same can be done with tea—altho I put a slice of lemon and or ginger in the cubes prior to freezing! Everyone thinks I’m brilliant—-lol…pretty simple! Again THANKS for your site and CHEERS!