Frappe
Instructions
Tips
If your blender happens to be out of commission, you need to get a little creative about how you 'blend' your homemade frappes if you just cannot wait to enjoy this delightful coffee drink. Combine milk, coffee granulates, and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat it with a hand or stand mixer until frothy. Crush ice cubes well wrapped in a tea towel using a rolling pin. Transfer crushed ice and coffee mixture to a shaker and shake well to combine. The texture of a frappe made this way may be a bit icier than one made using a blender.
Questions about frappe
With an easy recipe for frappe like ours, it is simple to make a refreshing ice-cold coffee drink. Read on to learn more about the iced coffee drink by reading our answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
Ingredients
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Ice cubes
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3 |
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Whole milk
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1½ dl |
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Instant coffee
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¾ tsp |
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Brown sugar
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1 tbsp |
Frappé – Greek sweetened iced coffee
A Greek frappé is a type of light-coloured, sweet, and frothy iced coffee made using a blender. The few ingredients, ice cubes, whole milk, instant coffee, and brown sugar, are blended to create an ice-cold drink with a rich and frothy texture and a distinct coffee flavour that is almost like a coffee slushie. Using brown sugar to sweeten the drink balances the natural bitterness of the coffee and gives the iced coffee hints of a deep, sweet flavour reminiscent of caramel or toffee. The frothiness of the drink gives it a great mouthfeel and a level of decadence that will keep you coming back for more.
If you want to explore Greek cuisine further, try a classic Greek salad with tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, and olives or a souvlaki for a quick and fresh Greek-inspired lunch.
Cool down with an iced frappé
An ice-cold frappé coffee is wonderfully refreshing on a hot summer day. Recreate the feeling of a holiday getaway in Greece by whipping up a homemade version and enjoying it in the shade somewhere. While pretending you are sitting under a plane tree at a quaint taverna is optional, deliciousness is guaranteed. Cool down with our iced frappé, or stay cool with even more cold coffee drinks like our classic iced coffee or a South Korean dalgona coffee – all of them are delicious and different enough that they deserve a spot in your iced coffee rotation.
Choose your favourite coffee
For a frappé, you will always want to use coffee granulates. But since most shops have a wealth of different kinds of instant coffee to choose from, there are a lot of different options in respect to how strong you would like your coffee to be and, of course, whether you would like it to taste sweeter or perhaps spicier. Check out different options for instant coffee with different notes and aromas and experiment with finding your favourite for frappés.
If you wish to do so, you can make your frappés using a decaffeinated instant coffee for a decaf option. This will not impact the drink's flavour profile at all but will simply make it possible to drink it at all times and still be able to sleep at night.
If you want to experiment further with using different kinds of coffee in your homemade food and drinks, check out or recipe for a deliciously moist and dense chocolate coffee cake too. If you cannot get enough coffee, you can even pair the rich cake with this Greek-inspired iced coffee to freshen it up.
Make it your own
While a traditional Greek frappé is made using 'regular' instant coffee and usually does not contain any kind of flavouring, you can certainly mix up this recipe for frappé. Add any sort of coffee syrup to the coffee drink to make it your own – try something like hazelnut, Irish cream, caramel, amaretto, or even a mix of different syrups and figure out what works for you.
If you enjoy a sweet coffee drink that is perhaps a bit more dessert-like, try using a bit of vanilla essence or mix in an indulgent homemade chocolate sauce for a rich chocolate taste to complement the coffee. You can also drizzle the chocolate sauce on top of the drink to create a beautiful contrast between the light colour of the coffee drink and the deep dark brown of the sauce.
If you want to introduce a bit of alcohol into your iced coffee to give it a more adult taste and a bit of a kick, you cannot go wrong with either Baileys or Kahlua, both of which work wonderfully in the creamy coffee drink with the sweet and slightly bitter flavour.
