2 Simple Ice-Blended Coffee Recipes for a Quick Pick-me-up!

Now that we’ve shared with you the secrets of Kopi Tubruk, Cold Brew Coffee and our range of instant coffee and lattes, your home café menu is almost complete! Besides these, ice-blended drinks are also a staple in many coffee chains across the globe. These combine the caffeine kick of coffee with the freezing cold temperature of crushed ice.

(Delicious Drinks,
Photo Credits: Brenda Godinez)

 

With many of us working from home, there are fewer opportunities to pick up these delectable drinks from our favorite cafés. As such, we at JJ Royal Coffee, have created these two simple ice-blended coffee recipes for you to enjoy in the comfort of your homes!

These recipes combine the bold flavors of our JJ Royal Tubruk lattes with flavorful fruits to create a perfect balance that will tickle your tastebuds. As our JJR Tubruk Lattes are not very sweet, you can choose to add the optional ingredients we have listed after each recipe to satiate that sweet tooth!


Ice-Blended Mochaberries

(Chocolate and strawberries make a perfect pairing
Photo Credits: AlietKitchen)

 

The classic pairing of chocolate with berries is truly a match made in heaven. You can almost always find chocolatey desserts drizzled with a raspberry or strawberry sauce. This creates a perfect balance between the richness of chocolate and the sweet tartness of berries. One of the few ways to take this further is to include the complementary flavor of coffee!

(A decadent blend between chocolate and strawberry,
Photo Credits: Tyler Nix)

 

For this recipe, you will need these:
• 1 Sachet of JJ Royal Kopi Tubruk – Mocha Latte
• 75mL of hot water
• 75g (about 3) strawberries; or 40g (about 5) raspberries; or a mix of both
• Ice
• Your favorite cup (at least 350mL)

Optional Ingredients:
• 20g of dark chocolate chips
• 3 Chocolate Cookies, such as Oreo Sandwiches
• You can also swap out the ice for two large scoops of vanilla or dark chocolate ice cream to make a decadent milkshake!

These are the steps to prepare one serving:
1. Pour the contents of 1 sachet of JJ Royal Kopi Tubruk – Mocha Latte into the cup
2. Add 75mL of hot water and stir until fully mixed
3. Fill the rest of the cup with ice
4. Add the berries and the contents of the cup into the blender
5. Add any of the optional ingredients to upgrade the level of indulgence
6. Blend until smooth.


Voila! With that, you’ve gotten a perfect healthy, yet dessert-like beverage, which is perfect for starting the day right! You can add some whipped cream and strawberries to garnish the drink for the perfect photo!

Ice-Blended Banoffee

(Banoffee Pie. Photo Credits: Taylor Kiser)

 

Banoffee pie is a traditional English sweet treat, made with bananas, toffee or caramel, and cream. While Banoffee is typically a portmanteau combining “Banana” and “Toffee”, the combination of banana and coffee also makes a yummy harmony! With that in mind, we have replicated this recipe to make a coffee beverage version of banoffee pie!

(Banana smoothie. Photo Credits: Louis Hansel)

 

For this recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
• 1 Sachet of JJ Royal Kopi Tubruk – Caramel Latte OR
1 Sachet of JJ Royal Kopi Tubruk – Cinnamon Latte
• 75mL of hot water
• Half a ripe banana
• 3 Caramel Cookies, such as Lotus Biscoff
• Ice
• Your favorite cup (at least 350mL)

Optional Ingredients:
• Cinnamon powder
• 20 mL of caramel syrup (especially if you chose to use cinnamon latte)
• You can also swap out the ice for two large scoops of caramel or chocolate ice cream to make a decadent milkshake!


These are the steps to prepare one serving:
1. Pour the contents of 1 sachet of JJ Royal Kopi Tubruk Caramel OR Cinnamon Latte into the cup
2. Add 75mL of hot water and stir until fully mixed.
3. Fill the rest of the cup with ice
4. Add the sliced banana, caramel cookies, and the contents of the cup into the blender
5. Add any of the optional ingredients to upgrade the level of indulgence
6. Blend until smooth.


This drink is perfect for breakfast and a mid-day pick-me-up, just like the original Banoffee pie!

As you’ve seen, the possibilities are endless with our versatile Kopi Tubruk Microground Coffee range! They are great when enjoyed by themselves, and even better when paired with fruits and turned into an icy concoction. So what are you waiting for?

We know that there are many talented baristas in our readership, and we’d love to see the interesting recipes that you have come up with. Don’t forget to tag us at @jjroyalcoffeesg with your creations and stay tuned for more recipes!