Learn how to make Vietnamese Iced Coffee at home! This drink uses sweetened condensed milk for the most rich, decadent coffee imaginable!
Years ago I was first introduced to Vietnamese Iced Coffee (cà phê sữa đá) by a friend. There are numerous Vietnamese restaurants in the DC/MD/VA area and after tasting this delicious drink once, I began traveling to get it on a regular basis. Vietnamese iced coffee is creamy, rich and gives me that great burst of energy you can only get from sugar and caffeine. Bliss! Now that I realize how simple they are to make, I can enjoy them at home whenever I please. You need a Vietnamese coffee filter, which can be found online or at most Asian markets. You also need chicory coffee, which can be found at most supermarkets. I prefer Cafe Du Monde.
Vietnamese Iced Coffee
Ingredients
- Coffee with Chicory
- Water
- Sweetened condensed milk to taste
Instructions
- Pour some sweetened condensed milk into a glass. Personally, I like this drink very sweet. I'd start with 2 tablespoons and see how you like it.
- Boil some water. Add 2 tablespoons of coffee to the filter, screw the top on and set it on top of the glass.
- Fill the filter all the way with boiling water, place the lid on, and allow the liquid to slowly drip into the sweetened condensed milk. This will take several minutes.
- Once the coffee has finished dripping, stir the mixture together and pour it into a fresh glass over ice. Enjoy!
Please read my full post for additional recipe notes, tips, and serving suggestions!
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As a Vietnamese blogger and a real coffee-addict, thank you for the post! Btw, I like Vietnamese coffee with 2 spoons of honey mixed with ice, try it yourself, perhaps you like it :-)
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Mmmm, my wife was just asking if we could go to a new local Vietnamese restaurant Mo Pho recently opened here in South London England. I was a bit uncertain, but now we’re going. I’m saying its our firms Christmas ‘do’.
drink it every single day ~ and why don’t you try to shake it a bit with ice ;) really good too. your post make me home sick. thanks for a helpfull post
looks yummy!! :) Never had it before, but I am definitely going to make some. Thanks for the post!!
I love all the likes! :D
Coffee looks amazingly satisfying. :)
interesting!! I’ll have to look for this.
Wow, no way! I love vietnamese coffee, every since I went to Saigon for a trip a few years ago. It’s one of the best things you can let slip down your throat in the morning, or to freshen you up during a hot blustery day. I’m craving some right now so it’s good to know how to get some!
I had to click through the Amazon link to see who was selling the filter – and somehow I knew it would be ImportFood. I worked for Jerry and his family for a couple of years and had a lot of fun – and shipped orders around the world of Thai and Asian foods and cooking gear. The coffee filters are very neat to have one!
amazing post!
you really get my taste-buds rolling :)
I LOVE this too, now you have to try a paparoti Bun. In the US they only have it in CA…hopefully they will open them on the east coast b/c the ice coffee and the bun would be heaven together. All I can say is YUM.
love viietnamese iced coffee!!! obsessed with pho as well! now you’ve got me having cravings!!
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Are there Decaf Versions? I love Viet Coffee, but it gets me amped up and jittery for hours.
I did a Google search for decaf chicory coffee and there were several results. So you should be good!
that looks delicious.
I didn’t know it was chicory coffee! Have you ever tried Celestial Seasonings Roastaroma? It’s a chicory tea/coffee substitute. It’s pretty good.
Great photos. And, I didn’t know how to make vietnamese coffee. Thanks for unraveling the mystery!