Confession time.
#1: I said I wanted to cut back on coffee as part of my anti-inflammation diet. I did. For exactly one week. Instead of my usual two large cups of coffee I start my day with, I had just one. If I wanted a second cup, I had a mug of green tea. Green tea is okay, but it’s nothing like a hot cup of coffee. So that only lasted a week and I was back to my two cups of morning coffee. If coffee’s wrong I don’t want to be right.
#2: Sometimes, at Luke’s nap time, I wish I could have a glass of wine. Not all the time. Just those days when it feels like I crammed two whole days into one morning and the house looks like World War III but the last thing I want to do is clean a toilet or fold a load of laundry. You know those days, right?
Since wine at nap time probably isn’t a good idea, there’s iced coffee. This coconut chai spiced iced coffee is ah-mazing. Anyone who loves a good chai tea latte (or chai-spiced anything, really) will love this.
I kept this iced coffee dairy-free and sugar-free. If you aren’t into stevia, you can sweeten it another way. Try maple syrup or honey or even some coconut sugar. Stevia keeps this sugar-free and also helps keep the calories in check, though, so it’s worth giving a try. I like stevia in small doses only–it works well here.
Speaking of calories, this is a low-calorie treat. Forget about Starbucks. This healthy iced coffee is all you need. If you use full-fat coconut milk, you are looking at just over 150 calories. If you use lite coconut milk, only just over 50 calories! Prepare this lovely iced coffee, put up your feet, and relax. You deserve it.
A small blender like this one works really well with this recipe.
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Coconut Chai Spiced Iced Coffee
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
Description
A refreshing and tasty cold drink
Ingredients
- 6 ounces strong brewed coffee, cooled
- 1/3 cup canned coconut milk, full-fat or lite
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- pinch of ground white pepper (black is fine, too)
- pinch of ground allspice
- 5–7 drops liquid stevia, or preferred sweetener, to taste*
- ice
*Calorie counts will change if you substitute the sweetener.
Instructions
- Put all ingredients, except ice, in a blender and blend well.
- You can try to mix the ingredients without a blender, but I wanted the spices to be totally mixed in, so I thought a blender would be best. I used my small, Magic Bullet knock-off blender. The blender also gives it a nice little frothy top.
- Fill a glass with ice and pour the coffee mixture over the ice. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 drink
- Calories: 115
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 20mg
- Fat: 10g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Protein: 1g
This is my fav drink from thailand. i was having almost everyday this drink. Thank you for recipe.
This recipe sounds delicious, I can’t wait to try it. ! I love chai, coconut milk, and coffee so it has to be a winner. Have you tried cold brewing coffee? It is stronger, smoother and less acidic than traditionally brewed coffee (perfect for iced coffee drinks) and super easy to make! You can get my directions here: http://brendid.com/cold-brewed-coffee/
Thanks for the directions! No I haven’t tried cold brewing, but I’ve heard a lot about it. I need to try it!
Totally agree – cold brew is great! Much smoother.
Thank you for this recipe! I have been trying to find vegan replacements for my vegetarian favorites, and I just couldn’t find the right “milk” to make my chai tea creamy and delicious. Soy milk is delicious, but I’ve been trying to cut out soy products. I tried this recipe with decaf Irish Breakfast tea, warm, and it was delicious! Just take tea/spice mixture off heat and stir in the coconut milk!
Delicious! I need to try this with tea. 🙂
This does sound very good. But then again, so does wine.
What a great flavor combination! Will have to try this sometime this summer, it sounds very delicious and refreshing. 🙂
You definitely should! It’s perfect for summer. 🙂
Yum! I don’t drink coffee, is there a way to make this without it? Maybe I could just omit it! All of the seasonings sound so tempting and dreamy!
Do you drink tea? You could definitely make this with cooled brewed tea if you prefer!
There’s a great product called Teeccino ( I get mine at Whole Foods) which is a coffee substitute made with (as per their ingredient list for the Original flavor) Roasted organic carob, organic barley, organic chicory, dates, orange peel, organic dates, almonds, natural citrus flavor, figs.
Tastes similar enough (mostly) to quench my coffee thirst when I don’t feel like drinking a cup. It comes in a bunch of flavors and is supposed to be caffeine free.
I would try that as a substitute to make mixed drinks like this if you want a similar flavor in the final product but don’t like coffee on it’s own. Could be good for a mocha type of cold drink, too.
I used to drink Teeccino a few years ago! I need to get some again–thanks for the reminder. 🙂