This Cold Brew Thai Iced Coffee is the perfect drink for summer! It is sweet, rich, and smooth. It pairs well with spicy foods.

Cold Brew Thai Iced Coffee with Coconut Whipped Cream

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Many years ago I had a Vietnamese coffee at a restaurant and fell in love with the sweet rich flavor.

The waiter brought a Vietnamese coffee maker sitting on top of a mug filled with sweetened condensed milk to the table. The coffee was made in front of me while I watched with anticipation.

The sweetness of it reminded me of Baileys, which I was a fan of at the time. I've read that they now make Bailey's with almond milk, but I don't know if it's gluten-free.

Thai coffee is slightly similar but with additional ingredients of grains and seeds. In America, many Thai restaurants make a simplified version, which is what inspired me to make a vegan Cold Brew Thai Iced Coffee.

I made this Thai iced coffee with cold brew coffee because my digestive system does better with it than with normally brewed coffee. It's less acidic.

Instead of sweetened condensed milk, I used sweetened condensed coconut milk to make it dairy-free. The result is a delightfully sweet cup of joe.

Thai coffee also tastes good in Coffee Overnight Oats and Coffee Chia Pudding.

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❤️ Why You'll Love It
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
🥡 Storage
💭 Tips
☕️ Other Coffee Recipes
📋 Recipe
💬 Comments

❤️ Why You'll Love It

It is sweet, rich, and smooth.
Made with cardamom and sweetened condensed coconut milk it takes black coffee to the next level.
This cold brew coffee is less acidic than regular brewed coffee.

🧾 Ingredients

Sweetened condensed coconut milk: Replaces sweetened condensed milk to make it vegan. Adds creaminess and a sweet rich flavor.
Cardamom powder: Adds a slightly sweet warm note.
Coffee beans: By grinding the beans yourself you can control the size of the grind to make cold brew coffee. Use whatever your favorite roast is. Coffee beans also taste good in my Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans recipe.
Water
Whipped coconut cream (optional): I used homemade whipped coconut cream, but you could also use store-bought vegan whipped cream or leave it off.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

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🔪 Instructions

Coarsley ground coffee grounds in a coffee grinder and coffee grounds with cardamom in a large mason jar.

Step 1: Grind coffee beans in a coffee grinder until coarsely ground.

Step 2: Combine ground coffee beans, cardamom, and water in a large wide-mouth mason jar or a cold brew coffee maker. Let coffee steep for 12-24 hours.

Pour coffee through a fine mesh bag, cheesecloth, or coffee filter into another jar. Discard the coffee grounds.

Soy milk being poured into a mason jar with cold brew coffee.

Step 3: Heat sweetened condensed coconut milk so that it dissolves in the coffee.

Pour coffee into a glass with ice with sweetened condensed coconut milk. Stir to combine.

🥡 Storage

The cold brew coffee will last 7-10 days in the fridge. The sweetened condensed coconut milk will last about a week in an airtight container in the fridge.

Can't use the sweetened condensed coconut milk up fast enough? I've got you covered.

You could make a batch of Creamy Almond Butter Cups, half a batch of The Ultimate 2 Ingredient Vegan Peanut Butter Fudge, or some Vegan Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream - no ice cream machine required.

💭 Tips

Grind coffee beans until they are coarsely in a coffee grinder for a slow extraction. You are looking for coffee grounds the size of breadcrumbs or coarse sugar.
This recipe makes a ready-to-drink coffee. If you want to make a concentrate, you can start with a 1:2 coffee-to-water ratio, and experiment from there.
I like my Thai coffee on the sweet side; you may want to start with less-sweetened condensed coconut milk to see how you like it.

This sweet Thai coffee is a great base for a cocktail. Add some vodka and Kahlua for a Thai White Russian or some tequila and coffee-flavored tequila for a Mexican twist.

Thai Iced Coffee goes well with spicy foods. Have it with some Green Curry with Tofu and Vegetables.

Cold Brew Thai Iced Coffee in a glass with a spoonful of sweetened condensed coconut milk.

*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.

**Important! If you are gluten free you may want to avoid coffee altogether. I personally have never had a problem drinking it, and I have a gluten intolerance. It is probably because I drink whole bean organic coffee, and grind it myself. I learned that it can be problematic for people who don't tolerate gluten. So I did some research and one article mentioned to try organic whole bean coffee because it isn't highly processed causing cross-reactivity issues. So please do the research yourself, and test it out. I try to only post recipes that are 100% gluten free since I have a gluten intolerance. I am really careful about avoiding gluten in my daily life.

Cold Brew Thai Iced Coffee