By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 2
5 min
Japanese-Style Iced Coffee
Recipe GLPRd62971a8c4085b
A smooth, refreshing iced coffee made by pouring hot water directly over ice and coffee grounds. This traditional Japanese method cools the brewed coffee instantly, creating a clean cup with minimal bitterness. Ready to serve in just a few minutes.
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Ingredients
8 ounces Ice
1 ounce Medium-coarse ground coffee
8 ounces Near-boiling water
Directions
Place the ice into a serving pitcher or glass.
Add the medium-coarse ground coffee directly to the ice.
Slowly pour the near-boiling water over the coffee and ice, allowing the water to saturate all the grounds evenly.
Stir gently to ensure even extraction for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Let the mixture steep for 2–3 minutes until the coffee has fully brewed and cooled.
Pour into serving glasses, leaving most of the grounds at the bottom, or strain into glasses if a cleaner cup is preferred. Serve immediately.
Comments
This recipe requires nothing but ice, coffee, and water—all staples in every Charlotte kitchen, available everywhere from ALDI to Publix with zero special trips. At roughly 50 cents per serving depending on your coffee choice, it is genuinely cheap, and the stated 5 minutes is honest: you brew hot coffee, pour it over ice, and serve. It makes exactly two servings with no prep fussiness, reheats poorly (by design—it's iced), and rewards being made fresh on demand, which is how most people drink iced coffee anyway. A perfect weeknight or weekend drink that costs nothing and asks nothing.
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