I love coffee, I would say that in almost every possible way…

I cannot conceive of beginning the day without a cup of coffee.

I always come up with different ways to make fruit smoothies and cocktails and I realized  that I had never tried to make a coffee smoothie kind of drink at home. So I decided to give it a try and make something similar to Starbucks’ Caramel Frappuccino, but different at the same time, a summer caramel espresso granita! I have tried their caramel espresso granita but for me, granita is not about sweetened ice. It is more about a frozen drink or sorbet.

I usually have cold brewed coffee but I didn’t have any at this time. So I brewed a couple of nespresso small cups, added sweetener and caramel syrup while it was hot – it dissolves and mix better while hot. Then poured the coffee and some creamer into an ice tray.

I took some almond vanilla creamer and poured it as well and just let it freeze for a couple of hours – this would be even better if you do it overnight.

Then, you just have to blend as you do with any cold smoothie, add some liquid to help the blending process, I added a shot of just brewed espresso and that was it…

I cannot tell you how good it is! The best iced coffee!

You definitely need to try your iced coffee this way. It had the sweetness of the caramel, the hint of the vanilla and a very distinctive coffee flavor. The best part is that it keeps its coffee flavor and intensity as it melts, it didn’t become that watery “quasi” coffee drink with the sad pieces of ice floating in it.

I wasn’t sure to post a recipe for this since it is so easy and so customizable so let me know if you want me to, but you can make it however you like your coffee. You could simply use regular creamer or add vanilla to it, soy milk, almond milk or coconut milk. I served ours with cocoa powder, just because cocoa.

Ok, and for the risk takers, a little whisky would give it a nice kick… the possibilities are endless.