Three main factors affect the taste of the Vietnamese iced coffee. The quality and grind of the coffee and the quantity of the sweetened condensed milk. Find a good coffee and adjust the grind as needed for your filter. Adjust the sweetened condensed milk to your preferred sweetness. We will often mix the sweetened condensed milk with some half and half to reduce it's sweetness a bit. For a quick version, use a shot of espresso instead of the coffee brewed in the traditional filter (phin).
1 1/2 Tablespoons coarse ground Coffee ((use a roast suitable for espresso, the grind the same as for a french press))
Hot Water ((almost to a boil))
Ice
Categories
Drinks
Cuisine
American
Vietnamese
Steps
Pour the sweetened condensed milk into an 8-10 oz glass.
Remove the top screen from the coffee filter. Put the ground coffee in the filter, screw screen back on, compacting the grounds.
Place filter on the glass with the sweetened condensed milk. Pour just enough hot water to cover the grounds and let sit for 30 seconds.
Loosen the filter screen screw at least 2 full rotations. Pour hot water to top of filter, cover and let sit until water has gone all the way through filter (should be @ 5 min. at a rate of 3-4 drips/sec. If it is faster, coffee's grind is too coarse. If slower, coffee's grind is too fine.)
When water has passed though filter, remove filter from glass. Stir coffee and sweetened condensed milk together.
Add ice and enjoy.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 128 kcal
Carbohydrates: 21 g
Protein: 3 g
Fat: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 13 mg
Sodium: 50 mg
Sugar: 21 g
Reviews
Good Food Remedies on 2026-02-08 (5 stars): I love the meditative ritual of using the Phin filter! This is the perfect afternoon pick me up and tastes even better than the restaurants. definitely going to start this summer. Thank you for such delicious recipe!
Mina on 2022-04-30 (5 stars): I'm so happy to find a Vietnamese coffee recipe. This taste better than the restaurants.
Ellen on 2022-04-01 (5 stars): This is my favorite start to my day. Really awesome recipe for Vietnamese iced coffee. So good.
Tegan on 2020-02-12 (5 stars): Seriously the best iced coffee ever. I love Vietnamese coffee and will be making it more often at home.
Charli on 2020-02-10 (5 stars): It's really easy to make! Thanks for the recipe. It turned out so delicious!
Milisa on 2019-02-09 (5 stars): Such a great afternoon treat! I love making these and your recipe is simple and delicious.
Layne on 2019-01-19 (5 stars): YUM, love this delicious recipe!!
Mandy @ South Your Mouth on 2019-01-04 (5 stars): And now I'm off to buy some Vietnamese coffee filters! HA! This looks amazing!
Beth Pierce on 2018-12-30 (5 stars): Delicious! My hubby and I love it!
Debra Daniel on 2018-12-02 (5 stars): Hey,
Thank you for frappe coffee recipe, I really really like the way you explained it, Me and my family this coffee so i'm going to try this one in upcoming weekend where we set together once in a week so this will be amazing can you please tell me if i use persian saffron in it ? this will be perfect or not give me some suggestion
Thanks
Debra