Our 33 Best Coffee Recipes To Get You Excited For The Day

Discover the unique flavors of Ca Phe Muoi, a delightful Vietnamese salted coffee. This rich and creamy treat combines robust coffee with a touch of salt for an unexpected twist. Perfect for those looking to elevate their coffee experience, this recipe will awaken your taste buds and invigorate your mornings.

Recipe: Ca Phe Muoi

Indulge in the creamy goodness of our Cracked Coffee Latte. This delightful blend of rich espresso, steamed milk, and a hint of sweetness is perfect for any coffee lover. Elevate your coffee break with this irresistible treat that’s sure to warm your heart and energize your day!

Recipe: The Cracked Coffee Latte

Revitalize your day with this refreshing Matcha Tonic. Perfectly balanced with zesty lemon and a touch of sweetness, it’s the ultimate pick-me-up for any occasion. Discover how to blend the goodness of matcha with sparkling water for a delicious and energizing beverage. Cheers to wellness!

Recipe: Matcha Tonic

Unlock the vibrant flavors of our Cracked Matcha Latte. This delightful blend of rich matcha and creamy milk offers a refreshing twist on a classic favorite. Perfect for a cozy morning or an afternoon pick-me-up, it’s both delicious and packed with wellness benefits. Sip, savor, and enjoy!

Recipe: The Cracked Matcha Latte

Café de olla is a staple of a traditional Mexican breakfast. Have a little sip of Mexico every morning while leaving your home smelling amazing!

Recipe: Cafecito de Olla

A flat white is a smaller version of a latte that contains virtually no foam. It's perfect for those days when you want a milky caffeinated drink to sip on, but need the boost of caffeine pronto!

Recipe: Honey Almond Milk Flat White 

If pumpkin spiced-flavored coffees can carry an entire season on their back, then I'm pretty sure they've got your afternoons covered.

Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Coffee

This coffee drink recipe, which went viral at the onset of the pandemic in 2020, achieves its iconic whipped cream by whisking together hot water, instant coffee powder, and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. It helped all of us get through a dark period of life, and it continues to get me excited about my mornings.

Recipe: Whipped Coffee

For a quick version of this recipe made famous by Starbucks, you can just use store-bought caramel syrup. Making the sweet and salty foam is worth the effort, though, since it adds a touch of decadent creaminess to the whole thing.

Recipe: Cold Brew With Sweet and Salty Foam

Many Vietnamese coffee drinks recommend using Café Du Monde or Trung Nguyen to make this coffee, as both products have a rich color and deep coffee flavor and are widely used in Vietnamese communities. Top with a few large ice cubes for a refreshing treat. 

Recipe: Vietnamese Coffee

I dare you to try and not watch this recipe video from start to finish. From the seductive caramel drips and sprinkling of crushed peanuts, to the layering of frothed cream and chocolate syrup, this latte indulges your eyes and mouth alike. If the sugar content is too much for your liking, feel free to decrease the amount, or substitute with a monk fruit sweetener. 

Recipe: Snickers-Inspired Latte

Add a nice twist to your classic espresso martini with a delicious peanut butter whiskey! This decadent liquor adds a subtle but yummy nutty hint of flavor to an already perfect drink.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Espresso Martini

By pre-freezing your coffee into ice cubes, you'll avoid an overly watery smoothie. For an even richer taste, try adding a bit of chocolate syrup to the mix before blending. If you're dairy free, substitute with your favorite alternative milk.

Recipe: Java Chip Caffeinated Smoothie

Whip up this happy hour drink unlike any other. Dalgona matcha and coffee liqueur team up with vodka and cream to get you doubly buzzed.

Recipe: Dalgona Matcha White Russian

The 3 Musketeers — marshmallows, espresso, and chocolate — combine to make this hot, frothy delight.

Recipe: 3 Musketeers-Inspired Marshmallow Macchiato

This Twix-flavored blended coffee is further proof that Twix is objectively the best chocolate candy bar out there, full stop. This drink is perfect for those looking to satisfy their sweet tooth or make a big batch for family and friends.

Recipe: Twix Frappuccino Copycat

I'm so happy I live in a world where we can combine a few of the greatest libations in life — Irish whiskey, coffee, and chocolate — into a single drink. Cheers!

Recipe: Frozen Irish Coffee

For a stronger mocha flavor, try using just half a banana and blending with a tablespoon of sugar. 

Recipe: Mocha Blended Drink

I've seen endless variations of dalgona coffee, but this one — which uses dalgona coffee as a topping to a coffee martini — takes the cake. Though the double serving of coffee does mean the drink might feel more like a turbo-charged coffee than a relaxing cocktail. 🚀

Recipe: Dalgona Coffee Martini

Coffee makes an appearance at happy hour with this espresso martini recipe — a drink that satisfies that uniquely 21st-century desire to feel both relaxed yet stimulated.

Recipe: Cinnamon Espresso Martini

Drizzle a bit of caramel on the edge of your glass and on top of your whipped cream for an extra punch of caramel flavor. 

Recipe: Caramel Blended Coffee

If you need caffeine ASAP, you can skip freezing the coffee and simply use a mix of plain ice cubes and coffee for this smoothie recipe.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Banana Caffeinated Smoothie

I'll let you in on a little secret: Avocados are the secret to creamy, luscious smoothies that let all the other ingredients do the talking.

Recipe: Avocado Cold Brew Smoothie

A single sip of this martini makes me feel like I'm a special guest in a crime TV show, waiting to meet the detective at a hotel bar and expose my corrupt boss for engaging in a high-stakes money laundering scheme. (It's also just a great end-of-day drink, if that's more the vibe you're going for.)

Recipe: Cold Brew Martini for One

According to some sources, Irish coffee was invented by an airport chef. Sympathizing with a group of travelers whose flight had been turned back midway, he whipped up this comforting coffee drink that cast a satisfied silence over the whole crowd. 

Recipe: Irish Coffee Milkshake

Finally, you can learn exactly how to make the martini recipe that's sweeping the nation. And you won't even have to catch an Uber to the bar to taste it.

Recipe: The Best Classic Espresso Martini You’ll Ever Sip

Meaning "drowned" in Italian, an affogato is essentially a scoop of ice cream swimming in hot espresso. It's an indulgent way to satisfy your caffeine craving and sweet tooth at the same time.

Recipe: Affogato 

Get your day started with this delicious Starbucks-inspired iced white mocha recipe. The sweet white mocha syrup is perfectly balanced by the nutty espresso and salty cold foam.

Recipe: Iced White Mocha with Caramel and Salted Cream Cold Foam

Made with oats, yogurt, a banana, and a cup of coffee, this beverage is half smoothie, half coffee. Because sometimes even your morning caffeine has to multitask.

Recipe: Cinnamon Coffee Smoothie

Since eggnog doesn't keep super well — especially after it's been opened — save this recipe for the next time you have guests over for dinner. It'll serve double-duty as both a dessert and a nightcap. (Just make sure they're taking public transportation home!)

Recipe: Mocha Latte Slow Cooker Eggnog

You ever have a cup of coffee that gives you amazing, minty-fresh breath? This latte will wake you up and comes with a smooth, mint-chocolaty finish.

Recipe: York Peppermint Pattie-Inspired Latte

Move over pumpkin spice — make room for this maple bacon latte! Sweet with a hint of saltiness, this easy DIY pick-me-up screams sweater weather. Just when you thought you weren’t a morning person, this latte might change your mind.

Recipe: Maple Bacon Latte

This hot chocolate is the definition of decadence!  Espresso powder pulls double-duty here, enhancing the flavor of the chocolate while providing a kick of caffeine. 

Recipe: Creamy Gourmet Hot Chocolate