Viennese Iced Coffee – Wiener Eiskaffee

July 26, 2017

Authentic Viennese Iced Coffee with Ice Cream Recipe

Hands down, this is the best iced coffee drink you’ll ever have. It combines ice cream and coffee – do I have to talk it up any further? Well, I don’t think so – but I’ll do so anyways.
If you are strolling through the streets of (Li’l) Vienna, you will notice the cute little traditional cafés all over town. I am not talking about chains here. I am talking about coffee houses that have been around for hundreds of years. During summer time, most of them will serve only one kind of cold coffee, which is called original Viennese Iced Coffee. Wiener Eiskaffee, in German. At most of these places, you will simply not find things like a cold brew or a regular iced coffee (the one with cold coffee and ice cubes). They simply don’t offer this stuff so your only chance will be to go for a Viennese iced coffee. And, since people of (Li’l) Vienna have great taste, you’ll not regret trying this treat.

Super easy recipe: Original Viennese Iced Coffee. Recipe from Austria

To make a Viennese Iced Coffee, first put vanilla ice cream in a glass and pour in cold coffee. These are tiny glasses by the way.

A Viennese Iced Coffee is basically a fusion of a dessert and a drink, which combines the creaminess of vanilla ice cream and whipped cream and the advantages of a cold, caffeine-laden beverage. In Vienna, it is tradition to make this iced coffee with regular filter coffee (drip coffee) or an Americano. Since you need at least 1/2 cup (120 ml) for each glass, using espresso instead would make you jump up St. Steven’s Cathedral. If you only have espresso on hand, thin it with a little cold water so that you kind of get an Americano. During summer time, I simply make a little more coffee for breakfast than what we need. I am still using our good old Mr. Coffee drip coffee maker. I let the leftover coffee cool and put it into a jar or bottle that I store in the fridge, for an afternoon pick-me-up. And if you decide not to drink the coffee on the same day, don’t you worry. The coffee will keep well for quite some time in the fridge.

My favorite iced coffee: Original Viennese Iced Coffee | Recipe from Lilvienna.com

Top your coffe + ice cream with whipped cream. These are tiny glasses btw, so it really isn’t that much whipped cream. I lightly dusted it with unsweetened cocoa in this pic.

By the way, you may notice that I don’t add any additional sugar or milk. Usually, I drink my hot coffee with both, sugar and milk. But if I’ll use it for a Viennese iced coffee, I don’t think it is necessary at all to sweeten the black coffee, nor do I add additional milk. The cream and vanilla ice cream will make for a nice, mellow, and sweet taste. Trust me on this. It is the authentic way to make an original Viennese iced coffee, and I stick to it for good reasons.

 

Finally, the vanilla ice cream and coffee drink is topped with some unsweetened whipped cream. If you have a pastry bag with a star tip, even better. But a dollop of cream put on top with a spoon will do the job just fine too. If you like, you can dust the cream with cocoa powder and/or dark chocolate shavings. Cocoa powder is the traditional choice but I had some chocolate shavings for hot chocolate hanging around in my cupboard since December (please don’t judge me ;-) ) so I put them to good use. If you want to do me a huge favor, please don’t use chocolate sprinkles as topping. They are for kids’ birthday cakes only and you would never ever see them on top of an iced coffee in Vienna.

Super easy recipe: Original Viennese Iced Coffee. Recipe from Austria

Dust whipped cream with unsweetened cocoa if you like. I additionally spinkled some dark chocolate shavings on top.

Enjoy!

 

Viennese Iced Coffee – Wiener Eiskaffee

Yield: 1 glass

Viennese Iced Coffee – Wiener Eiskaffee

This original Viennese ice coffee drink combines ice cream and coffee and is topped with a dollop of whipped cream. This recipe is just like the iced coffees that traditional Viennese coffee houses serve. Usually, I drink my hot coffee with sugar and milk. But I don’t think it is necessary at all to sweeten the black coffee in this beverage, nor do I add additional milk. The cream and vanilla ice cream will make for a nice, mellow, and sweet taste. This is the authentic way to make an original Viennese iced coffee, and I stick to it for good reasons.

Ingredients

  • 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
  • 1/2 cup medium strong filter coffee/drip coffee, cold
  • Heavy or regular whipping cream (1/2 cup or 120 ml will be enough for 2-4 beverages)
  • Unsweetened cocoa for dusting, optional
  • Dark chocolate shavings, optional

Instructions

  1. Put 2 scoops of ice cream in a glass. Pour the cold coffee into the glass (add a little more than 1/2 cup if you like).
  2. Top with a dollop of whipped cream. If you have a pastry bag with a star tip, even better. But a dollop of cream put on top with a spoon will do the job just fine.
  3. If you like, you can dust the whipped cream with cocoa powder and/or dark chocolate shavings (no chocolate sprinkles, pleeeease). Enjoy!
https://www.lilvienna.com/viennese-iced-coffee/

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Viennese Iced Coffee – Wiener Eiskaffee was last modified: August 29th, 2017 by Ursula

4 thoughts on “Viennese Iced Coffee – Wiener Eiskaffee

  1. Boliviana

    Thanks for the recipe, I am a 74 year old lady that as a little girl by beloved father would take me to the new confiteria open in La Paz Bolivia by a refugee a Jewish couple from Vienna.
    Bolivia was the only nation that opened and welcome any Jews from Europe before, during War World II.
    Living in the USA I can now make my coffee Viennese.
    By the way the confiteria Eli is now runed bu the great grand children.

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    1. Ursula Post author

      Hello there,
      I’m a bit saddend by the circumstances you to know this Viennese Coffee but I enjoy the delight this couple brought to you and others. Hope you’ll make it some time. Thanks so much for your comment.

      Reply
  2. ilona

    I just came back from my homeland, Austria. Gmunden, to be exact….and spent time in Wien. This and espresso were real TREATS. The surprise of why my straw was stuck in the glass brought laughter. For me, ice coffee was coffee with ice cubes. This was SOOOOOOO much better. Came back to Calif and bought tall glasses for Eiskaffee !!!!!

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    1. Ursula Post author

      Hi Ilona,
      ;-) Haha, I can imagine that the ice cream scoop came as a surprise. I also like ice coffee with ice cubes (for regular days), but with vanilla ice cream it is a special treat. Tall glasses for this purpose are always a good idea!

      ps: my brother-in-law lives close to Gmunden.

      Reply

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