Take your keto iced coffee to the next level with this Vietnamese-inspired twist. It’s a delectable mix of strong dark coffee and keto condensed milk. It will be the highlight of your summer!
The warm weather is finally here and I plan on making this Keto Vietnamese Iced Coffee all summer long. It’s sweet and rich, with bold coffee flavor. And since it’s served over ice, it’s also incredibly refreshing.
It’s everything I look for in a coffee drink. Between this recipe and my Keto Frappuccino, it’s going to be a wonderful summer!
What is Vietnamese Iced Coffee?
If you’ve never heard of this iced beverage, you are certainly not alone. I only started hearing about it a few years back. And upon hearing that it was sweetened with condensed milk, I was eager to try a keto variation.
But I always do my research and I quickly discovered that it’s not just any old coffee that goes into Vietnamese Ice Coffee. The authentic version uses dark roasted Vietnamese coffee and a special metal filter called a Phin. The coffee drips through slowly, resulting in a unique bold flavor.
Thanks to this recipe on The Woks of Life, I learned quite a bit about the process.
An easier keto version!
For my keto iced coffee, I decided to take a simpler approach. As followers of the keto diet, we have to make our own sugar-free condensed milk. So that’s an extra step for us as it is.
And I already have plenty of coffee gear, so I decided to use the pour-over method to get the same slow drip into the glass. Other recipes suggest using French Press coffee or espresso to get a similar bold flavor.
Ingredients you need
- Keto sweetened condensed milk: This is incredibly easy to make yourself at home. All you need is heavy cream, sweetener, butter, and a little xanthan gum or glucomannan to help thicken it.
- Ground coffee: If you use my pour-over method, choose finely ground coffee. But if you use a French press or a real Vietnamese Phin, you should choose a coarse grind.
- Hot water for brewing the coffee.
- Ice
How to make Vietnamese-style keto iced coffee
Add the keto condensed milk: I used about 2 tablespoons of my homemade condensed milk to get the right sweetness. You can do more or less, to your taste. You can also easily add more at the end.
Set the coffee filter over the glass: This is if you are using my pour-over method. Otherwise you can simply brew the coffee separately and pour it into your glass.
Add the coffee to the filter: I found 2 tablespoons of ground coffee to be just right for good, bold flavor.
Pour hot water slowly over the grounds: The key to Vietnamese coffee is the slow drip into the glass so take your time with this.
Add ice, stir, and enjoy!
Recipe Tips & FAQs
Absolutely! I have made my sugar-free condensed milk with coconut milk many times and it works quite well. It has a different flavor profile and it takes a bit longer to thicken up. Just skip the butter altogether.
As long as your ingredients are fresh when you make it, the condensed milk should be good for 7 to 10 days. Store it in a sealable glass jar in the fridge. I have one in mine right now and it’s still good after 8 days!
More easy keto beverages
Keto Vietnamese Iced Coffee Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp keto condensed milk
- 2 tbsp finely ground coffee
- 6 ounces hot water
- Crushed ice
Instructions
- Add the condensed milk to the bottom of a glass. Set the coffee dripper on the glass and add two tablespoons of finely ground coffee.
- Slowly pour the hot water over the grounds, allowing the coffee to drip through into the glass.
- When all the coffee has dripped through, stir to mix into the condensed milk. Add ice to fill the cup and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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Turned out beautifully! I made it in a heavy skillet and it speeds up the time,but you have to stay with it! I will be having some Vietnamese coffee tomorrow! Thanks for all you do!
I am going to try making this. A friend of mine who is Vietnamese made this for me and I have been trying to find a good recipe, (low carb) for it ever since. I didn’t realize that there was a special coffee to use so I tried recipes with a Spanish and Arabic brand. I think all along I was making a form of Cuban and Arabic Iced Coffee but not sure. Hope your recipe brings back the AHHHHHHHSOGOOD feeling that hers did lol. I also have been researching Phin pots and there are apparently 3 kinds, the one you showed in your post a pot shaped one and one similar to yours BUT with a sieve type body and narrow bottom with no use of a paper filter. Can you please give a short explanation of each please? I did a little research and the pot and sieve type give different flavor types unless I misread and the pot is for beginners and the sieve is for more experienced makers. LOL I have ADD and I really dislike when there is not one utensil specific to the recipe. Just an aside Arabic coffee has one little pot to use and everything goes in it. You don’t strain it according to what my Sitto (Grandmother) taught me so that she could read the turned upside down coffee grounds after the liquid was drunk.
Pure deliciousness!
Where do I find Keto condensed milk?
You don’t find it, you make it. And it’s linked right in this recipe.
Can uou use a cold brew coffee for this?
IE: I will use a container, put a couple of cups of my favourite coffee grind, then fill with water. Everytime I open fridge I give container a shake, then strain out the grinds after 12-16 hrs. Makes a great cold brew for ice caps or ice coffee
Sure, that works!
My husband and I are total coffee lovers, and this is a perfect refreshing drink for that afternoon-slump-cup-of-coffee 🙂 Thank you!
This is such a perfect treat for coffee lovers like me!! It is so amazing!
Loved it! This tasted so amazing! Thanks a lot for sharing this super easy to make recipe! Fam really loves it! Will surely have this again!
Do you think that the coffee needs to be hot to properly incorporate the sweetened condensed milk? I feel like I have read on your site somewhere about iced coffee and the keto sweetened condensed milk, but couldn’t find it today….
My summer favorite is the brown sugar oatmeal shaken espresso from Starbucks. Looking for a keto way to incorporate the creaminess and the sweetness. Was going to try swerve brown in your keto sweetened condensed milk recipe….
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I do think the coffee probably needs to be hot.
I’m thinking I want to try it using coarse coffee and a tea ball. Any thoughts?
That’s an interesting thought…. then you’d steep it like tea and then add the condensed milk?
Oh my goodness. LOVE Vietnamese coffee. I’m dumbfounded I never thought to do this. Clueless I guess. Thank you for the inspiration.
I’m so excited. Vietnamese Iced Coffee is my all time favorite drink. I can’t wait to make this. Thanks, Carolyn, for making my dreams come true.
Can’t wait for you t try it!
now if you could only figure out hoe to make boba keto, id be set…i would use those in everything!!! i used to eat them straight from a bowl at this vietnamese place in fort wayne, indiana. so good.
thanks for all you do for the keto and diabetics like me out here!!!
Hope you enjoy it!
I would be really interested in Keto boba also. I’ve tried it once and really liked it. I can’t wait to try this. Thanks Carolyn
Hi Donna I did a quick search and found sites online for your request. I haven’t tried making yet but seems simple enough. Hope this helpshttps://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=keto+boba+recipe&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8