Iced Capp-Style Blended Coffee (Copycat)

Name: Iced Capp-Style Blended Coffee (Copycat)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 500 ml strong brewed coffee (cooled completely, then chilled); 80 ml heavy cream (or whipping cream); 4 tbsp sugar (or sweetener to taste); 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 4 cups ice cubes

Independent copycat-style recreation, not Tim Hortons’s official recipe (theirs is a trade secret) and not affiliated with Tim Hortons. This is a home version inspired by the menu item, worked out for a normal home kitchen.

A home version of the frosty blended coffee format: cold strong coffee, cream and a little vanilla blended with ice into a thick slush. It has not been kitchen-tested for this site yet, so treat it as a starting point. The home cost below is an estimate for the ingredients listed, per glass.

Servings

5 min

Prep

0 min

Cook

5 min

Total

Easy

Difficulty

300

Est. calories / serving

What it costs: restaurant vs home

Option	Cost
VegIced Capp at Tim Hortons (typical price, from the menu page)	$4.49
This home version, per serving	$1
You save	$3.49 (78%)

Restaurant price is the typical figure from our Tim Hortons menu data (prices vary by location). Home cost is an estimate for the ingredients listed, per serving.

Ingredients

Amount	Ingredient	Note
500 ml	strong brewed coffee	cooled completely, then chilled
80 ml	heavy cream	or whipping cream
4 tbsp	sugar	or sweetener to taste
0.5 tsp	vanilla extract	n/a
4 cups	ice cubes	n/a

Method

Brew the coffee strong, stir in the sugar while it is still warm, and chill it in the fridge until completely cold.
Pour the cold coffee into a blender and add the cream and vanilla extract.
Add the ice cubes to the blender.
Blend on low at first, then on high for 20 to 30 seconds, until smooth and slushy with no large ice chunks.
Taste and add a little more sugar or cream if you like, then blend again briefly.
Pour into two tall glasses and serve at once with a straw.

Tips

The coffee must be fully cold before blending, or the ice melts and the drink turns watery.
Start with less ice and add more if you want it thicker, it is easier to thicken than to thin.
A splash of chocolate or caramel syrup turns it into a flavoured version.

Allergen caution: whether the home version contains allergens depends entirely on the ingredients and brands you use. Check every label, and take extra care with shared surfaces and frying oil if anyone eating has an allergy.

Recipe credit: adapted in our own words from the tested recipe by Life is a Party. Their Tim Hortons Copycat Iced Capp recipe, developed and tested in their kitchen with cold coffee, cream and ice blended slushy, was the reference point for the ingredients and the method here. Our wording, quantities and method above are our own. The recipe above is complete as published here; the original is credited only as a reference for readers who want to compare: original tested recipe at Life is a Party.

See the full Tim Hortons menu & prices The original item: VegIced Capp