No amateur or coffee lover can be without his favourite drink, even on a hot day. But it is not necessary to prepare a coffee, as usual, you can make a coffee-based drink. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a mixer or shaker: a simple fork can perfectly cope with the task. Professionals recommend filling no less than a third of the container with ice.

Bright Side gathered six recipes for coffee-based refreshing drinks, which will help you, not only to start the day but also to enjoy a break in a busy day and high temperatures.

A classic frappe

• Chop the ice with a suitable blender. You can also wrap it in a towel and tap it with a roller.
• Add the crushed ice in a glass.
• In another bowl, mix the coffee with the syrup and milk with the help of a fork or using a cocktail shaker.
• Pour the mixture into the glass with ice.
• Garnish with the grated chocolate and some coffee beans.

A pleasure of chocolate and mint

• Over low heat, melt the chocolate in the coffee passed through a strainer.
• Let the mixture cool slightly and add the syrup.
• Pass it all through the blender.
• Chop ice and add it in a glass.
• Pour the drink into the glass with ice.
• Add the ice cream.
• Garnish with grated chocolate.

Coffee with banana for the sweet tooth

• Prepare the coffee, pass it through a strainer and let it cool slightly. Add the ice cream.
• Crush the banana, add it to the coffee with ice cream and pass the mixture through the blender.
• Put crushed ice in a glass and add the drink.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and grated chocolate.

Orange bomb

• Grate the peel of oranges and squeeze the juice.
• Pour the zest in a pot, add a glass of water and icing sugar. Over low heat, boil the mixture for about 5 minutes. Pass the syrup obtained through a strainer and let it cool.
• Mix the cold coffee with the orange juice and syrup. Stir with a fork.
• Pour the drink into a glass with ice, add the whipped cream and garnish with crushed cookies and chopped nuts.

Coffee smoothie with berries

• Prepare the coffee and let it cool.
• Chop ice and pour it into a glass.
• Yogurt, banana, berries, coffee, cocoa and cinnamon pass through the blender.
• Pour the drink into the glass with ice.
• Garnish with whipped cream, syrup and sliced ​​almonds.

Frappé coffee with strawberries

• Prepare the coffee and let it cool.
• Pour crushed ice into a glass.
• Cut the strawberries into four parts each and put them on top of the ice.
• Add syrups and coffee.
• Garnish with a layer of whipped cream.
• Add a scoop of ice cream.
• Sprinkle with cocoa powder and add some coffee beans.