Iced coffee is a great way to cool off at local coffee houses

It may be warm outside, but that doesn't mean you have to skip out on your favorite cup of joe. For that extra jolt of caffeine, many have turned to iced coffees.

A cup of iced coffee can be anything from a regular brew with ice to something a little more flavorful and exotic, such as a coffee Coke float.

Whether it is mixing up a cup at home or visiting your local coffeehouses, there are many ways to have a summer coffee experience. Here are how local coffee shops offer up a variety of of iced coffees:

House of Coffees in Lodi

Iced mocha

Iced latte

Mocha freeze

48 different flavorings to add to regular coffee

Coffees Etc. in Lodi

Sugar free white chocolate

Sugar free dark chocolate

Blended frappuccino

Zebra — white and dark chocolate mixed

Different syrup flavorings such as vanilla, caramel and hazelnut

Java Stop in Lodi

Any coffee they normally roast

Buzz, which includes two shots of espresso with cream and sugar

Iced mocha

Iced latte

Cocomochanut

Double fudge mocha

Sunnyrose in Acampo

Any regular coffee with cream or sugar added

Syrups added such as caramel, vanilla, hazelnut

Iced latte

Iced white mocha

Zebra

Crazy caramel

Extreme toffee coffee

It's a Grind in Galt

Iced mocha

Caramel or chocolate covered espresso beans are optional

Various iced coffee featured drinks such as the Coconut Crunch

Cafe Latte Co. in Galt

Offers 30 different frappuccino drinks, including:

Caramel

Twister

Winterberry white

Coconut cream

Coconut crunch

Extreme toffee coffee

Recipes and tips

House of Coffees' Mocha Freeze
Milk
Shot of espresso
Mocha mix
Blend all ingredients in the blender.

Java Stop's Cocomochanut Coffee
Coconut powder
Chocolate
Coffee
Blend all ingredients; can be served hot or iced.

Coffee Coke Float
2/3 cup light cream
2 1/2 cups strong coffee
4 scoops coffee ice cream
1 bottle of Coke
Mix the cream and coffee, pour into four glasses (half full). Add a scoop of ice cream to each and then top with Coke.
Serves 4.
Source: coffeetea.about.com

Death from the Kettle
6 teaspoons instant coffee
2 teaspoons malt powder
3 teaspoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon chocolate ice cream
Milk
Put the powders in the bottom of a tall glass. Add a little boiling water, just enough to turn the powders into a thick paste. Fill the rest of the glass with milk, then mix in the ice cream.
Serves 1.
Source: coffeetea.about.com

Iced coffee tips

Instead of plain ice cubes, freeze some coffee ahead of time in an ice cube tray. For a fancy touch, add a couple of whole roasted coffee beans to the cubes.

Use rock sugar swizzle sticks, which are stiff sticks covered in thick rock candy at the end.

To make the iced coffee frostier, put the coffee in the refrigerator once it's down to room temperature.

Top it off with some flavored whipped cream.

Use a cold method of coffee brewing by soaking coffee grounds overnight in cold water, rather than heating the water.

Source: coffeetea.about.com

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