How to Make Starbucks® Crema Collection Premium Instant Hot or Iced

With Starbucks^® Crema Collection Premium Instant, you don’t have to choose between a cozy hot coffee or a refreshingly iced cup—you can make it both ways.

It all comes down to the water you use. ​ 

So if you want to make a hot cup of Crema Collection, add 1.5 Tbsp of the powder to a mug. Then, make hot water. You can use a kettle, brew water using your coffee maker or add water to a different microwave-safe mug and heat it in your microwave in short increments until it starts to steam. Let the water cool until it’s safe to drink, then add 8 oz of it into the mug with the instant coffee powder and stir until fully dissolved. ​ 

Now you can enjoy that silky, foamy sip.

To make a cold version, you’ll still add 1.5 Tbsp of the instant coffee powder into a cup. This time, though, you’ll pour in 4 oz of cold water and stir it up until the powder dissolves. The reason you only needed half the water? The rest is 4 oz of ice that will dilute the concentrated coffee as it melts. Watch that frothy foam rise and revel in the simplicity of this delicious iced coffee.

If you’re in the mood for a touch of sweetness, try adding a splash of Starbucks^® Caramel Macchiato Flavored Creamer. It perfectly complements all three flavors of Starbucks^® Crema Collection Premium Instant, so you can’t go wrong. ​ 

Feel free to experiment even more with flavor combinations—try a seasonal creamer when it comes back around, add in a syrup you love or use one of our non-dairy creamer options if that’s what you prefer.