10 of the Best Instant Coffees of 2024
Updated: Feb. 01, 2024
Let's be honest—some mornings you need a cup of joe and an instant energy boost ASAP. We found the best instant coffee products that taste as good as the real deal.
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Starbucks Premium Instant Coffee
File this for mornings when the drive-thru line is way too long. If you don’t want to totally skip your daily Starbs fix, get your fill (and your fuel) with their medium roast premium instant coffee. We love that you get to control how many scoops of your favorite coffee brand go into each cup. Cheers! By the way, are you familiar with the different types of coffee?
Instant Coffee Capsules
Ready for a unique, at-home coffee-making experience? Say hello to Cometeer coffee. Beans are flash-frozen in a coffee pod and delivered on dry ice straight to your door. The beauty is that you get irresistibly rich coffee in seconds—no milk frothing or coffee maker necessary. Just add hot or cold water (or milk), pour and enjoy! It’s basically “like having a barista in your freezer,” as the brand puts it. Read our Cometeer coffee review for the full experience.
Uncaffeinated Instant Coffee
Whether you’re cutting back on caffeine or looking for a gut-healthy alternative, look no further than Velty’s uncaffeinated coffee. This blend of decaf coffee, prebiotics, antioxidants and anti-inflammatories combine into a velvety smooth drink with sweet chocolate notes. Your brain and gut will thank you later.
Instant Mushroom Coffee
Yes, mushroom coffee is a thing. And this instant mushroom coffee powder contains organic Lion’s Mane mushroom powder, which improves memory and concentration for an extra boost. For more options, check out some more mushroom coffee brands to add to your morning routine. We also love Four Sigmatic as an organic coffee option.
Instant Coffee That Gives Back
Forget the chemicals and additives—Waka’s instant coffee is made with 100% pure Arabica beans. Bonus: As part of their “Add Water, Give Water” program, part of your purchase goes towards funding clean water initiatives around the world.
Acid-Neutralized Instant Coffee
Sensitive stomachs, rejoice! Now you can have your coffee and drink it, too, with this acid-neutralized alternative that has 15 times less acid than other leading java brands. Here are our favorite cute coffee mugs to enjoy your brew.
Starbucks Instant Iced Coffee
True iced coffee fans know the drink isn’t just for warm weather, but sometimes it’s hard to whip up rich, non-watered down iced coffee at home. That’s where these Starbucks instant iced coffee packets come to the rescue. Just pour the packet in cold water, stir and get sippin’! Plus, there’s a variety of flavors to choose from whether you prefer a vanilla iced latte or classic French roast. Don’t forget to stock these Starbucks cold cups for the cause. We bet you’ll love the best cold brew brands, too.
Coffee Super Latte
Craving coffee but not all the jitters and brain fog that comes with it? Clevr Blends has your back. Their Coffee SuperLatte includes adaptogens, mushrooms and probiotics to fuel your body with energy—no midday crash included. As if it could get better, all you have to do is add water.
Instant Espresso Coffee
Good news! Enjoying your favorite at-home espresso drinks doesn’t always require a lofty espresso machine. Double roasted so you get that essential espresso flavor, you won’t even be able to tell that this bold blend isn’t the real deal from your favorite coffee shop. By the way, here’s how to use a percolator.
Pure Gold Instant Coffee
Mellow flavor, rich aroma. That sums up this instant java. It significantly cuts down time in your morning routine so you can spend more time perfecting your coffee art with these products to be your own barista instead of waiting for your cup to brew.
Taste of Home writer, Amanda Tarlton, also contributed to this article.
Originally Published: February 21, 2019
