Love the new Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew? Make it home really easily with this copycat recipe! Not only will save money, but you can have unlimited refills!
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If there was ever an unlimited Gold card status, I’m pretty sure the Wise family would have it. It all started back when Jordan was barista-ing through college and continued as our lives have gotten busier. We love coffee.
Then the kids came and if was even possible, we added more coffee to the mix. I even created Starbucks Halloween costumes for the kids. #mommasfavoritethings
Over the years we fell in love with cold brew coffee and try to make it at home as much as possible.
But then, Starbucks recently released it’s the newest drink, Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew, and we were both hooked.
Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew
If you haven’t tried it yet, it’s downright amazing. It’s a salty & sweet take on the cold brew we already love. Think creamy, sweet, and no bitter taste.
But quite frankly at $4.50 a pop for each of us, we can’t literally drink it all day every day. So Jordan was determined to find a way to make it home ourselves, easily!
And gosh, did his former barista-self make this drink SO WELL…
Seriously, I wish you all could stop by and have a glass with me! This drink does not disappoint. It’s so easy to make and is the perfect copycat recipe for Starbucks Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew drink.
Love coffee at home? Grab a copy of my favorite DIY coffee bar checklist located at the bottom of this post! It only takes a few items to create your own little coffee shop 🙂
How to Make Copycat Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew
To start, you’ll make up a batch of really strong cold brew. The rest comes after it’s steeped at least 18 hours. The wait isn’t fun, but the result is so good that it’s worth it!
To copy Starbucks really strong cold brew recipe, I measured out 2 cups of very coarsely ground coffee and mixed it with 5 cups (40 ounces) of cold, filtered water. This is a stronger batch than our traditional cold brew recipe, but we are making it Starbucks style after all! We’ll dilute it with some water in the final recipe.
This large of a batch fit well in our French Press. In the recipe, I halved it for normal coffee drinkers. 🙂
After the cold brew has steeped 18+ hours, it’s time to filter out the grounds. I use a French Press for this entire process so that I can simply pop on the top and plunge the grounds. Plus, it’s fun. (Wondering about the steeping? After mixing the grounds in the water, I cover the top with plastic wrap and pop it in the refrigerator.)
Since the cold brew is so strong, you’ll dilute it with ice & water. After numerous attempts at getting it just right, we figured it out to be close to a 3:1 ratio. 3/4 cup of cold brew to 1/4 cup of water poured over ice. Obviously, you can eyeball it to your liking, but that was as close to ‘strong’ but without ‘too overpowering’ as we could get. The caramel flavoring makes the entire drink taste wonderful and buttery.
And let’s talk about that cold foam…
If you aren’t familiar with cold foam, it’s made out of low-fat milk frothed up to make a thick heavy cream without ever actually pouring in ‘real cream.’ To get that salted cream flavor, you’ll blend in a little bit of sea salt in the milk. It’s what makes that nice salty & sweet blend.
Update: I’ve asked at several Starbucks counters and received a few responses on how they make this frothy cream. It’s always low fat milk or a combination of Half & Half and low-fat milk!
[My only complaint about this recipe? That I could make the cold foam last longer. But Starbucks has a proprietary blender & blade that makes their foam last a bit longer. If I find a way to reverse engineer it, I’ll let you know and update the post!]
Simply pour your foam over your coffee and enjoy!
Gosh, I hope that you like this drink as much as we do!
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Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew
Ingredients
Cold Brew
- 1 Cup Coffee Grounds, Very Coarse, Dark Roast
- 2.5 Cups Cold Filtered Water, (20 Ounces)
Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew
- 2.5 Cups Cold Brew Recipe (Above)
- .5 Cups Cold Water
- 1 Cups Ice
- 4 Pumps Caramel Flavor
- 1/4 Cup Low / Non-Fat Milk
- 1/8 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt, more or less to taste
Instructions
Prep Cold Brew
- In a French Press, mix together the coarse coffee ground & cold filtered water
- Let Steep in the refrigerator for 18-24 hours. Press/filter out the grounds.
Making Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew
- Mix together 3/4 cup of cold brew to 1/4 cup of cold water. Add Ice
- Mix in 4 pumps of Torani Caramel Flavoring into each drink
Cold Foam
- In a glass container, mix in a scant 1/8 teaspoon of fine sea salt with 1/4 cup of low-fat, or non-fat milk. Option: Exchange out half of the milk with half & half for extra creaminess!
- Froth together until thickened
- Pour the cold foam over the coffee
Love coffee at home? Grab a copy of my favorite DIY coffee bar checklist! It only takes a few items to create your own little coffee shop 🙂
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Kim says
October 25, 2018 at 10:41 amI have been to several Starbucks for my Salted Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew, but I have found that there are different recipes depending on the store. I have had the cold foam made with milk + salt…… but my favorite salted cold foam, for flavor and thickness, is made with sweet cream! My favorite Starbucks adds salt to their sweet cream and blends it to a very thick foam that doesn’t dissolve as quickly as milk-based cold foam does. Here is my salted cold foam recipe:
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla syrup
1/8 tsp salt
Whip together until thick, then pour on top of the cold brew… and enjoy this little taste of heaven
Brittany says
October 25, 2018 at 10:45 amThat sounds DELICIOUS! Thank you for sharing Kim!
EngineerMom says
April 8, 2019 at 2:44 pmWhile that definitely sounds delicious, it’s just whipped cream!
Cold foam really works best when made with fat-free milk. If you have a high-powered blender (like a Vitamix), try using that to make the foam! It whips up into a more stable form, though it won’t be as stable as what they make at Starbucks unless you’re willing to shell out $150 for the patent-pending aero disc they use.
Brittany says
April 8, 2019 at 10:34 pmThat aero disc is amazing, but unfortunately not something many of us have access to in our kitchens. In the meantime, we’ll be using our little hand frother and drinking quickly. 🙂
Jen says
April 12, 2019 at 10:30 pmI bought an Aer Disc for my Vitamix (Costco had it for $99) and it’s amazing. It works best with skim milk, then when it’s a nice, thick foam I add a little bit of half and half to it to give it more richness. The way I justified it was this: At $5 a cup for Starbucks, and 4 of us in the house that love coffee, the Aer Disc paid for itself very quickly. Plus we use it to whip cream, muddle citrus for other drinks, and I make meringue in it for other desserts since I usually have so many egg whites laying around after making flan for my Mom once a month!
Jen says
April 27, 2019 at 10:36 amThank you for this! We’ve noticed that some Starbucks stores get it right and others, um, get it very very wrong (ie not enough salt or not a creamy enough topping). Think you’re right that the difference is whether they’re using cream or milk, etc etc..
Brittany says
April 27, 2019 at 6:42 pmOhmigosh, Jen! Us too. Since we moved to Arizona we’ve noticed it’s a completely different consistency and the foam lasts for forever. Not the case in Michigan!
Jen says
April 28, 2019 at 2:31 pmThat is SO funny – we just moved to New Mexico and found the same thing here vs Maryland. Just another good reason we moved West 🙂
Brittany says
April 28, 2019 at 10:51 pmAgreed 🙂 🙂