Make delicious cold foam at home for your iced drinks! See how quick and easy it is to make flavored cold foam in just a couple of minutes.
Homemade Cold Foam
Cold foam is a frothy drink topping for iced beverages. It’s velvety smooth and adds a fluffy layer of richness to a drink. The best cold foam has tiny, uniform bubbles in the cream, which is what creates that smooth texture.
Use cold foam instead of milk or cream in iced drinks. It can also be added to drinks with milk or cream to make it even creamier. It’s best when it’s served immediately.
A shortcut I like to use is replacing the heavy cream and milk with half & half, which makes a super quick cold foam. There’s one less ingredient to measure and it’s like a light version of cold foam.
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3 Ways to Make Cold Foam
1. French press: A French press makes perfect cold foam. The mesh strainer pushes air into the milk and cream, creating tiny little bubbles of foam.
2. Electric milk frother: The easiest way to make cold foam is with an electric milk frother, since it just takes a push of a button. Make sure the frother has a cold setting.
3. Handheld milk frother: This does the job, but not as well as the French press or the electric milk frother.
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13 Cold Foam Recipes
1. Brown Sugar Cold Foam
If you love the deep, nutty flavors of brown sugar, you'll enjoy this cold foam in your drinks. It uses homemade brown sugar syrup, which is easy to make at home. All you need is water and brown sugar.Once you've made the syrup, you can make brown sugar cold foam in a French press in 2 minutes.The recipe also uses ground cinnamon, as it pairs well with brown sugar. But you can leave it out if you'd like.Ingredients: Heavy cream, 2% milk, brown sugar syrup, ground cinnamon
BROWN SUGAR COLD FOAM
2. Caramel Cold Foam
Turn any cold drink into a rich and decadent treat with this caramel cold foam recipe. Ready in just 2 minutes, the cold foam is made with caramel sauce. This adds flavor and sweetness.The easiest way to make it is in a French press, but you can also use a handheld milk frother. Another option is to shake it in a jar.For a lighter version, simply swap the heavy cream and milk with 1/3 cup of half & half. Ingredients: Heavy cream, 2% milk, caramel sauce
CARAMEL COLD FOAM
3. Chocolate Cold Foam
This chocolate cold foam recipe is so easy to make in a French press. Just add the ingredients, mix, and move the plunger up and down. The chocolate flavor comes from chocolate syrup. Be sure to use a high-quality product for the best taste.It's delicious on cold coffee drinks, like iced lattes and cold brews. The combination creates a great mocha flavor. One recipe yields enough chocolate cold foam for a 16-ounce drink.Ingredients: Heavy cream, milk, chocolate sauce
CHOCOLATE COLD FOAM
4. Starbucks Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Foam
Learn how to recreate the cold foam at Starbucks with this simple 2-minute recipe. You can enjoy this cold foam on any iced drinks, including matcha lattes.It's flavored with vanilla syrup, which you can buy from the store or make at home. You might also be able to buy vanilla syrup at a Starbucks location.The cheapest option is to make vanilla syrup from scratch. It only calls for water, sugar, and vanilla extract.Ingredients: Heavy cream, 2% milk, vanilla syrup
STARBUCKS VANILLA SWEET CREAM COLD FOAM
5. Matcha Cold Foam
Add a sweet, green touch to your next iced drink with this matcha green tea cold foam! See how easy it is to make at home in just 2 minutes.Ingredients: Matcha, heavy cream, milk, vanilla syrup
MATCHA COLD FOAM
6. Salted Caramel Cold Foam
At Starbucks, salted caramel cold foam is a standard topping on the Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew. You can order it with other cold drinks as well.It's also easy to create at home. This copycat recipe takes just 2 minutes to make and uses 4 ingredients.Caramel sauce gives the cold foam its deep, caramel flavor. It's best to use store-bought sauce, since it's easier than making it from scratch.Try it on plain iced coffee drinks, like cold brew, or chocolate beverages for sweet treat.Ingredients: Heavy cream, milk, caramel sauce, sea salt
SALTED CARAMEL COLD FOAM
7. Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam
Give iced drinks a seasonal touch with this 4-ingredient pumpkin cream cold foam.It's flavored with vanilla syrup and pumpkin spice sauce, which has warming notes of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Pumpkin cream cold foam is available at Starbucks, but only during the fall months. Making it at home will let you have it any time you want.Use it in place of milk with coffee, chai, or matcha drinks. You could even add it to plain milk for a simple flavored beverage.Ingredients: Heavy cream, milk, vanilla syrup, pumpkin spice sauce
PUMPKIN CREAM COLD FOAM
8. Strawberry Cold Foam
Strawberry syrup is the key ingredient in this 2-minute strawberry cold foam. You can make it at home or buy it in the store.It's so good on iced lattes made with matcha or coffee. Even iced tea works well with strawberry cold foam.When making the foam, avoid overfilling or underfilling the French press. Use the amounts listed in the recipe for the perfect proportions.Strawberry cold foam is best used right away, though it can be stored in the fridge for up 2 days.Ingredients: Heavy cream, milk, strawberry syrup
STRAWBERRY COLD FOAM
9. Half & Half Cold Foam
Typically, cold foam is made with heavy cream and milk. But if you don't have either ingredient, half & half can be used instead.You can then use the sweetener of your choice, such as sugar or simple syrup.For that classic velvety texture, aim to aerate the half & half until tiny bubbles form. They should be uniform in size.Use the half & half cold foam just like milk or creamer in cold drinks.Ingredients: Half & half, sugar
Half & Half Cold Foam
10. Lavender Cold Foam
If you enjoy floral flavors, you'll want to add this lavender cold foam recipe to your rotation.It's a frothy, creamy topping that's flavored with lavender syrup and a bit of salt. The salt brings out the sweetness of the syrup.Homemade lavender syrup can be made with water, sugar, and food-grade dried lavender. You can use store-bought lavender syrup too.The cold foam will elevate any cold drink, including bubble tea, iced matcha latte, chai latte, or cold brew.Ingredients: Heavy cream, 2% milk, lavender syrup, sea salt
LAVENDER COLD FOAM
11. Rose Cold Foam
With this recipe, it will take just 2 minutes to make rose cold foam at home.Rose syrup gives the cold foam a sweet, floral flavor that's so good on cold drinks. You can make rose syrup from scratch with water, sugar, and dried rose petals. Or if you want a quicker option, use a store-bought version.If you have extra rose syrup, try it in other drinks like seltzer or iced tea.Ingredients: Heavy cream, 2% milk, rose syrup
ROSE COLD FOAM
12. Butterfly Pea Flower Cold Foam
Butterfly pea flower syrup gives this foam a light blue hue. It adds sweetness and flavor.It's essential to use heavy cream for cold foam because it provides a frothy consistency. If you use only milk, the foam will be too thin.Also, try to make this cold foam just before pouring it on a drink. If you must store it, keep it in the French press in the fridge for up to 2 days.This butterfly pea flower syrup works well on iced matcha or coffee lattes, as well as bubble tea.Ingredients: Heavy cream, 2% milk, butterfly pea flower syrup
BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER COLD FOAM
13. Hibiscus Cold Foam
Sweet and slightly tart, this 2-minute hibiscus cold foam is a unique alternative to standard cold foam.There's a light pink tinge, which comes from the red hibiscus syrup. The color is completely natural.Hibiscus syrup is simple enough to make at home. It uses water, sugar, and hibiscus tea, and takes just 7 minutes to prepare.You're welcome to use a store-bought hibiscus syrup too. Ingredients: Heavy cream, 2% milk, hibiscus syrup
HIBISCUS COLD FOAM
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13 Easy Cold Foam Recipes
Make delicious cold foam at home for your iced drinks, like this Brown Sugar Cold Foam below.
INGREDIENTS
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar syrup
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
Brown Sugar Cold Foam
- Put heavy cream, 2% milk, brown sugar syrup, and ground cinnamon into a French press.
- Place the lid and move the plunger up and down 40 times.The cold foam will increase in volume. Pour cold foam on top of an iced drink and serve immediately.
NOTES
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NUTRITION
Calories: 264 | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 906IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 0.2mg