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.
Recipe Highlights
- Matcha cold foam is cold, frothed milk that’s added to iced drinks as a topping and can be used in place of milk. It’s made with heavy cream, milk, vanilla syrup, and matcha green tea powder.
- Cold foam at Starbucks is made in a special blender but this recipe recreates the drink topping in a French press.
- The velvety smooth cold foam can easily be made at home with just 4 ingredients in 2 minutes.
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Matcha Cold Foam at Starbucks
Cold foam at Starbucks is made with a special blender that uses a circular disc to create tiny, uniform bubbles in the heavy cream and milk.
There are standard menu cold foams like salted caramel cold foam, and vanilla sweet cream cold foam but you can also customize cold foam.
Matcha cold foam can be ordered as a topping for iced drinks as a customized, secret menu item. It can only be ordered in person since there isn’t an option to do so on the app.
Cold foam can be customized with any syrups or matcha to create a flavored cold foam that is not available on the standard Starbucks.
Here’s how to order matcha cold foam at Starbucks: “Can I get vanilla sweet cream cold foam with 1 scoop of matcha powder blended into the foam.”
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Ingredient Notes
- Heavy cream
Cream gives cold foam the right consistency to float on an iced drink. - 2% Milk
Milk is used to thin out the heavy cream because cold foam is thinner than whipped cream and thicker than milk. Starbucks uses 2% milk but you can use any milk you like. - Matcha
Starbucks uses sweetened matcha, but I like unsweetened since it’s better quality. - Vanilla syrup
Homemade or store-bought vanilla syrup sweetens and flavors the cold foam.
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Step-by-Step Instructions
For full ingredients and instructions, scroll down to the recipe.
- Put all the ingredients into a French press. Mix well.
The matcha can clump easily, so I like to whisk it a bit to make sure the matcha is mixed well into the cream and milk. - Place the lid and move the plunger up and down.
The cold foam will increase in volume.
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Expert Tips
- Making cold foam like Starbucks is all about creating tiny, uniform bubbles. The French press does a great job of making velvety foam at home.
- Use matcha in the $20-$30 range for this recipe. Less than $20, and the matcha will be more brown than green in color.
- To make the cold foam lighter and using less ingredients, replace the cream and milk with half & half. Use 1/3 cup half & half and the same amount of vanilla syrup and matcha powder.
- A handheld milk frother can also make cold foam, but a French press does a better job of creating the right kind of froth.
- When frothing the ingredients, cold foam will at increase in volume, so be careful not to overfill the French press.
- Don’t underfill the French press or it won’t foam at all. The French press filter must touch the ingredients before moving the plunger.
- Cold foam can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days. It’s best to make it and serve immediately.
- Matcha cold foam can be added to any iced drink, replacing milk and sweeteners to give your drinks a sweet and creamy topping.
- Try topping a cold brew, Iced Matcha Latte or an Iced Chai Latte with matcha cold foam.
Questions You May Have
Starbucks makes their cold foam in a Vitamix blender with a circular disc with holes that aerate liquids. This blender is only used to make cold foam. Starbucks’ regular cold foam is made with nonfat milk, while the flavored and seasonal cold foams use milk, cream, and flavored syrup.
Matcha cold foam at Starbucks is only available as a secret menu item, meaning it’s a customized drink or topping from their official menu. It must be ordered in person and you can’t just ask for “matcha cold foam.” Instead, ask for matcha blended into vanilla sweet cream cold foam.
Yes, shake ingredients for a few minutes in a large jar with a tight lid. Make sure it’s closed tightly and large enough for the liquids to increase in volume.
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Matcha Cold Foam
INGREDIENTS
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1 teaspoon matcha
- 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put heavy cream, milk, and matcha into a French press. Mix well.The matcha can clump easily, so I like to whisk it a bit to make sure the matcha is mixed well into the cream and milk.
- Place 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.
EQUIPMENT
NOTES
- Making cold foam like Starbucks is all about creating tiny, uniform bubbles. The French press does a great job of making velvety foam at home.
- Starbucks uses 2% milk but you can use any milk you like.
- Use matcha in the $20-$30 range for this recipe. Less than $20, and the matcha will be more brown than green in color.
- To make the cold foam lighter and using less ingredients, replace the cream and milk with half & half. Use 1/3 cup half & half and the same amount of vanilla syrup and matcha powder.
- A handheld milk frother can also make cold foam, but a French press does a better job of creating the right kind of froth.
- When frothing the ingredients, cold foam will at increase in volume, so be careful not to overfill the French press.
- Don’t underfill the French press or it won’t foam at all. The French press filter must touch the ingredients before moving the plunger.
- Cold foam can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days. It’s best to make it and serve immediately.
- Matcha cold foam can be added to any iced drink, replacing milk and sweeteners to give your drinks a sweet and creamy topping.
- Try topping a cold brew, Iced Matcha Latte or an Iced Chai Latte with matcha cold foam.