You could substitute vanilla bean paste to make this feel extra fancy. If you go overboard, the vanilla extract will be overpowering. Vanilla Extract: You only need a few drops of this.

Maple Syrup: I like to sweeten this with maple syrup, but you could also use a simple syrup, homemade vanilla syrup, caramel syrup, sugar, or even Starbucks’ vanilla syrup. I use whole milk, but feel free to sub what you have on hand. Milk: The milk helps to keep the sweet cream cold foam from getting too thick. Whipping Cream: Of course I recommend using grass-fed/organic whipping cream if you can find it at your grocery store. I’ll have instructions for an iced Americano and French press cold brew after the sweet cream instructions… Immediately pour that over your iced coffee.

Using a handheld milk frother, whip this mixture until it increases in volume and gets nice and frothy. Place all of the ingredients in a small glass or measuring cup. The process for making cold foam is basically the same as for the sweet cream. Vanilla Extract: Please use pure vanilla extract, not imitation vanilla flavoring! However, feel free to make the above sweetener substitutes. Maple Syrup: Again, I prefer to use maple syrup to sweeten my cold foam. It’s up to you to decide which is right for you! But whole milk will lend more creaminess. Milk: Like I said, skim milk will froth better than whole milk. The ingredients for cold foam are exactly the same as sweet cream, minus the cream! I’ll show you how to make the cold foam first, then the sweet cream and variations. But in general, sweet cream contains cream, cold foam is made with just milk. Starbucks does use the term sweet cream and cold foam interchangeably, which can be confusing. So I prefer to use whole milk.īut you’ll have to decide if you would rather have a really frothy drink, or a creamier drink. However, I prefer a creamy coffee drink, so I’m willing to sacrifice frothiness for creaminess. When frothing cold milk, low-fat or nonfat milk tends to froth up more, and it will hold that froth longer than whole milk. Starbucks uses skim milk (AKA fat free milk) mixed with vanilla syrup to make their cold foam.

So whereas whipped cream will just sit on top of your drink, the sweet cream will meld with the coffee.Ĭold foam, on the other hand, is simple milk that’s been sweetened and frothed. It adds a wonderful creaminess and froth to your iced coffee, but it mixes with the drink better than whipped cream. Sweet cream is basically a blend of cream and milk that’s whipped until it’s slightly thickened. What’s the Difference Between Sweet Cream and Cold Foam? What’s the Difference Between Sweet Cream and Cold Foam?.Okay, let me show you how to make my Starbucks copycat recipe! Jump To: I’ll also show you how to make cold foam for coffee. Today I’m sharing my DIY version of the Starbucks vanilla sweet cream, plus how to easily turn it into a salted caramel sweet cream! If you’re an iced coffee lover, you need to try this! Technically I had an iced American with vanilla sweet cream since I needed it to be decaf.Īnyway, I thought it was delicious.

This summer I tried Starbucks’ sweet cream cold brew for the first time. Learn how to make a copycat version of Starbucks’ drink with my Sweet Cream Cold Foam Recipe!

Vanilla sweet cream cold brew foam