When attempting to duplicate a Starbucks specialty, such as cold froth formed from sweet salted cream, some professionals propose using a blend of 2 percent milk and a half vanilla and salt mixture. Because it’s created from skim milk, the cold foam may be less tasty or creamy than what people are accustomed to in their milk; If skim milk appears watery to you, cold foam flavored at Starbucks or elsewhere maybe your best alternative. You may use milk froth to produce various coffees as you wish, but you can also use it on top of fragrant cold coffee. The coffee foam serves as a milk substitute or milk replacement.
Foam rests on top of the coffee, does not flow out or stir. I like to swirl it so that it blends with the coffee, but there is still a lot of froth on the top. After that, use a whisk to whip the mixture for 15-30 seconds, or until foam appears.
The Usual Methods
- Using a portable cappuccino machine, whip the ingredients for around 50-60 seconds, until the sweet cream is rich and creamy and almost doubles in volume.
- Using a hand mixer, whip the creamy mixture until it expands and thickens.
- Using the portable milk frother, whip the mixture until it swells and becomes beautiful and fluffy. Simply substitute milk with any plant-based milk of your choice (vanilla almond milk is my fave) and replace the cream with whole coconut cream or other plant-based cream.
If you want sweet coffee, you’ll want to sweeten your cold brew first before adding cold foam, unless your coffee is already sweetened. If you do, go ahead and sweeten it. All you have to do is add some flavored syrup to the milk before whisking. It’s okay to use extra milk when you’re going to be making more coffee. Add skim milk and simple syrup to a tall cup and mix until frothy.
The aroma will take on a lovely vanilla taste if you add a little amount of vanilla essence. First, we questioned whether this would change the filler into a light brown tint. But after testing it has no visible variations in whiteness from the original.
Slowly raise the stick of the milk frother over the milk and beat it until it starts to thicken. Beat for 15-20 seconds, until firm and firm. When you achieve the consistency you desire, you may remove the top and pour over the frothy coffee. To accomplish this without foam, just put all ingredients to a jar and mix until smooth.
Pour cream, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract into a small glass or measuring cup. Simply add 2 percent milk, vanilla syrup, and cream into a big jar or basin and whisk until thick but not soft. To achieve a larger fat content, adjust the ratio of cream to milk and use 2 tablespoons of cream and 1 tablespoon of milk-you only need to beat this ratio for 30 seconds.
If you are using a milk frother meter, ensure sure the machine is set to a “cold” setting. Make sure your milk is extremely cold and that the milk frother is set to cold.
To get the perfect combination of sweet, creamy, and frosty, top your iced coffee with some frothed milk. Cold foam may be added to any cold beverage in place of milk or cream.
Using a French Press is conceivable, but it is more difficult to clean than a portable milk frother, and it does not generate small, even bubbles, as a French press can. Simply add milk or a non-milk option to a glass measuring cup and then froth with the portable milk frother until frothy. This is the second best technique to generate cold froth since you get bigger and irregular bubbles, but the portable milk frother is simpler to clean than a French press. A portable milk frother works brilliantly with hot froth, but you can accomplish the same effect with cold milk.
However, do not combine liquid milk with froth since this might cause bubbles to rupture and produce a flat, watery mass. Since the froth is generated from milk, you don’t need to double the quantity utilized since this would merely dilute your iced coffee drink. The ideal milk for foaming is 2 percent milk or skim milk. However, hot froth is best prepared with milk with a high fat content, such as 2 percent milk or whole milk.
Cold foam may be used to replace milk or cream in cold beverages or as a complement. Iced coffee, cold beverages, iced cappuccinos, and nitro coffee all employ cold froth, which is skimmed milk froth. The sweet and cold foam is comparable to the hot foam in a latte or cappuccino, but instead of being frothed with hot milk, cold milk is utilized. Cold brew utilizes just 3 ingredients to make the ideal sweet whipped filling for cold coffee and cold coffee.
Cold Foam At Starbucks
Starbucks utilizes skim milk (sometimes called skim milk) combined with vanilla syrup to generate cold foam. Skimmed or skimmed milk froths easier and remains frothier longer than whole milk when cold frothed. However, I adore creamy coffee beverages, thus I am prepared to trade froth for the creamy flavor.
Aside from basic cold foam, there are also flavored cold foams manufactured with heavy cream. There’s salted caramel cream cold foam, vanilla sweet cream cold foam and a seasonal pumpkin cream cold foam.
Cold foam may be modified! Try topping your drink with matcha cold foam (matcha mixed with cold foam), strawberry cold foam (strawberry puree sauce combined with cold foam) or pumpkin spice cold foam (pumpkin spice syrup blended with cold foam) (pumpkin spice syrup blended with cold foam).
Any iced drink at Starbuck may be requested with cold foam, albeit there is an additional price.
A cold milk foam is used, which is whisked in special shakers or whisks and then layered over a frozen espresso base to create this drink. Every sip is enhanced by the addition of delicious frothy cream on top of the drink, which gently drips into the beverage. Sugary Custard Cold Foam is a combination of vanilla syrup, 2 percent milk and whipped cream in a cold foam blender. Adding sweetness and creaminess to cold coffee is as simple as pouring in a combination of cream, milk, and vanilla extract.
Even though it has the same creamy texture as whipped cream, it’s easier to use in a cocktail. The reason the cream has to be diluted with a little milk is that it does not collect and blends readily with the coffee. Often times, when you add cream to coffee, they clump, which is why most people use half (cream + milk).
Coffee creams like oat milk and half will also work; the air bubbles are just bigger and smoother. Most air bubbles prefer to become caught in a heavier, fatty kind of milk, therefore whipping with half foam or simply cream will work excellent and much better than milk.

How To Make Cold Foam For Your Coffee
Equipment
- French Press
Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Half & Half
- 2 tsp Sugar Or 1 tablespoon simple syrup
Instructions
- Put cold half & half and sweetener into a French press.
- Place lid and move the plunger up and down 30 times.
- Pour cold foam on top of your beverage.
Notes
- Whisk half & half and sweetener with a portable milk frother. It should take around 20 seconds to obtain fluffy cold foam.
- Pour cold foam on top of your beverage.
- Pour half & half and sweetener into a big jar with a tight cover.
- Shake vigorously until it doubles in volume.
- The idea is to obtain small, homogeneous bubbles that won’t even seem like bubbles because that’s what makes the smooth texture. The French press does a better job of achieving this than the portable milk frother.
- The French press creates great cold foam but it’s a bit of a bother to clean. Cold foam produced by the portable milk frother is less smooth because of the larger bubbles than with the French press. But they both taste fantastic and adds silky froth to your iced drink.
- Make sure the French press isn't too full. The cold foam will double or triple in volume as air is pushed in, so bear that in mind as you pour the half & half into the French press.
- Don’t underfill the French press. The strainer has to be immersed in the half & half so that the air can be forced into it.
Great article. I am asking what is the significant effect of coffee on cold water, if it is to use cold water on it?