Butterfly Pea Flower Cold Foam

Name: Butterfly Pea Flower Cold Foam
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Ingredients: ¼ cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; 2 tablespoons butterfly pea flower syrup

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Top your favorite iced drink with this frothy butterfly pea flower cold foam. So easy to make it at home with 3 ingredients in just 2 minutes.

Butterfly Pea Flower Cold Foam in a clear glass.

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Recipe Highlights

Made by frothing together chilled heavy cream, milk, and homemade butterfly pea flower syrup, this cold foam is a creamy topping for iced drinks.
Cold foam was first introduced by Starbucks and can easily be made at home using a French press or with an electric milk frother.
Butterfly pea flower has an earthy, vegetal flavor and a natural blue-purple color.

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Ingredient Notes

Butterfly Pea Flower Cold Foam ingredients in measuring cups and labeled.

Heavy cream
An essential ingredient, heavy cream gives cold foam its rich and frothy texture.
2% milk
Milk helps thin out the cream to make cold foam pourable. Starbucks uses 2% milk, but feel free to use any milk of your choice.
Homemade butterfly pea flower syrup
This homemade simple syrup flavored with butterfly pea flower tea adds flavor and sweetness.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Butterfly Pea Flower Cold Foam first two steps for how to make it.

For full ingredients and instructions, scroll down to see the recipe.

Put all the ingredients into a French press.
Place the lid and move the plunger up and down.
Liquid will increase in volume.

Butterfly Pea Flower Cold Foam being poured into clear glass on top of Butterfly Pea Flower Iced Tea.

Recipe Notes

Make the butterfly pea flower syrup first.
A blue syrup made with water, sugar, and butterfly pea flower tea, it’s basically the same as making a very sweet tea. Make this first.

Use an electric milk frother.
An electric milk frother can be used in place of a French press. Just make sure there’s a cold setting so that it doesn’t heat the heavy cream and milk.

Don’t overfill or underfill the French press.
If it’s underfilled, the plunger won’t be able to touch the liquids before moving up and down and won’t froth. The cold foam also increases in volume as you pump the plunger, so be careful not to overfill.

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Expert Tips

Cold foam can be used in addition to or as a replacement for milk or cream in an iced beverage.
Cold foam shouldn’t be used in hot drinks since it’ll instantly melt into the drink.
Alternative milks can also be frothed to replace the heavy cream, but the resulting cold foam will be thin and runny.
Leftover cold foam can be left in the French press and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Just give it a few pumps before serving since it loses some of its volume.
To simplify the recipe, you can use half & half, which consists of a 1:1 ratio of heavy cream and milk. Replace the heavy cream and milk with ⅓ cup half & half.
Use this cold foam to top iced drinks, such as a butterfly pea flower bubble tea or iced butterfly pea flower latte.

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Questions You May Have

How is cold foam made?

At Starbucks, cold foam is made in a special blender, but you can use a French press or electric milk frother to make it at home.

What’s the difference between cold foam and whipped cream?

Cold foam is a pourable drink topping made by frothing together heavy cream and milk. Whipped cream is heavy cream that’s whipped either by hand or in a mixer to hold its shape.

Is cold foam sweet?

Cold foam contains a bit of flavored syrup so it’s lightly sweet.

Does butterfly pea flower cold foam have caffeine?

No. The butterfly pea flower syrup that’s used to flavor this cold foam is caffeine-free.

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