Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam (4 Ingredients)
on May 12, 2024
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Velvety pumpkin cream cold foam can easily be made at home with a French press in just 2 minutes. Get step-by-step instructions and tips on how to make it perfect every time.
Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam
A seasonal fall item at Starbucks, pumpkin cream cold foam can be made at home any time of the year with this easy recipe.
Cold heavy cream, milk, pumpkin spice sauce, and vanilla syrup are frothed to make this delicious iced drink topping. Add pumpkin cream cold foam to any iced drink instead of milk or creamer.
Pumpkin cream has the flavors that make up a pumpkin pie and all you need is a French press to get the perfect cold foam texture.
Note from Jee
Microfoam was one of the things I learned when I was training to be a barista. It’s what you want to aim for with cold foam and with foam in general. You want to create tiny, even bubbles.
The more uniform and teeny tiny bubbles you can create by adding air into the milk and cream, the more velvety the cold foam texture will be.
I’ve tried several methods at home and the best results were from a French press and an electric milk frother, like an Aeroccino.
Recipe Summary
- Pumpkin cream cold foam is cold, frothed heavy cream and milk that’s flavored with pumpkin spice (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves) and sweetened with vanilla syrup.
- Cold foam is an iced drink topping that can be used instead of milk. Starbucks uses a special blender to make cold foam but it can be recreated at home with a French press.
- This pumpkin cream cold foam recipe is a Starbucks copycat and it can be made in 2 minutes with 4 ingredients.
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Ingredient Notes
- Heavy cream: This is the main ingredient and it’s what gives cold foam the decadent texture.
- 2% milk: The milk thins out the heavy cream a bit so it’s not super thick like whipped cream. Starbucks uses 2% milk but you can use any milk you like.
- Vanilla syrup: This is to flavor and sweeten the cold foam. Use store-bought or homemade vanilla syrup.
- Pumpkin spice sauce: Also known as pumpkin sauce or pumpkin pie sauce, this is what gives the cold foam pumpkin spice flavors. You can also use homemade pumpkin spice sauce.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put all ingredients into a French press. Stir to make sure the pumpkin spice sauce doesn’t just sit at the bottom.
Step 2: Place the lid and move the plunger up and down. The cold foam will increase in volume.
Recipe Notes
Use half & half as a shortcut.
Instead of using cream and milk separately to make cold foam, half & half can be used as a shortcut. Half & half is half cream and half milk. Use ⅓ cup half & half and the same amount of vanilla syrup and pumpkin spice sauce.
Don’t overfill the French press.
The cold foam will increase in size so don’t overfill the French press. Only fill it halfway. Don’t underfill the French press. Make sure the French press filter is touching the cream and milk so it can effectively create foam.
If you don’t have a French press.
Instead of a French press, you can use an electric milk frother with a cold setting like an Aeroccino or a handheld milk frother.
If you don’t have a French press, you can also make cold foam by shaking ingredients for a few minutes in a large jar with a tight lid. The more you shake, the more froth you’ll create.
Expert Tips
- Try it with cold brew, Iced Americano, Iced Latte, or iced tea lattes like Iced Chai Latte, or Iced Matcha Latte.
- Top the cold foam with pumpkin spice topping to bring out more pumpkin spice flavors.
- Any leftover cold foam can be stored in the fridge for 2 days. It’s best to make and serve immediately for best results.
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Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam
Ingredients
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice sauce
- 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup
Instructions
- Put heavy cream, milk, vanilla syrup, and pumpkin spice sauce into a French press. Stir to combine.Stir to make sure the pumpkin spice sauce doesn’t just sit at the bottom of the French press.
- 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.
Notes
- If you want cold foam with less calories or to make things easier, replace the heavy cream and milk with ⅓ cup of half & half. Half & half is half cream and half milk.
- The milk thins out the heavy cream a bit so it’s not super thick like whipped cream. Starbucks uses 2% milk but you can use any milk you like.
- The cold foam will increase in size so don’t overfill the French press.
- Don’t underfill the French press. Make sure the French press filter is touching the cream and milk.
- Any leftover cold foam can be stored in the fridge for a couple of days. It’s best to make and serve immediately for best results.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
