Make iced drinks even better with a cool and creamy rose cold foam. This floral and sweet drink topping is so easy to make at home. All you need is 3 ingredients and 2 minutes.
Recipe Highlights
- Rose cold foam is a smooth, velvety topping for iced drinks made with heavy cream, milk, and rose syrup.
- Starbucks first introduced cold foam in 2018. Baristas at stores make it using a Vitamix blender with a special blade, but the drink topping can be recreated at home with a French press or an electric milk frother.
- Store-bought or homemade rose syrup can be used. If using homemade, make sure to prep it ahead of time.
- This recipe makes 1 serving of rose cold foam in just 2 minutes with 3 ingredients.
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Ingredient Notes
- Heavy cream
Decadent cold foam can’t be made without heavy cream. It’s what gives cold foam the frothy texture it needs to float on top of a drink. - 2% milk
To make the cold foam pourable, add milk, which thins out the heavy cream. Starbucks uses 2% milk, but feel free to use any milk of your choice. - Rose syrup
Store-bought or homemade rose syrup can be used.
Step-by-Step Instructions
For full ingredients and instructions, scroll down to see the recipe.
- Put the cream and milk into a French press.
- Add the syrup and stir to mix.
- Place on the lid and move the plunger up and down.
Liquid will increase in volume. - Pour cold foam on top of an iced drink.
Recipe Notes
Make the rose syrup ahead of time if making it from scratch.
If using homemade rose syrup, make that first so it has time to cool. It’s super easy to make at home with water, sugar, and dried rose petals.
Use an electric milk frother.
If you don’t have a French press, another option is to use an electric milk frother that has a cold foam setting.
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
- To make a cold foam that feels just like the one from Starbucks, it’s important to create tiny, uniform bubbles. A French press helps get that ideal texture.
- A handheld milk frother can also be used, but the bubbles won’t be as tiny and uniform like it would in a French press or an electric milk frother.
- Cold foam can replace milk or cream in bubble tea or iced tea latte.
- You can make cold foam ahead of time and store it in the fridge for up to 2 days, but it’s best to use it right away. It’ll likely lose some volume, so give the French press a few pumps before pouring.
- Use leftover rose syrup to sweeten and flavor sparkling water, warm milk, or your favorite iced tea.
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Questions You May Have
No, this cold foam does not contain any caffeinated ingredients.
Cold foam and whipped cream are a little different. Cold foam is a mixture of heavy cream and milk that are frothed together until pourable. Whipped cream is simply heavy cream that’s been whisked or whipped to hold its shape.
Yes, you can use regular milk to make cold foam. Plant-based milks can also be swapped in, but the cold foam will be thinner since they don’t froth up as nicely.
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Rose Cold Foam
INGREDIENTS
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons rose syrup
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put all ingredients into a French press. Stir to combine.
- Place the lid on the French press and move plunger up and down 40 times.The cold foam will increase in volume.
- Pour cold foam on top of an iced drink. Serve immediately.
EQUIPMENT
NOTES
- To make the cold foam pourable, add milk, which thins out the heavy cream. Starbucks uses 2% milk, but feel free to use any milk of your choice.
- Store-bought or homemade rose syrup can be used. If using homemade rose syrup, make that first so it has time to cool. It’s super easy to make at home with water, sugar, and dried rose petals.
- If you don’t have a French press, another option is to use an electric milk frother that can make cold foam.
- 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.
- You can make cold foam ahead of time and store it in the fridge for up to 2 days, but it’s best to use it right away. It’ll likely lose some volume, so give the French press a few pumps before pouring.