Strawberry Cold Foam
on Apr 13, 2025
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Make your next iced drink even better with creamy, perfectly sweet strawberry cold foam. It’s so easy to make at home with just 3 ingredients in 2 minutes.
Recipe Summary
- Strawberry cold foam is a drink topping that’s made from frothing (without heat) cold cream, milk, and strawberry syrup together. Cold foam is smooth and velvety and can be used in iced drinks instead of milk.
- Starbucks makes cold foam in a special blender and to make it at home, you just need a French press or a handheld milk frother.
- Store-bought or homemade strawberry syrup or puree can be used to sweeten and flavor the cold foam.
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Note from Jee
So, this recipe makes cold foam with 3 ingredients but I have a shortcut where you can make it with 2 ingredients.
The shortcut is to replace the heavy cream and milk with half & half, which is half heavy cream and half milk. It’ll be a little more pourable than the recipe you see here, but will taste just as delicious.
I like to add strawberry cold foam on top of iced drinks to add a creamy, sweet, and fruity touch.
Ingredient Notes
- Heavy cream: This is essential to making cold foam at home so you can’t replace it with any other ingredient.
- 2% milk: Adding a little milk thins out the cream, making it pourable.
- Strawberry syrup: Use store-bought or homemade strawberry syrup or puree.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put all ingredients into a French press. Stir to combine.
Step 2: Place the lid and move the plunger up and down. The cold foam will increase in volume.
Expert Tips
- Cold foam can also be made using an electric milk frother. A handheld milk frother works too, but a French press creates better cold foam with more uniform bubbles.
- As you pump the plunger, cold foam will increase in volume so don’t overfill the French press.
- Don’t underfill the French press because the plunger must touch the liquids before moving it up and down or it won’t froth.
- ⅓ cup of half & half can replace the heavy cream and milk in the recipe if you want a lighter version of the cold foam.
- Cold foam can be stored in your refrigerator for up to 2 days.
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Strawberry Cold Foam
Ingredients
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons strawberry syrup
Instructions
- Put heavy cream, milk, and strawberry syrup into a French press. Stir to combine.Give it a quick stir to make sure the strawberry syrup mixes into the milk and cream.¼ cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons 2% milk, 2 tablespoons strawberry syrup
- Place the lid and move the plunger up and down 40 times.Make sure there's enough room in the French press since the cold foam will increase in volume.
Notes
- Cold foam can also be made using an electric milk frother. A handheld milk frother works too, but a French press creates better cold foam with more uniform bubbles in the froth.
- ⅓ cup of half & half can replace the heavy cream and milk in the recipe if you want a lighter version of the cold foam.
- As you pump the plunger, cold foam will increase in volume so don’t overfill the French press.
- Also, don’t underfill the French press because the plunger must touch the liquids before moving it up and down (or it won’t froth).
- Cold foam can be stored in your refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
