Lavender Cold Foam

4.43 from 7 votes

Top off an iced drink with cafe-quality lavender flavored cold foam. It's so quick and easy to make at home in just 2 minutes!

Prep Time2

Total Time2

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving

Author: Jee Choe

Put all ingredients into a French press.
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 and serve immediately.

Half & half is half heavy cream and half milk so it can be used to make cold foam. It won't be as decadent since the recipe uses more heavy cream than milk, but it will still foam up. Replace heavy cream and milk with ⅓ cup of half & half.
Any plant milk like oat milk or soy milk can be used to replace the 2% milk. You can froth alternative milks and replace the heavy cream but the cold foam will be thin and very runny.
Instead of a French press, an electric milk frother can also make cold foam. Make sure the one you use has a cold setting so that it doesn't heat the heavy cream and milk.
In order to bring out the sweetness and compliment the floral lavender notes, good quality sea salt is added to the cold foam. You can take it out if you like, but I find the lavender cold foam a little one-note without it.
Use cold foam in addition to, or to replace milk or cream in an iced drink.
While pumping the plunger in the French press, the cold foam will increase in volume (about double) so be sure not to overfill it.
Don't underfill the French press or the plunger won't be able to touch the liquids before moving up and down, and it won't froth.
If you don't need it right away, cold foam can be stored in your refrigerator for up to 2 days. Give the French press a few pumps before pouring over your drink since it'll lose some of its volume.