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    April 14, 2021 · Updated July 31, 2023

    Salted Caramel Cold Foam Cold Brew Coffee

    4.60 from 10 votes
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    · by Amanda Gajdosik

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    A glass filled with salted caramel cold foam cold brew coffee with a caramel drizzle sits on a wooden cutting board
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    Make your own Salted Caramel Cold Foam Cold Brew Coffee right at home – it’s easier than you’d think! Combine a homemade caramel simple syrup with perfectly smooth cold brew coffee and top it all off with a sweet and salty whipped cold foam. Take that, Starbucks!

    A glass filled with a serving of salted caramel sweet cream cold foam cold brew coffee on a wooden tray.

    This homemade iced coffee has everything good going for it. Balanced cold brew coffee that isn’t bitter or biting. A caramel simple syrup that’s so easy to make. And a homemade cold foam that is equal parts soft, fluffy, sweet, and salty. It’s so good you’ll feel like a truly trained barista right at home.

    Ingredients for this recipe

    • Cold Brew Coffee
    • Salted Caramel Sauce (store-bought or make your own!)
    • Heavy Cream
    • Sweetened Condensed Milk
    • Vanilla Extract
    • Flaky Sea Salt (Optional, but totally makes the drink, in my opinion!)
    All the ingredients for the homemade salted sweet cream cold foam recipe with caramel and cold brew coffee are in various glass measuring cups and bowls on a rimmed baking sheet.

    How to make cold brew coffee?

    Making good quality cold brew coffee at home is super simple! All you need is coarse ground coffee beans, water, and at least 12 hours (all hands-off time).

    My standard recipe for cold brew coffee is a 1:1 ratio of coffee grounds to water. For every ounce of ground coffee I use, I brew it with an equal number of cups of water. For example, if I have 3 ounces of ground coffee, I mix it with 3 cups of cold water. Then I set it in the fridge for at least 12 hours, up to 24, before straining and serving it.

    A glass filled with a serving of salted caramel sweet cream cold foam cold brew coffee on a wooden tray.

    For an in-depth look at my process for making cold brew, check out this post!

    Homemade Caramel Simple Syrup

    Simple syrups are a great way to add sweetness and flavor to coffee drinks (hot or iced!). You can use classic 5 minute simple syrup, vanilla simple syrup, I even make a pumpkin spice syrup with real pumpkin for coffee!

    I love, love, love this homemade caramel simple syrup because it requires only two ingredients!

    In a small saucepan combine equal parts caramel sauce and water. Stir together and cook until steaming. Remove from heat and store in the fridge until ready to use.

    It’s that simple!

    By adding a bit of water to a thick, sticky caramel sauce and turning it into a simple syrup we are able to mix it into the iced coffee and sweet cream more easily! Regular caramel sauce would just sit on the bottom of the glass and not mix into the cold brew coffee. No good!

    Of course, if you don’t want to make your own caramel-flavored simple syrup for this iced coffee recipe you can use those store-bought simple syrups.

    A hand sprinkles sea salt over a cup of cold foam cold brew coffee.

    Making Salted Caramel Cold Foam Coffee At Home

    1. Make the cold brew. Again, refer to this post for an in-depth look at how I make mine. Of course, you can use your own method or even buy a cold brew coffee concentrate at the grocery store if you’d prefer!
    2. Make the caramel simple syrup. Two ingredients and less than fives minutes. So easy!
    3. Finally, make the salted caramel sweet cream. This recipe uses my favorite base sweet cream recipe and adds in the homemade caramel simple syrup for an extra caramelly kick.
    4. Add lots of ice to a glass. Then add a splash of the caramel simple syrup (about 1 – 2 ounces, depending on how sweet you like your coffee).
    5. Top off with cold brew coffee. If using a concentrate, you may want to add a bit of water to dilute it, as cold brew coffee is quite strong and very caffeinated!
    6. Whip the salted sweet cream. To make cold foam! I do this in a magic bullet blender, but you can do it with a small blender or milk frother.
    7. Top off the coffee. With the salted sweet cream cold foam, a drizzle of caramel sauce, and extra flaky sea salt.
    A strainer set over a glass measuring cup holds homemade cold brew coffee.
    Make the cold brew coffee.
    A shallow pan filled with homemade caramel simple syrup.
    Make the caramel simple syrup.
    A glass measuring cup filled with a batch of homemade sweet cream.
    Make the homemade sweet cream.
    A hand pours a stream of caramel simple syrup into a glass filled with ice.
    Add caramel simple syrup to a glass filled with ice.
    A hand pours homemade cold brew coffee into a glass filled with ice
    Pour in the cold brew coffee.
    A hand holding a spoon dollops homemade cold foam onto iced coffee.
    Top with homemade salted cold foam.

    Using other kinds of milk in cold foam

    I have made many, many cold foam coffee recipes and have been bombarded with various methods of making sweet cream and cold foam. I like the combination of heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk best, but I know there are other variations out there.

    You can use all heavy cream if you’d like, or a combination of heavy cream and whole milk, some people even use skim milk. I will say, in all the testing and trials I have done, my recipe yields a soft, pillowy top of sweet cream cold foam that gently floats on the top of the coffee in a pretty perfect way.

    A glass filled with an iced coffee that is stopped with salted caramel cold foam. There is a gold glittery straw in the glass.

    You can also forgo the whipping to create cold foam and just use the homemade sweet cream as a delicious coffee creamer!

    An overhead shot of a glass filled with salted caramel sweet cream cold foam cold brew coffee. It is drizzled with caramel syrup that is dripping down the glass and sprinkled with flaky salt.

    Other Cold Foam Coffee Recipes

    • Sweet Cream Cold Foam with Cold Brew Coffee
    • Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew Coffee
    • Irish Cream Cold Foam
    • Peppermint Mocha Cold Foam

    Watch the recipe video!

    A glass filled with salted caramel cold foam cold brew coffee with a caramel drizzle sits on a wooden cutting board
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    4.60 from 10 votes

    Salted Caramel Cold Foam Cold Brew Coffee

    Make your own salted caramel cold foam cold brew coffee right at home – it’s easier than you’d think! Combine a homemade caramel simple syrup with perfectly brewed cold brew coffee and top it all off with a sweet and salty whipped caramel cold foam. Take that, Starbucks!
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time10 minutes mins
    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Cold Foam Cold Brew Coffee, homemade cold foam, Salted Caramel Cold Foam Cold Brew Coffee
    Servings: 1 drink, easily multiplied
    Calories: 217kcal
    Author: Amanda Gajdosik
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    Equipment

    • Small Saucepan
    • Magic Bullet or other small blender

    Ingredients

    For the caramel simple syrup:

    • ½ cup salted caramel sauce
    • ½ cup water

    For the salted sweet cream cold foam:

    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
    • ¼ cup caramel simple syrup

    For the coffee:

    • 1 cup cold brew coffee
    • Salted caramel sauce for serving
    • Flaky sea salt for serving

    Instructions

    For the caramel simple syrup:

    • In a small saucepan, combine the ½ cup salted caramel sauce and ½ cup water, mixing until smooth. Cook over low heat until just steaming. Remove from heat, pour into a glass jar or other heatproof container, and set aside until cool. When cool, cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.

    For the salted sweet cream cold foam:

    • Whisk together the 1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, and ¼ cup of the caramel simple syrup you just made until smooth. Cover and place in the fridge until ready to use.

    For the coffee:

    • In a large glass filled with ice, add 1 – 2 ounces of the homemade caramel simple syrup (depending on how sweet you like your coffee). Add in the cold brew coffee (if using a cold brew coffee concentrate, you may want to add a splash of cold water to dilute, as it can be very strong) and stir to combine.
    • Pour ¼ cup of the salted caramel sweet cream into your blender and blend for 8 – 10 seconds, or until thickened and fluffy. Spoon or pour onto the top of the coffee. Garnish with a drizzle of the salted caramel sauce and a sprinkling of flaky sea salt for serving, if desired.

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    Notes

    • The cold brew coffee, caramel simple syrup, and salted caramel sweet cream and be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge for up to one week.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1drink | Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 85mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 881IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 191mg | Iron: 1mg

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    1. Emily says

      July 17, 2021 at 4:59 am

      I've tried many cold coffee recipes, this is the BEST cold coffee drink I've ever tasted!! Thanks for sharing this delicious drink!!!

      Reply
      • Amanda says

        July 19, 2021 at 1:54 pm

        Oh Emily that makes me SO HAPPY to hear! It's one of my favorites too! Thanks for making it <3

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    2. Lindsay says

      May 16, 2021 at 9:19 pm

      5 stars
      I doubled this recipe to share with our book club of six and it was perfect! Everyone loved it - the cold brew made it so that it wasn’t too sweet. Will definitely make again!

      Reply
      • Amanda says

        May 18, 2021 at 12:25 am

        I am so thrilled to hear that Lindsay! Thanks for making it 🙂

        Reply

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