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Starbucks Cold Foam Drinks
The best cold foam drinks options from Starbucks and how to make it at home.
Published January 19, 2022
Chandra Melo
Coffee experts@The Coffee Lab
The days of only enjoying delicious coffee as a frothy, hot cup are over, with more and more options for cold and iced coffee to drink these days. Starbucks is one of the top coffee chains around the world, and they’ve definitely made the cold brew coffee a popular choice of brew whenever you need a refreshing drink, and especially in the summer. Along with their plain and simple cold brew coffee, which is the perfect choice when you need a refreshing and energizing pick me up at any time, Starbucks also offer a wide range of different cold brew flavors whether you like vanilla, salted caramel, cinnamon, or the classic mocha combination of coffee and chocolate.
Cool Things About Cold Foam You Might Not Have Known
If you’re interested in getting a cold foam drink from Starbucks, then you might be excited to learn some more about how these drinks are made before you order the option that you like the look of the most from the menu. How does Starbucks make cold foam and what is Starbucks cold foam? Starbucks make their cold foam with non-fat milk, which gives it a creamier consistency that doesn’t melt even when it’s combined with the coffee. It has high protein levels, making it the perfect choice of milk for creating a solid foam. Despite being less creamy compared to other toppings like whipped cream, cold foam is tastier. However, the taste of it on its own doesn’t really matter a lot since it will blend perfectly with the brew, and they complement each other. You can easily adjust the cold foam with different types of sweetening and flavors to create different cold foam drinks. The flavors are simply mixed in a blender with the cold non-fat milk to make the perfect customized drink.
Now that you know what cold foam is and how it is made, keep reading to find out more about some of the tastiest and most popular cold foam-based drinks that you can order from everybody’s favorite coffee chain.
Nitro Cold Brew with Cascara Cold Foam
The Cascara Nitro cold brew drink is a tasty, gorgeous cold coffee drink that is topped with a slightly sweet cascara cold brew that will be a firm favorite for any cold brew coffee lover. Along with this, it’s one of the first Starbucks foam special drinks that was introduced to the market.
Cold Brew with Cascara Cold Foam
If you prefer a regular cold brew or the Starbucks that you go to most often doesn’t offer a nitro cold brew option, then you can go for the regular cold brew coffee with cascara cold foam. It offers the perfect blend of cold brew coffee mixed with the sweetness of maple syrup and brown sugar. It’s finished off with a combination of cascara topping and vanilla syrup.
Iced Blonde Cold Foam Cappuccino
If you’re looking for a unique cold foam drink to try from Starbucks, you can’t go wrong with the iced blonde cold foam cappuccino. It was one of the original cold foam coffee drinks offered by Starbucks that definitely got a lot of coffee lovers into this style of drink. The blonde roast is one of the stronger blends offered by Starbucks so if you’re looking for something that packs a bigger energy boost, this could be the perfect cold brew option for you.
Iced White Chocolate Mocha
If you love the classic combination of coffee and chocolate but are more of a white chocolate fan rather than milk chocolate, this could be a great cold drink option for you to try. It’s slightly sweeter compared to many of the other cold foam drinks offered by Starbucks, which is great for anybody with a sweet tooth. It’s made with a rich espresso combined with milk, ice, and the best white chocolate sauce.
Salted Caramel Nitro Cold Brew
Salted caramel flavored drinks from Starbucks are some of the most popular options available, and this one certainly doesn’t disappoint. Made with the famous, aesthetically pleasing Nitro cold brew with its unique cascading bubbles, this cold brew drink option is velvety smooth and topped with gorgeous vanilla cream cold foam with drizzles of caramel sauce. It’s definitely one of the most satisfying and best-looking cold foam drinks on the menu.
Cold Foam Dragon Drink
If you’re looking for the perfect caffeinated cold brew drink to enjoy from Starbucks in the summer, then the Dragon Drink with cold foam is a perfect option to consider. Offering a combination of fruitiness with a creamy coconut base, every single sip of this drink just tastes like the summer.
Cold Foam Pink Drink
If you enjoy fruity beverages and cold foam, then the pink drink with cold foam from Starbucks could be the best cold foam drinks for you to consider for your next order. It’s made with a combination of the famous acai berry and strawberry drink with passion fruit and coconut milk to make a gorgeous, creamy and fruity drink that you simply won’t be able to resist.
Cold Foam Violet Drink
If you love fruity drinks and for you, there’s no such thing as too many berries, then you should definitely ask for the cold foam violet drink when you next order from Starbucks. It’s the perfect blend of fruity, tangy berries and creamy milk that makes a perfect refreshing beverage in the spring or summer months.
Cold Foam Iced Matcha Tea Latte
If you love matcha tea, then you certainly need to try the cold foam iced matcha tea latte from Starbucks. With just the right amount of matcha and sugar combined, you won’t be disappointed in this drink if you’re looking to order something a little bit different next time you visit the coffee chain.
Cold Foam Iced London Fog Tea Latte
If you want something a little different then you must try the iced London Fog tea latte, which is made with a stunning combination of citrus flavors, lavender, simple syrup and Earl Gray tea for a refreshing, crisp drink that tea lovers really enjoy. Add cold foam, and the creaminess reaches a whole new level.
Honey Almond Milk Nitro Cold Brew
Combining a subtle, sweet taste of honey with the energizing flavor of almond milk, anybody who enjoys creamy, milky coffee with added sweetness is going to love this drink. Even better, since it’s made with almond milk and almond cold foam rather than regular milk, it’s perfect for vegans, or if you are lactose intolerant.
Iced Mocha
If you love chocolate and coffee together then you really need to try the iced mocha, which is one of the best cold drinks available at Starbucks. A simple recipe combining espresso, milk, and chocolate sauce, the sweetness of the chocolate balances out the acidity of the coffee just perfectly. Instead of having it with whipped cream, next time you order, ask for it to be topped off with cold foam instead.
Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte
Dolce simply means ‘sweet’ in Italian, so if you love sweet cinnamon, then this is the perfect latte for you. It’s available either hot or cold from Starbucks, and if you want a refreshingly sweet coffee drink to enjoy on a hot day, you really can’t go wrong. Top it with cold foam to add an extra layer of creaminess to this popular drink.
Vanilla Sweet Cream Nitro Cold Brew
Vanilla and coffee go together so perfectly, and nothing does a better job of demonstrating this than the delicious vanilla sweet cream nitro cold brew from Starbucks. It’s the perfect refreshing drink at any time of the year. If your local Starbucks doesn’t offer nitro cold brew, you can have it made with regular cold brew instead, which is just as nice without the cascading bubbles feature.
How to Make Cold Foam at Home
If you’re trying to save money by cutting down on the amount of Starbucks you drink or simply want to start making more of your favorite coffee drinks at home, you might be wondering how to make cold foam for coffee. There are several ways that you can make your own cold foam that tastes just like Starbucks foam, or you can experiment with different recipes until you find one that you like.
Ingredients
What’s in Starbucks cold foam? It’s a simple milk-based foam that is made by whipping fat-free milk into a consistency that is similar to ice cream before topping your coffee with it. Since it’s made from non-fat milk, it’s not like whipped cream, and has much less calories and sugar.
Making the Foam
If you’re wondering how to make cold foam for coffee, start with non-fat milk. You can then whip it using an electric frothing machine or a handheld frother. If you don’t have either of these, use a regular blender to blend the milk for 15-30 second intervals until you reach the desired consistency.
Cold foam is a popular option at Starbucks and making it yourself at home is easier than you might think. It can be added to any drink that you order at the popular coffee chain, or when making your own iced coffee drinks at home.
About the author
Chandra Melo
Marketing as job, barista as passion. An authentic coffee lover, looking for the next fantastic cup of coffee that I will fall in love with. Coffee, for me, is more than a beverage. It's about community and connection - how can all the world consume the same fruit? And differently? How can we have so many different tastes? I also don't know. And because of this, I feel in love each day more for this world. Happy to share and make a change in the coffee community.
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