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    Masala & Chai » Recipes » Fall Recipes

    Published: Jul 29, 2021 · Modified: Jun 14, 2022 by Shweta Garg · This post may contain affiliate links

    Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam (Starbucks Dupe)

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    cup with iced coffee and pumpkin cream cold foam on top

    Upgrade your cold brew coffee with this Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam that you can make right at home! It's the best creamy Starbucks dupe for their Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew and super easy to make with only a few items. It's the perfect way to celebrate pumpkin season and use up leftover canned pumpkin puree.

    cup with iced coffee and pumpkin cream cold foam on top

    Starbucks and Dunkin' both have their own version of a Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew! The Dunkin' Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew is a cold brew that is steeped for 12 hours and topped with a Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam, which has notes of pumpkin and warm spices like cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. It's then topped cinnamon sugar!

    Jump to:
    • Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam
    • What is Cold Foam?
    • The Ingredients - Notes and Substitutions
    • How to make Pumpkin Sweet Cream Cold Foam
    • Serving and Storing
    • Which Coffee to use
    • More Caffeinated Recipes to try
    • Recipe

    Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam

    If you are like me and mark the start of fall with all things Starbucks pumpkin spice, then you most likely love the limited time Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew where the cold foam is swirled in with your coffee with a little extra pumpkin spice topping! It adds a wonderful fall season spin to the original sweet cream cold foam. It's my favorite Starbucks pumpkin drink by far.

    Thankfully, you can make a copycat Starbucks pumpkin cream cold foam recipe with ease right at home with nothing too fancy. The at-home version has no preservatives and is absolutely delicious when freshly whipped.

    I love making a batch at the beginning of each week for my morning coffees! I think it would go super well with the Starbucks Iced Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso.

    And now you can make this year round. You're welcome.

    What is Cold Foam?

    Starbucks serves a luscious cold foam - a chilled foamy dairy-based topping layered on top of it's cold brews. It's made with a non-fat milk and vanilla syrup which is then whipped in special high speed blenders. The bit of cold brew and cold foam makes for the perfect sip with their strawless lids.

    If you have an aeroccino from Nespresso, you make a regular foam that is frequently seen in hot drinks like lattes and cappuccinos. For cold drinks, the hot foam simply dissipates which is where the cold foam comes in.

    It was popularized by Starbucks in the United States in the recent years and has especially become popular for those who love to brew their own coffees at home.

    The Ingredients - Notes and Substitutions

    The ingredients in the Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam Cold Brew list off as: ice, coffee, pumpkin cream cold foam, vanilla syrup, and pumpkin spice for topping. The pumpkin cream cold foam itself is made of cream, milk, sugar, condensed skim milk, pumpkin puree, fruit or vegetable juice for color, annatto (also used for dye), preservative, salt, "natural flavors", and vanilla syrup.

    flatlay of ingredients for pumpkin cream cold foam

    For the at-home version, we're removing the food dye and preservatives. Instead of sugar and condensed skim milk, we're using sweetened condensed milk which is much easier to find at grocery stores.

    • Milk - Starbucks uses a non-fat milk for their cold foam because it has a larger percentage of protein. The resulting foam is robust with larger bubbles, and holds up better than hot foam with micro-bubbles that we see with lattes. Just about any milk, including plant-based milks, will work but not as well as a non-fat dairy-based milk. We also use heavy cream so it has the structure to sit at the top of the drink
    • Sweetened Condensed Milk - Instead of using condensed skim milk, something which I've never seen in a grocery store, we're using sweetened condensed milk. You can also use plain condensed milk and add more or less sugar based off of preference.
    • Pumpkin Puree - Don't purchase pumpkin pie filling, you'll want plain canned pumpkin puree. You can also make your own pumpkin puree from fresh pumpkin. I personally think this is a great recipe if you have some leftover canned pumpkin puree from other recipes.
    • Pumpkin spice - Use a store-bought pumpkin spice blend or make your own. Starbucks makes their pumpkin spice with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.
    • Vanilla Extract - Starbucks uses their Vanilla Syrup for making cold foam but plain vanilla extract works just fine. If you have vanilla syrup, go ahead and use 2 pumps instead of vanilla extract.

    How to make Pumpkin Sweet Cream Cold Foam

    Break up making the cold foam into two steps - first whipping the milk, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract which makes a version of the Starbucks sweet cream cold foam without using a pre-bought vanilla syrup.

    From this point, add in flavorings to make any type of cold foam.

    How to make Cold Foam

    Start by pouring the non-fat milk, or milk of choice, and heavy cream into a large mixing bowl along with the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract. This is the sweet cream cold foam base, which is used for Starbucks cold brews but can be added to any drink.

    Use a frother, whisk, electric mixer, french press, blender bottle, blender, etc to make the cold foam. Keep whipping it until it forms large bubbles, and then continue whipping until it's smoother and thickens significantly.

    Add in the Flavoring

    To make the Pumpkin Cold Foam, add the pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice on to the side of the bowl with the cold foam so it doesn't deflate. Continue whisking until fully combined.

    And it's done!

    Serving and Storing

    Pour ice into a cup, and your choice of brewed coffee (cold brew, espresso, fresh brewed coffee).

    Serve about a ½ cup to a cup of the cold foam per cup of iced coffee. The recipe makes 2-3 servings. Transfer the cold foam to a pourer to pour it over iced coffee, or spoon it on to the top. Sprinkle a bit of additional pumpkin spice.

    pouring pumpkin cream cold foam from a pourer into a cup of coffee

    To store leftover cold foam, keep it in a mason jar with an airtight lid. When ready to use again, you can shake the mason vigorously, use a portable frother, a mini whisk, etc.

    Which Coffee to use

    Cold foam is best used on iced coffees - and is specifically really great with cold brews. Fresh brewed coffees or espresso shots over ice work just as well, but cold brew is really the preferred drink when it comes to cold foam.

    macro shot of pumpkin cream cold foam with pumpkin spice

    More Caffeinated Recipes to try

    If you love pumpkin, try these Pumpkin Pie Samosas and Pumpkin Butter!

    • Starbucks Iced Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso
    • Masala Chai
    • Iced Ube Latte
    • Chai Liqueur

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    Recipe

    cup with iced coffee and pumpkin cream cold foam on top

    Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam (Starbucks Dupe)

    Upgrade your coffee with this Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam that you can make right at home! It's the best creamy Starbucks dupe and super easy to make with only a few items. It's the perfect way to celebrate pumpkin season and use up leftover canned pumpkin puree.
    5 from 72 votes
    Print Rate
    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 2 drinks
    Calories: 172kcal
    Author: Shweta Garg

    Equipment

    • Electric Frother
    • Aeroccino
    • Whisk
    • Mixing Bowl

    Ingredients
      

    • ice, as needed
    • 2 cup brewed coffee
    • pumpkin spice, for sprinkling

    Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam

    • 2 oz non-fat milk, (see notes)
    • 6 oz heavy cream
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ¼ cup sweetened condensed milk
    • 2 tablespoon pumpkin puree
    • ¼ teaspoon pumpkin spice
    • pinch of salt
    Text Ingredients

    Instructions

    • In a medium sized mixing bowl, pour in the non-fat milk, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and sweetened condensed milk. Using a whisk or electric whisk, whip the milk until it has large bubbles, and then becomes thick and smooth.
    • Add the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, and a pinch of salt. Optionally, add more sugar per taste and annatto (dye) if desired. Continue to whip until fully combined and the foam has thickened, just before it forms soft peaks.
    • Fill a cup with ice, and pour in half of the brewed coffee over the ice. Optionally, add milk of choice to the coffee. Slowly pour in the pumpkin cream cold foam over the coffee.
    • Sprinkle additional pumpkin spice over the cold foam and enjoy!

    Notes

    DAIRY FREE OPTION
    • Use coconut whipped cream and sweetened coconut condensed milk as a vegan option
    • Use any dairy-free milk you'd like in lieu of non-fat milk. Just keep in mind that it won't foam as well and hold its structure compared to the dairy versions.
    WHICH COFFEE TO USE
    • The best coffee to use is cold brew, but espresso or fresh brewed coffee work as well
    STORAGE
    • Store additional pumpkin cream cold foam in the fridge for up to 4 days. Rewhip with a whisk when ready to use, if necessary.
    TOOLS FOR WHIPPING
    • Use any household item to whip the milk, i.e. frother, aeroccino, food processor, whisk, coffee press, blender, electric mixer.
    • If you're using a Nespresso Aeroccino, mix all of the ingredients in a mason jar or bowl first, then pour it into the Aeroccino, up to the max line or with the desired amount. Turn it on the cold foam setting (press down and hold).
    RECIPE UPDATES
    • (9/16/2021) This recipe was updated from 8oz of non-fat milk to 2oz of non-fat milk and 6oz of heavy cream so that the foam sits at the top of the drink. Starbucks uses special blenders to froth the non-fat milk until it is foamy, which is difficult to achieve at home without a high speed blender.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 440mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 2669IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 260mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Sally Hulse says

      June 24, 2022 at 12:00 am

      I am an Australian. We do not have cold foam here.
      Thanks to this recipe imma ‘bout to start a Revolution down here.

      Reply
      • Shweta Garg says

        June 24, 2022 at 9:37 am

        Walk in to Sbux Aus and make your demands!!!

        Reply
    2. Crystal says

      December 10, 2021 at 12:09 pm

      This is going to save me SOOOOO much money! PLUS I can now make sure it matches my level of sweetness. I love it!

      Reply
    3. Aditi says

      October 20, 2021 at 11:36 pm

      Absolutely amazing!! My family devoured every bit of it. It blended in so well and needless to say made me fall cozy! ❤️

      Reply
      • Shweta says

        October 21, 2021 at 9:40 am

        Love that it was a family ting! Glad you guys loved it!

        Reply
    4. Claire says

      October 20, 2021 at 9:18 pm

      When I added the milk, it seemed to get chunky! It’s like the cream and milk separated

      Reply
      • Shweta says

        October 21, 2021 at 9:35 am

        I'll need more information to troubleshoot with you. My first guess is that something was expired, my next guess is you maybe overwhipped?

        Reply
    5. Sarah says

      October 07, 2021 at 8:52 am

      I used my nutribullet to quickly combine all of the ingredients, then a frother to thicken it up. It was very good and I love the real pumpkin flavor. However, this wasn't sweet enough for me. I might try adding a stevia packet to it next time? Thanks for the recipe. So glad to be able to make this at home.

      Reply
      • Shweta says

        October 07, 2021 at 9:45 am

        Such a great idea! Lately, I've been throwing it all into my Vitamix and letting that run for 30 seconds. I would definitely add more sugar! I actually started off testing this with about a tablespoon of added granulated sugar (I have a HUGE sweet tooth!) but received feedback from my taste testers that the sweetened condensed milk was enough sugar. So glad you loved it!

        Reply
    6. Tonia says

      October 05, 2021 at 10:48 am

      This recipe is super super tasty and creates a cold foam with GREAT consistency. The one thing I would say is that this recipe created SO MUCH foam. Way too much for one drink in my opinion. Other than that, great recipe!

      Reply
      • Shweta says

        October 05, 2021 at 10:52 am

        Thank you so much, Tonia! And thank you for the feedback - yes it definitely creates 2-3 servings of cold foam! I would definitely recommend scaling back using the recipe card's "serving" toggle as necessary 🙂

        Reply
    7. Alina says

      October 03, 2021 at 3:31 pm

      I loved this recipe! It was super easy to follow and I used an immersion stick to blend it all up! I tried with a whisk at first, but it didn’t thicken up but the immersion stick was perfect! It was frothy and so flavorful! I used mine on top of an iced chai tea latte and it’s the perfect combination!

      Reply
      • Shweta says

        October 03, 2021 at 3:55 pm

        Thank you so much! The immersion blender is such a good idea - I never thought of that! Definitely will need to tried it with an iced chai myself.

        Reply
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