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Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew {Starbucks Copycat}

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This Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew is a perfect Starbucks copycat. This iced coffee with caramel and salted cold foam is the perfect treat!

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

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How to make salted caramel cold brews

  1. Make the cold brew coffee by mixing water and coffee grinds together in a large pitcher. Let sit overnight and then drain through a mesh sieve or tablecloth. 
  2. In a saucepan, mix sugar and water on medium-low heat until sugar dissolves into a caramel syrup. Let cool for at least 1 hour and store in the fridge up to one month.
  3. Mix whipping cream, milk, sugar and salt to a large, tall glass or to a large bowl. Whip together to make a stiff foam texture.
  4. Pour cold brew over ice and caramel syrup in a tall glass. Top with caramel cold foam. Serve immediately over iced cold brew and enjoy!

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

Ingredients and substitutions

  • Water
  • Ground coffee – if you’d like to speed up this recipe, you can purchase pre-made cold brew. If you do purchase a pre-made bottled version, opt for an unsweetened version to lessen the sugar count.   
  • Salted cold foam (see below)
  • Caramel syrup (see below)

Caramel syrup

  • Sugar – to make caramel syrup without the sugar, you can substitute sugar with molasses, monk fruit, agave syrup or brown sugar. 
  • Boiling water

Salted cold foam

  • Whipping cream – I suggest using whipping cream so that the texture is as close to cold foam as possible. If you’re in a pinch, leave it out entirely or replace it with sweetened condensed milk. 
  • Milk – I use 2% milk for this recipe because that’s what Starbucks uses. Use any other dairy or non dairy milk of your choice. 
  • Sugar – replace sugar with a sugar substitute listed above.
  • Sea salt – sea salt is used to compliment the caramel flavours.

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

Is this drink healthy?

Cold brew is one of the healthier drinks that you can have. On its own, cold brew coffee has no sugar and a very low calorie count. Enjoying the sweet cream version that's listed in this recipe will add fat, calories, and carbs, but the good news is that you can control the amount of sugar and sweet cream that you add.  Overall, add however much of each ingredient to make this drink fit into your lifestyle. 

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

Is this this cold brew super sweet?

While there is sugar in the caramel syrup, this isn’t a super sweet drink at all. If you have concerns about the sweetness levels, you're able to adjust it to your desire. To make this drink less sweet, make sure the cold brew that you're using an unsweetened cold brew (if using a bottled version) and alter the amount of syrup and cold foam that you add into the drink. 

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

How does this compare to the Starbucks cold brew?

Just like this recipe, the Starbucks cold brew is flavoured with a caramel syrup and topped with salted caramel cream foam on top. However, there are a few differences within the nutritional facts. When you buy this drink at Starbucks, a grande will run you about 230 calories and 23 grams of sugar. By making your own cream and syrup, you are saving a lot of those calories in this version. With my version, you can save up to 40 calories with my version, and even more if you skip the whipping cream – approximately 50 more calories can be shaved off if you just use just milk for the cold foam. Be weary, if you decide to skip the whipping cream, the texture of the cold foam may be different.

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

More iced coffee recipes

  • Iced coffee – 3 ways (caramel, vanilla and mocha)
  • Iced coconut milk caramel macchiatos
  • Pumpkin cream cold brew

Meal prep tools for this recipe

  • Get some cheesecloth to strain the coffee
  • Pick up some coffee beans or pre-ground coffee such as Lavazza
  • You may need a coffee grinder if you're using fresh whole beans
  • And if you're feeling lazy and just want your coffee already, these iced coffee syrups are an amazing way to jazz up your summer drinks!

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew

This Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew is a perfect Starbucks copycat. This iced coffee with caramel and salted cold foam is the perfect treat!
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Resting time: 12 hours
Total Time: 12 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 4 drinks
Calories: 218kcal
Author: Taylor Stinson

Ingredients

  • 8 cups filtered water
  • 2 cups ground coffee
  • 1 cup salted cold foam (see below)
  • 1/2 cup caramel syrup (see below)

Caramel syrup

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup boiling water

Salted cold foam

  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt

Instructions

  • Make the cold brew coffee by mixing water and coffee grinds together in a large pitcher. Let sit overnight in the fridge for at least 12 hours (or up to 48 hours if desired). 
  • When ready to serve, slowly pour coffee through cheesecloth that is sitting in a fine mesh sieve into another large pitcher. Make sure you pour slowly and with precision to ensure there are no coffee grounds in the cold brew.

Caramel syrup

  • In a small saucepan, melt the sugar over med-low heat, stirring often until sugar starts to caramelize and brown. Nothing willl look like it's happening at first, then sugar will start to form into balls, and then it will slowly start to melt. Be sure to watch it closely so it doesn't burn.
  • Meanwhile, boil water in a kettle. When sugar begins to brown, carefully add boiling water (stand back as it may steam). Stir until well blended, cooking for another few seconds. Immediately remove from heat and transfer to a mason jar. Let cool for at least 1 hour and store in the fridge up to one month.

Salted cold foam

  • Add whipping cream, milk, sugar and salt to a large, tall glass or to a large bowl. Beat mixture with beaters or use an immersion blender to make the foam, mixing until the mixture forms a stiff texture. Serve immediately over iced cold brew and enjoy!

Putting it all together

  • Add a handful of ice to a large glass or mason jar, then mix in 1-2 tbsp of caramel syrup. Top with 2 cups of coffee, then add 1/4 cup of cold foam on top to each drink. Serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 333mg | Potassium: 44mg | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 452IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg
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Hey there, my name's Taylor! I’m the founder of The Girl on Bloor, a food blog where I share healthy meal prep recipes for busy people. I'm a busy city girl living in downtown Toronto on (you guessed it!) Bloor Street. I've got 10 years experience meal prepping, along with a Master's degree in journalism, and you can find my work across the internet featured on publications such as Buzzfeed, HuffPost, Women's Health, Reader's Digest and more. I also run the awesome 5-Day Meal Prep Challenge, which is a free email course and Facebook group where I share my meal planning strategies and easy meal prep tips and recipes. Be sure to check out my free beginner’s guide to meal prep and follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram to get my latest recipes and meal prep tips!

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