How To Make Sweet Cream Cold Foam With Almond Milk

Learning how to make sweet cream cold foam with almond milk will help you to make your coffee drinks healthier and more nutritious due to the nutritional content of almond milk.

This recipe is very flexible and takes into consideration people who may be on a non-dairy diet and those that are on a sugar-free diet, or both.

Keep reading for what is the best recipe for making almond sweet cream cold foam at home.

How To Make Sweet Cream Cold Foam With Almond Milk

Making this sweet cream cold foam with Almond milk at home is easy. You can make it in a matter of minutes and have a tasty topping for your iced coffee, cold brew and even a hot coffee beverage.

These tasty toppings are not the exclusivity of cold coffee drinks, as a matter of fact the first cold foam that Starbucks made did not go on a cold brew coffee, it was on a caffe Americano.

Very few ingredients are needed and none are difficult to source. You’ll be surprised just how easy it is to make an almond milk sweet cream cold foam.

Read: How to make sweet cream cold foam with frother

Can You Make Cold Foam With Almond Milk?

Just to clear up this question and go a little deeper, yes you can make cold foam with almond milk and other alternative milk too like coconut milk (or coconut cream), oat milk, soy milk, cashew milk and rice milk.

If you are on a non-dairy diet, you don’t have to miss out on tasty toppings!

If you were unaware, Starbucks makes sweet cream and cold foam with alternative milks too.

Starbucks Sweet Cream Cold Foam With Almond Milk

A quick word about Starbucks sweet cream cold foam with almond milk. The coffee conglomerate doesn’t use standard almond milk for the coffee drinks they use a special adapted version that is better for frothing and whipping.

It is the Barista brand that Starbucks uses.

Regular almond milk can be hit-and-miss when frothing, steaming and whipping for coffee beverages, which is common among alternative milks. This is what gave rise to brands like Barista that make alternative milk for the purpose of adding to coffee and tea beverages.

Read: How to make sweet cream cold foam without condensed milk

Sweet Cream Vs Cold Foam

A quick word about Starbucks sweet cream cold foam with almond milk. The coffee conglomerate doesn’t use standard almond milk for the coffee drinks they use a special adapted version that is better for frothing and whipping.

It is the Barista brand that Starbucks uses.

Regular almond milk can be hit-and-miss when frothing, steaming and whipping for coffee beverages, which is common among alternative milks. This is what gave rise to brands like Barista that make alternative milk for the purpose of adding to coffee and tea beverages.

Sweet Cream Vs Cold Foam

Before I get to the details of how to make sweet cream cold foam with almond milk, let’s cover the fine difference between sweet cream and cold foam since both can be made with almond milk.

Sweet Cream

Sweet cream is, as the name suggests, a sweet cream, usually made with a combination of heavy cream and dairy milk and poured onto your coffee drink. Sweetened with simple syrup or the sugar-free alternative sweetener of your choice.

If you are strictly on a non-dairy diet, coconut cream can be used as a substitute to heavy cream to thicken the almond milk sweet cream.

Read: How to make sweet cream cold foam

Cold Foam

This is made by frothing nonfat milk at a high speed. Cold foam is usually unsweetened. Almond milk makes a great cold foam.

Sweet Cream Cold Foam

Sweet cream cold foam is a combination of both cold foam and sweet cream. The same ingredients are used to make sweet cream are used to make sweet cream cold foam with one difference, it is whipped at a high speed to give it a greater consistency.

Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Foam

This is simply a flavored version of sweet cream cold foam. Usually flavored with vanilla simple syrup or vanilla extract. You can of course go a step further and flavor it with a vanilla pod.

You can make any flavored sweet cream cold foam that you desire by using herbs, spices or flavored syrups.

Ingredient For Making Sweet Cream Cold Foam With Almond Milk

As I mentioned earlier, all these ingredients are easily found online and at your local supermarket.

At Latte Love Brew we encourage you to use the best quality ingredients that you can find.

Almond Milk: The key ingredient. I encourage you to use the barista brand as it is specially adapted for the use in coffee drinks and can be frothed, steamed and whipped with no problems.

Heavy Cream Or Coconut Cream: Both these ingredients are great and can be used. Which you want to use may depend on your diet and if you want a coconut tang to your almond milk sweet cream cold foam.

Sweetener: The most popular sweetener used is simple syrup. Liquid sweeteners work better with your coffee drink and topping as they produce a more even distribution of sweetness with no residue.

If, like me, you are on a sugar-free diet you can sweeten with honey, maple syrup, monk fruit, stevia or any alternative sweetener of your choice.

Vanilla: If you wish to flavor your sweet cream cold foam vanilla bean paste, vanilla extract and vanilla syrup are all good options. You can take an extra step and gently heat your sweet cream cold foam with a sliced vanilla pod and let the flavor extract from the vanilla pod. Leave the pod in the mix while it cools.

How To Make Sweet Cream Cold Foam With Almond Milk

Add all your ingredients to a tall glass, the cream be it heavy cream or coconut cream and almond milk. Add your sweetener.

Mix your solution well and blend at a high speed with a handheld blender or countertop blender until it thickens and is well blended. Blending should take approximately one minute.

With a handheld electric milk frother, insert it to the bottom of your tall glass and froth. Move your milk frother through your milk slowly and evenly from bottom to the top until you get a good quality sweet cream cold foam. Frothing should take about a minute.

Pour your almond milk sweet cream onto the top of your iced coffee or cold brewed coffee by diffusing your pour over the back of a tablespoon.

Quantities, Amounts To Use

Per person or per drink made:

• 3 Tablespoons of full fat coconut cream.
• 1/3 Of a cup of almond milk (unsweetened).
• ½ Teaspoon of vanilla bean paste or 1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract or 1 or 2 pumps of vanilla simple syrup*.
• 1 Tablespoon of monk fruit sweetener or one Tablespoon of honey or 1 Tablespoon of maple syrup.

*If you are using vanilla simple syrup to add a vanilla flavor, skip the use of a sweetener. Of course, flavoring with vanilla is entirely optional.

Frequently Asked Questions About How To Make Sweet Cream Cold Foam With Almond Milk

Can Cold Foam Be Made With Almond Milk?

Yes, almond milk can be used to make cold foam, and in my opinion, a fantastically tasty version of the cold foam and is perfect for cold brew and iced coffee.

Can You Have Dairy-Free Sweet Cream Cold Foam?

Yes, there are many ways of making a Starbucks sweet cream cold foam that is dairy free. Oat milk, almond milk, coconut milk and soy milk are great alternatives as are cashew milk.

They can all be regular cold foam or vanilla sweet cream cold foam with the addition of vanilla syrup.

Can You Froth Almond Milk?

Yes, almond milk is perfect for frothing, although when steaming for latte or flat white you are best to use a special version made by Barista which has been adjusted to prevent it from curdling.

How Do You Froth Almond Milk For Cold Foam?

By far the best way to froth almond milk for cold foam is to use a milk frother. Add it alongside the rest of your ingredients in a tall glass and froth well for 30 seconds to a minute. Move your electric milk frother through your milk from bottom to top to get an even distribution of froth.

What Can I Add To My Almond Milk To Make It Froth?

Some nut milks and alternative milks don’t froth so well. A solution to this is to add lecithin powder, which contains hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, which prevents your water from separating into layers.

How Do You Make Cold Foam With Almond Milk Without A Frother?

To froth almond milk without a frother for cold foam you can use a French press or hand pump milk frother. Add your almond milk into to add the rest of the ingredients and stir well to mix the ingredients and pump with an even pressure for a minute.

Can Starbucks Make Cold Foam With Almond Milk?

Yes, you can request your Starbucks Barista to make your cold foam with almond milk cold foam or oat milk, coconut milk or soy milk.

Can Starbucks Make Non-Dairy Cold Foam?

Yes, you only have a few options, but thankfully they are awesome. Your cold foam can be made with coconut milk, almond milk, soy milk or oat milk.

Final Thoughts – How To Make Sweet Cream Cold Foam With Almond Milk

If you have read this far you know how to make sweet cream cold foam with almond milk and have the option of using coconut milk if you want to be dairy free or want a neat coconut hint to the flavor and have the great option of sweetening with honey to add both a great taste and more high quality nutrients to the rather healthy and tasty topping.

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