I’ve got a delicious, flavorful drink to share with you today and it uses a couple of flavors that I’m not sure I would have put together a few months ago. But, now that I’m a gingerbread coffee and chai slurping fiend, I’ve been mixing it with everything lately.
Turns out, caramel and gingersnap are a great combination. As in, really, really good. And, adding sauces instead of syrups to your cold foam absolutely works with very similar results in terms of consistency. This caramel is so flavorful. Thick, creamy, delicious. And it makes a caramel cold foam that I can eat with a spoon, it’s so good.
So, if you are looking for something super cozy and delicious for this cold weather holiday season, look no further. It’s time to whip up an iced (or hot) gingersnap coffee with caramel cold foam:
Iced Gingersnap Cold Brew with Caramel Cold Foam: Ingredients
I’ll share what I used, as well as some alternatives for hot coffee and lattes. I used cold brew and I actually frothed it. You can watch what happened in my video below. I had no idea cold brew frothed up like Nescafe instant coffee does. The froth this coffee got was unreal. I had to scoop some out to make room for my cold foam!
- Cold Brew Coffee – I used Stok cold brew, per usual. It’s my favorite. Swap this out for one cup of hot coffee, any kind you like, including pod coffees like Nespresso or Keurig. You can also swap this out for 2 espresso shots and one cup of milk to make a latte version. Iced or hot.
- Gingersnap Syrup – I used Kyya Chocolate Gingersnap because its what I had. I also have the Torani Gingerbread syrup and that’s delicious. Get 10% off everything on Kyya’s site with my code: WHATTHEFROTHKYYA10 Or, I’ve seen recipes to make your own, but I don’t have one on the site yet.
- Caramel Sauce – Again, I used Kyya here. You can use any caramel sauce, or syrup, although the sauce has such a rich, delicious flavor.
- Milk of Choice -You won’t need much for the cold foam. But, coconut and almond will change the flavor slightly. Oatmilk and regular milk will blend in really nicely. I’ve used protein milks too and they work fine.
- Heavy Cream – If you’re off dairy, I’ve seen people use a blend of soy and oatmilk to create cold foam, but I don’t have exact amounts for you on how to do that.
- Ice – Seems silly, but I’ve started making a drink many times only to disover we are out of ice. Annoying.
Tools:
You won’t need much to make this if it’s iced. A hand frother for the cold foam, I love this one, or a milk frother like the Nespresso Aeroccino, which is also great. Makes cold and hot foam so easily.
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Let’s Make: Iced Gingersnap Cold Brew with Caramel Cold Foam
I shared a funny video on Instagram that shows how wild my cold brew frothed. It spilled over and I had to scoop some out to finish the drink. It was delicious though. Mistakes happen, especially when I play around with lots of elements to find great new recipes.
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Here’s how to make it:
- Add 2 tbsp. gingersnap or similar to glass
- Add one cup cold brew and stir to combine or froth, carefully
- Add one cup ice
- In a separate carafe, add 4 tbsp. heavy cream, 2 tbsp.milk of choice and 1 tbsp. caramel sauce
- Froth to soft set
- Pour over and enjoy!
That’s all, folks. I hope you love it!
More Delicious Coffee Drinks:
I love the holiday coffees, from creme brulee lattes to peppermint mochas. They’re my fave! Make them all at home or buy them while you’re out.
- 8 Delicious Dutch Bros Holiday Drinks
- Easy & Delicious Sugar Cookie Cold Brew
- Starbucks Iced Pecan Latte copycat
- Delicious caramel cookie butter iced coffee recipe
- 16 Starbucks Holiday Drinks with my Copycat Recipes
- Easy Gingerbread Iced Coffee with Gingerbread Cold Foam
Have a fabulous day,
E
