Vanilla Cold Foam Recipe

This easy vanilla cold foam recipe only uses 3 simple ingredients and can be whipped up in no time. This homemade cold foam is made from heavy cream, real maple syrup, and vanilla extract. It’s my favorite addition to my iced coffee at home and oh so easy to make!

I refuse to pay an extra $1 or $2 for cold foam on my iced coffee drinks now that I make it at home. Am I the only one? I didn’t realize it was this easy to whip up cold foam! And to be honest, it tastes so much better made with real, wholesome ingredients.

Whip up some cold foam for an iced coffee beverage to pair with baked treat. It pairs perfectly with my sourdough discard coffee cake, sourdough coffee cake muffins, or sourdough cinnamon roll focaccia. Homemade cold foam for iced coffee drinks can level up your brunch menu or afternoon pick-me-up.

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Easy Vanilla Cold Foam Recipe

Vanilla Cold Foam Recipe

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This easy vanilla cold foam recipe uses only 3 ingredients: heavy cream, real maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Whip up delicious homemade cold foam made with real ingredients in less than 2 minutes.

5 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 1

Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 3 Tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 Tablespoon real maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• In a tall glass or jar, combine heavy cream, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
• Use a milk frother or whisk for 20-30 seconds until foamy.
• Serve immediately and pour vanilla cold foam on top of your iced drink.

Notes

• Mix until the cold foam starts to get foamy but don’t over mix unless you want whipped cream instead.
• A milk frother is the best tool for cold foam because it makes mixing effortless!
• Make sure your maple syrup is the real stuff, not artificially flavored corn syrup. Real maple syrup gives the best flavor. 
• If you don’t have maple syrup, you can substitute 1 Tablespoon of powdered sugar instead.

Why you’ll love this cold foam recipe

• This homemade vanilla cold foam recipe levels up any iced beverage. It’s an easy and fun way to make your favorite iced drink a little more sweet and special.
• It’s made from wholesome ingredients. Other store bought cold foam can have questionable ingredients like palm oil, artificial flavors, mono and diglycerides (what even are those???). This recipe only uses 3 real food ingredients: heavy cream, real maple syrup, and vanilla extract. No weird aftertaste or oily film ruining a delicious beverage.
• It’s so fast. I’m talking under 2 minutes to get decadent, fluffy vanilla sweet cream cold foam. Just pour together, mix, and ta-da! The perfect easy homemade vanilla cold foam your iced drink deserves.
• It’s fool proof. Really, anyone can make this. And I mean anyone. Even if the ratios aren’t exactly right or it’s not mixed perfectly, you can still pour it over an iced beverage and enjoy. This recipe never goes to waste.

Important Ingredients

This easy vanilla cold foam recipe could not be simpler. It only takes 3 ingredients:

• Heavy cream – You can choose whatever type of heavy cream you prefer. Whether you buy conventional, organic cream, or skim it off whole milk yourself, any heavy cream will do.
• Real maple syrup – Emphasis on REAL maple syrup. This is what sweetens the cold foam recipe and gives it a depth of flavor. You don’t want artificial maple syrup because often it’s just corn syrup that has maple flavor added. Definitely not the same thing as the real stuff!
• Vanilla extract – Maybe I’m biased, but there is nothing like the flavor of homemade vanilla extract. I think it levels up any sweet treat recipe. Any kind of vanilla extract will do, but if you want to kick it up a notch, use homemade. I like this recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen.

An ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card above.

How to Make Vanilla Cold Foam

This vanilla cold foam recipe is simple and quick. Make it in just a couple minutes in 3 easy steps.

Step 1: Combine heavy cream, real maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a tall glass or jar.

Step 2: Use a milk frother or whisk together 20-30 seconds until foamy.

Step 3: Serve immediately and pour vanilla cold foam on top of your iced drink.

How to Serve

Vanilla cold foam can be served on many iced beverages such as iced lattes, cold brews, iced coffee, iced chai, or iced matcha. I love glass can cups for iced drinks. Cold foam can also be served on hot beverages as well.

As a treat to your friends, whip up some vanilla cold foam the next time you host a play date and treat your mom friends to an iced coffee bar! Or make a big batch to serve alongside iced beverages at a baby shower, bridal shower, or brunch. Vanilla cold foam makes any iced beverage more special and can be just the right treat for you or your friends.

How to Store

In my opinion, this vanilla cold foam is best when served immediately. I usually whip it up and pour it right on my iced coffee drink. You can store it in the fridge for 1 day in an airtight jar, but it starts to go flat. It’s best served right after it’s made!

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