Simple & Easy Chocolate Cold Foam Recipe

Every Cold Brew needs a Chocolate cold foam or any cold foam really, that balances out the heavy taste profile of coffee. It’s no wonder why Starbucks has made so many versions of their sweet cream cold foam, and all have been hits with the masses of starbucks fans. Whether it be pumpkin flavored, vanilla, chocolate cream cold foam, chai cold foam, or matcha, all are amazing variations of the OG cold foam and are extremely versatile as they can be placed on coffees, iced or hot, cold brews, espresso, lattes, tea, milk tea and more! But, right now we are focusing on the delicious chocolate malty cold foam that is perfectly sweet and creamy.

This post is all about creating the perfect chocolate malt-flavored cold foam that starbucks is famous for!

Commonly Asked Questions For Chocolate Malt Cold Foam

What is Starbucks chocolate cold foam?

Starbucks chocolate cold foam is a creamy milk foam that you can use as a topping for your cold brew or other cold beverages. The way Starbucks makes its cold foam is from milk, chocolate malt powder, and vanilla sweet cream.

What is chocolate cream cold foam made of?

Chocolate cream cold foam is a cold milk foam made from milk and cream. The chocolate flavoring can be done using cocoa powder, chocolate syrup or even using meltable chocolate. You can also add some other flavorings like vanilla, almond, or hazelnut.

Is Chocolate cold foam just Chocolate whipped cream?

No, cold foam is typically a lighter substance than whipped cream. It’s made from milk or cream and is generally very frothy. The cold foam is generally not very sweet unless you add a sweetener to it. Whipped cream on the other hand is made from heavy cream that has been whipped for a longer amount of time and is very thick and sweet.

What milk is best for Chocolate cold foam?

Any milk will work for cold foam. This can be dairy or non-dairy plant-based kinds of milk. This can be normal 1% or 2% milk, whole milk, soy, coconut, or almond. You can also use heavy cream or half and half. While all milk will work, some won’t come out as frothy or airy due to their chemical makeup and some will take longer than others to get to the consistency you want.

How do you make Chocolate Cream cold foam without a frother?

If you don’t own a frother you can froth your own milk using most of the tools you have in your kitchen. If you own a mason jar, whisk, french press, immersion blender, handheld mixer, or blender you can use all of these tools. I know most of them don’t make sense to use as a milk frothing tool but they definitely work, trust us, we’ve tried them all.

Starbucks Copycat Chocolate Cream Cold Foam Ingredients & Equipment

Equipment

• Milk frother
  • This can be most of the tools available to you in your kitchen so if you don’t have an actual milk frother don’t worry, you probably have something that will work just the same.
    • Mason Jar- simply add your ingredients to your mason jar and shake vigorously until the desired foaminess is reached.
    • French press- add your ingredients to your french press and top with the lid. Using the french press plunger, plunge the mixture until foaminess is reached.
    • Whisk- in a cup whisk your ingredients vigorously until desired foaminess is reached.
    • Shaker bottle- add ingredients to your shaker bottle, close the lid, then shake until a cold foam is formed.
    • Immersion blender- add your ingredients to a tall cup and insert your immersion blender. When the immersion blender is immersed, power it on and let it run until your cold foam is formed.
    • Hand-held mixer- with your ingredients in a tall cup or bowl insert your handheld mixer. Once mixer attachments are immersed in the mixture power it on and let it run until your cold foam is formed.
    • Blender- add your ingredients to your blender and top with the lid. Once the lid is on and secure, power on the blender and let blend until your cold foam is formed.
• Measuring cups and spoons

Starbucks copycat Ingredients

• Milk- any milk of your choice will work for this such as oat, whole, non-fat, coconut, soy, etc. Most kinds of milk will produce a very similar result but some might be slightly more or less airy and frothy just due to their chemical makeup. Some may also take a longer or shorter period of time to produce a stiff frothy cold foam.
• Heavy cream- This will make your cold foam more lasting so that it holds its form longer and so that it’s more creamy.
• Vanilla syrup- either a store-bought or a homemade vanilla syrup will work perfectly
• chocolate malt powder- you can find this at the store or buy regular malt powder and mix it with cocoa powder to create a chocolate malt powder.
• Sweeteners: sugar, honey, maple syrup, simple syrup, brown sugar, agave nectar, monk fruit, etc.

Starbucks Copycat Chocolate Cream Cold Foam Recipe

Make Sure To Try Our Other Cold Foam Recipes!
- Matcha Cold Foam
- Ube Cold Foam 
- Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam 
- Chai Cold Foam

• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup milk (any milk works)
• 3 tbsp vanilla syrup
• 3 tsp cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp malt powder

How To Make Chocolate Cold Foam

1. Gather ingredients
2. Stir together the heavy cream, milk, chocolate malt powder, and vanilla syrup until well combined.
3. Froth together the mixture until a thick foam is made.
4. After you have your chocolate cream cold foam you can now pour it over your iced drink and enjoy.

Recipe notes:

• Any milk will work as a cold foam. The best milk to use however is going to be thicker creamier milk like coconut milk or whole milk.
• For chocolate malt powder, if you can’t find it at the store you can easily make your own using regular malt powder and cocoa powder. For this, we would use unsweetened cocoa powder so your foam doesn’t come out too sweet but that is entirely up to your choice. If you desire a sweet cold foam then you can very well use the sweetened cocoa powder, if not then use the unsweetened cocoa powder.
• While this recipe calls for malt powder, you can try making it with so many other types of chocolate.
• You can also add in other flavorings such as hazelnut, coconut, or almond!

Why you’ll love it

• This cold foam recipe serves as the perfect topper for your iced coffee beverages and some teas and other beverages as well!
• The chocolate profile perfectly compliments a cold brew so definitely try this recipe with your cold brew because we know you’ll enjoy it!
• Chocolate is good for you! (in moderation 😆) is high in flavonoids, and is speculated to support brain health as mentioned by Kimberly from LiveSciences.