Salted Maple Cold Foam

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Think crisp fall mornings, maple scented candles, pancakes with syrup, and warm plaid blankets. 😅 At least that’s the painted picture that comes to my mind.

What Is Salted Maple Cold Foam?

Although maple syrup is harvested in the springtime and enjoyed year round, we typically see this flavor being featured in the fall months. Maple has a warm, caramel-like sweetness flavor profile that tastes great with other fall spices.

The top fall flavors are apple and pumpkin, which are great, but maple is often overlooked. Adding salted maple cold foam on top of drinks brings a rich depth of flavor without being too overpowering.

What’s The Best Milk For Making Foam?

Nonfat dairy milk will make the best foam! This is because it’s higher protein to fat ratio creates a lighter and more stable foam. Using 2% milk or whole milk can still work, but it won’t have the same consistency.

For non dairy milk, the best to use for cold foam is soy milk because it has a higher amount of protein and creates stable foam.

Ingredients

This recipe is straightforward but make sure that you have all of the ingredients you need.

• Milk of choice (2% and non-fat diary milk foam the best)
• Maple syrup (I use Trader Joe’s brand, but use any brand you enjoy)
• A pinch of kosher salt
• Heavy whipping cream (optional, adding this will create a sweet cream consistency which is less foamy, more like a creamer – tastes richer!)

How To Make Cold Foam

There are three ways that you can make cold foam.

#1. Shaking all of the ingredients in a jar with a tightly closed lid (recommended for this recipe).

#2. Use hand held frother (the easiest way and my favorite way).

#3. Use an electric milk frother machine. These are fancy and usually have multiple settings for both cold and hot foam. The nice perk about these electric foam machines is that they make very thick foam without the addition of heavy whipping cream. I do recommend it if you’re into make drinks at home (yay homemade drinks!), or want to give it as a gift!

Add the milk, maple syrup, and salt into a tall glass. Place the hand held frother so that it basically touches the bottom of the glass. Mix for 30 seconds until foamy.

Add ice to your drink and pour the foam over coffee or tea. Serve and Enjoy right away.

Tips

Here are some tips to make a cozy drink with salted maple cold foam.

• Use a small mesh strainer to lightly dust the foam with ground cinnamon
• For a hot drink, add the ingredients into a pot over the stove. Whisk together until hot and foam forms.

Salted Maple Cold Foam Variations

Here are some other combinations that taste good with maple! Follow the recipe card below, and add the additional ingredient in step #1.

Cinnamon Maple Cold Foam: Add a pinch of ground cinnamon for extra fall flavor.

Vanilla Maple Cold Foam: Add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract to enhance the warm and sweet flavor of maple.

Pumpkin Maple Cold Foam: Add a pinch of pumpkin pie spice.

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