Salted Maple Cold Foam

Add salted maple cold foam to your morning coffee or black teas. This cold foam has a deep flavor with notes of sweet, nuttiness, and caramel with a pinch of salt.

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Salted Maple Cold Foam

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 associated with fall and maple.

Adding cold foams onto cold drinks was a popular creation from the big coffee chains but we can make it right at home! It adds a little something extra to your cold drinks and tastes delicious. Creating your perfect drink is a lovely way to romanticize your morning.

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 Cold 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, try using 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 (skim milk or soy milk foam the best)
• Maple syrup (use any brand you enjoy)
• A pinch of kosher salt

Cold Foam V.S. Sweet Cream

This question seems to come up a lot, so let’s look at the differences between cold foam and sweet cream. While they’re similar in how to make them, the textures and tastes are different.

• Cold foam is foamy, airy, light, and perfect for topping a cold drink.
• Sweet cream is creamy, made with whipping cream, and tastes richer.

If you’re in the mood for something richer, I’ll share the salted maple sweet cream recipe here. I use the 3-2-1 ratio when making sweet cream to top my iced drinks.

1. In a tall glass, add 3 tablespoons heaving whipping cream, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, and a pinch of salt.
2. Use a handheld frother for 15-25 seconds. Be careful not to overwhip or the heavy cream can curdle. If you don’t have a handheld frother you can shake everything in a glass jar with a tightly sealed lid for 1 minute (it’s an arm workout).
3. Pour over your drink and enjoy!

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.

#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 cold foam. I do recommend an electric milk frother if you’re into make drinks at home (yay homemade drinks!), or it makes a great 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.

Salted Maple Cold Foam Variations

Here are some other combinations that taste good with maple!

Cinnamon Salted Maple Cold Foam: Add a pinch of ground cinnamon into the milk before frothing for extra fall flavor. Or use a small mesh strainer and lightly sprinkle cinnamon over the foam.

Vanilla Salted Maple Cold Foam: Add ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract to enhance the warm and sweet flavor of maple.

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

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