Vanilla sweet cream cold foam

Name: Vanilla sweet cream cold foam
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 7 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1¼ cups cold brew coffee, or 4 espresso shots, 2 moka pot cups or 2 tsp instant espresso dissolved in 2 tbsp hot water, each topped up with cold water to 300 ml; 2 handfuls ice cubes; ¼ cup cold heavy cream; 3 tbsp cold 2% milk, skim foams even taller; whole is richer; 2 tbsp vanilla syrup, store-bought, or 1½ tbsp sugar dissolved in 1 tbsp hot water with ¼ tsp vanilla extract, then cooled

Thick, sweet vanilla cold foam made from heavy cream, milk and vanilla syrup, floated on iced coffee. No frother? A jar or French press works.

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 2 min
Serves: 2
Per serve: 170 kcal

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Ingredients

2 serves

1¼ cups cold brew coffee, or 4 espresso shots, 2 moka pot cups or 2 tsp instant espresso dissolved in 2 tbsp hot water, each topped up with cold water to 300 ml
2 handfuls ice cubes
¼ cup cold heavy cream
3 tbsp cold 2% milk, skim foams even taller; whole is richer
2 tbsp vanilla syrup, store-bought, or 1½ tbsp sugar dissolved in 1 tbsp hot water with ¼ tsp vanilla extract, then cooled

Method

Get the coffee ready. Cold brew goes straight in. If you're brewing espresso, moka pot or instant espresso, make it now and top it up with cold water to 300 ml; it'll cool on the ice.
Fill two tall glasses with ice and pour the coffee over, leaving about 1½ inches (4 cm) of room at the top.
Put the cream, milk and vanilla syrup in a tall measuring cup or jar. Everything must be fridge-cold or it won't foam.
Froth with a handheld milk frother, moving it up and down, until thick, smooth and doubled, like melted ice cream that just holds a trail. No frother: screw the lid on the jar and shake hard for about a minute, or plunge it in a French press 20 to 30 times.
Pour the foam slowly over the coffee so it floats in a thick white layer. Drink straight away while the foam is cold and sitting on top.

Tips

Stop as soon as it pours like thick yogurt. Keep going and it turns into whipped cream that sits in a lump instead of cascading.
A blender also works: blend on low for 10 to 15 seconds.
The foam holds for a few minutes but not hours, so make it just before serving.

Vanilla sweet cream cold foam

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