Peppermint Cold Foam
Make coffee, cold brew drinks, and iced lattes extra cheerful with a dollop of Peppermint Cold Foam. With these step-by-step instructions, you’ll make creamy, sweet, and minty cold foam to elevate your favorite sips with festive holiday flavor year-round.
Starbucks paved the way for “cold foam,” and it’s here to stay. At its core, this innovative coffee trend is nothing more than milk or cream frothed into a smooth whipped topping, yet cold foam makes simple drinks sophisticated.
These step-by-step instructions will show you how to make peppermint-flavored cold foam with heavy whipping cream, simple syrup, peppermint extract, and your choice of frothing gadget.
This cold foam takes like a candy cane and is lovely with cold brew drinks, hot chocolate, and eaten with a spoon. It’s fantastic around the holidays, and when you could use a little holiday cheer!
Why Make Peppermint Flavored Cold Foam?
- Only THREE ingredients with plenty of ways to customize.
- Make drinks inspired by Dunkin & Starbucks’ seasonal menu at home.
- Perfect for winter holidays, “Christmas in July,” or any time of the year.
- It’s easy to make peppermint MOCHA cold foam.
- Budget-friendly. Making homemade cold foam is less expensive than routine trips to the coffee shop.
❄️ Ingredients
- Heavy Whipping Cream – For the creamiest cold foam, use full-fat heavy whipping cream. For a non-dairy alternative, use an unflavored barista blend vegan creamer. What’s most important is that the cream is cold! So take it out of the fridge right before frothing.
- Simple Syrup – To give your cold foam a bright, sugary-sweet flavor. You can use your sweetener of choice here. See ‘variations & drink ideas.’
- Peppermint Extract – Peppermint extract is pure peppermint, whereas mint extract is a blend of spearmint and peppermint. Peppermint is best, but you can use either.
- Recommended Tools – You’ll need an electric frother or a handheld stick frother (or an immersion blender) and a tall durable container (like a mason jar or plastic tumbler).
🥣 How To Make Peppermint Cream Cold Foam
1️⃣ Step One: add cream and simple syrup to frother.
Start by adding COLD heavy whipping cream to your electric frother. If using a stick frother, add the cream to a mason jar (or tall durable container). Pour in the simple syrup.
2️⃣ Step Two: froth cream and simple syrup.
Then, start frothing! Froth the cream and simple syrup for at least 30 seconds.
3️⃣ Step Three: add peppermint.
Finally, add the peppermint extract and continue frothing until the mixture thickens into thick, creamy cold foam. Layer on top of your favorite specialty sips, and enjoy!
💭 Recipe Tips
- You can use essential peppermint oil. However, it must be food grade.
- Peppermint extract goes a long way. Start with one drop of extract, taste, then add more until the peppermint flavor reaches your desired intensity.
- Making more than one serving? A stick frother or immersion blender is great for making a small amount. However, if you’re making a big batch, you may want to use a standing mixer.
- Once you start frothing, the foam will almost triple in size. Be sure the container you combine the ingredients in is roomy enough to compensate for the added volume.
🧋Variations & Drink Ideas
Use these easy-follow instructions as a guide and personalize! Check out some of the options below:
- Peppermint mocha cold foam – When adding the peppermint extract, add a tablespoon or two of chocolate syrup or cocoa powder.
- Switch it up with simple flavored syrups – Swap plain simple syrup with gingerbread, vanilla, or brown sugar.
- Sugar-free – Use keto simple syrup or your favorite keto liquid sweetener and full-fat heavy whipping cream.
- Dairy-free – Make vegan cold foam with a plant-based barista blend. Try highly rated brands like Oat-Ly!, Elmhurst, Califia Farms, Pacific Foods, and Nut Pods.
Looking for holiday-themed drinks to showcase the sweet minty foamy goodness? You’ll love:
- Iced Gingerbread Latte
- Gingerbread Cold Brew Coffee
- Bulletproof Hot Chocolate
- Iced Peppermint Mocha
- White Chocolate Mocha
🧊 How To Store Cold Foam
Storing: Whether you made too much or made extra to have on hand to add to drinks quickly, it can be kept in the fridge in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.
Freezing: is not recommended.
❔FAQ
A few menu items feature vanilla-peppermint cold foam, but plain peppermint must be specially requested.
To order your drinks with peppermint-flavored cold foam, kindly ask your barista for cold foam with 2 pumps of peppermint syrup.
For drinks with peppermint mocha flavored cold foam, ask your barista for cold foam with 1 pump of peppermint syrup and 1 pump of mocha sauce.
No! -and using one instead of the other will result in two very different drinks. Peppermint syrup is simple syrup infused with peppermint, while peppermint extract is pure peppermint flavor.
☁️More Cold Foam Recipes
Peppermint Cold Foam
Equipment
- Electric Frother or handheld strick frother and a mason jar (or tall durable container)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup
- 1 drop peppermint extract plus more to taste
Instructions
- Add cold heavy whipping cream to an electric frother. If using a handheld stick frother, add the cold heavy whipping cream to a mason jar (or tall durable container).
- Pour in the simple syrup, then froth the cream and simple syrup for 30 seconds.
- Finally, add the peppermint extract and continue frothing until the mixture thickens into creamy cold foam!
- Layer your peppermint cold foam on top of your favorite specialty sips, and enjoy!
