Tips/Variations
Sweeten your coffee with Simple Syrup to have a sweeter drink without as much pumpkin spice flavor.Combine pumpkin spice seasoning with your coffee grounds when making your cold brew for pumpkin spice flavored coffee. You can also serve this cold foam over an iced Americano, or espresso combined with water.
Let me just say this. There is a reason she is my right hand woman. She has amazing taste. This delicious Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew is the perfect fall drink. Made with all homemade ingredients from the cold brew to the pumpkin spice syrup to the pumpkin cold foam on top, this ticks every box. You won’t regret whipping these up at home.
Fill a glass with ice and cold brew coffee. Leave at least an inch of room at the top of the glass. See how to make your own Cold Brew below or use store-bought cold brew coffee. Add pumpkin syrup. This is optional depending on how sweet you like your cold brew. Stir to mix it into your coffee.Make the cold foam. Whisk your heavy cream and then whisk in the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, vanilla, and sugar. Put it all together. Pour the pumpkin spice cold foam into your glass on top of your coffee. Top with a sprinkle of pumpkin spice seasoning. Enjoy immediately.
After steeping for 24 hours, use a cheesecloth to strain the coffee grounds. Then the coffee is ready to be combined with syrups and foam like we are doing here. If you want a step-by-step tutorial on making cold brew, you can find that here: Cold Brew Coffee. If you are in a pinch and don’t have time for the coffee and water to sit overnight, you could make Iced Coffee. The cold foam adds sweetness and flavor, so adding this syrup to your coffee is optional.
Heavy cream: The thick creaminess is necessary for the foam. You could also use half and half.Pumpkin puree: This is not the same as pumpkin pie filling; use pure pumpkin puree. I share more about this and how to make your own below.Pumpkin spice: This combination of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and ginger is the perfect fall blend.Sugar: Sweetens the cream and helps create the fluffy texture.Vanilla extract: Adds another flavor profile.
Whisk the heavy cream in a cold bowl. Using a metal whisk, beat it until it begins to stiffen. Add the other ingredients. Whisk in the sugar, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, and vanilla.Serve immediately. Pour the cold foam into your glass of iced coffee or cold brew and enjoy.
You can buy a can of pumpkin puree or easily make your own. You can store pumpkin puree in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Cold brew coffee can be stored in the refrigerator for one to three days. While it can last up to two weeks, the taste will go downhill after day three.Pumpkin spice syrup can last in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.Pumpkin cold foam should be made right before it is used.
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