If you love Starbucks, you have to try making Pumpkin Cold Foam at home. It tastes just as good (if not better), and it's less expensive. Top your morning cold brew with a creamy layer of pumpkin foam for sweetness and that classic pumpkin spice flavor. Fall is just around the corner, but sometimes it's hard to wait!
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Cold foam is typically used for only cold beverages, but sometimes I want that creaminess on a hot one, too! I love hot coffee, cold brew, lattes, all of it! The addition of cold foam adds a lovely creaminess to each sip, and this homemade pumpkin spice cold foam is perfect to put you in the mood for pumpkin carving and cozy sweaters.
Try other pumpkin beverages like a coffee with pumpkin spice creamer and a pumpkin chai latte.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- It brings the coffee shop home: Skip the Starbucks drive-thru and make your cold foam at home! This pumpkin foam is perfect to catapult you into fall.
- You can enjoy it anytime: Pumpkin is typically a fall flavor, but you can enjoy the homemade version all year round. Canned pumpkin is available at the grocery store year-round, so you don't have to wait until September to get your fix.
- It's easy to make: it's also a simple recipe! It should only take you around 5 minutes to whip it up, so you can spend more time enjoying your beverage.
Ingredients
These components are crucial in this pumpkin spice cold foam recipe to get a perfectly sweetened, creamy, and pumpkin-forward foam. It's super easy and inexpensive.
- Pumpkin: I use canned pumpkin purée and pumpkin pie spice (to amp up the natural pumpkin flavor). Don't grab pumpkin pie filling as it's already sweetened, and I prefer to have control over the sweetness.
- Condensed milk: This is thick and creamy to give this pumpkin sweet cream cold foam its luxuriousness as well as its sweetness.
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations
- Dairy-free: Use coconut cream instead of heavy cream, and dairy-free condensed milk to make a dairy-free version.
- Mocha: Add ½ teaspoon of cocoa powder to make a rich mocha pumpkin foam.
- Maple: Use some maple syrup (about 1 teaspoon) to give it more depth and warmth.
How to Make a Pumpkin Foam
Here are the directions needed to make cold foam at home. Grab and measure your ingredients, a stand mixer, and you're good to go.
Step 1: Combine the cream and condensed milk. Add your heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer.
Step 2: Mix it. Whip the ingredients on medium speed for about 3 minutes, or until creamy.
Step 3: Add the remaining ingredients. Next, add the pumpkin and pumpkin spice.
Step 4: Whip until fluffy. Then, continue to whip it on medium speed for another 2 minutes or until it's light and fluffy, almost like airy whipped cream. Store or serve!
Recipe Tips
- Use chilled ingredients: I find that using cold cream and condensed milk helps the foam to stay creamy and fluffy longer. Pop them in the fridge for a little bit before you whip them.
- Store the extra in the fridge: You can make this mixture a couple of days in advance and keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Skip the whipping steps and use a frother for individual servings.
Another lovely drink that is inspired by the creamy texture of pumpkin foam is this dalgona cloud coffee.
Serving Suggestions
- Enjoy a layer of pumpkin foam over your cup of hot coffee or a glass of your favorite cold brew.
- Try this cold foam recipe with a homemade caramel mocha or cinnamon hot chocolate.
- It's even great with your favorite iced latte!
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can use a frother. I use a stand mixer because of the number of servings. However, if you choose to store the extra in the fridge, you can froth it before you pour it over your drink.
If your ingredients are too warm, it will prevent the cold foam from whipping up properly, and it will be thin and runny.
This happens if you don't mix the pumpkin enough. It causes lumps and makes the cold foam separate.
More Delicious Pumpkin Recipes
Do you like pumpkin recipes? Here are some recipes you may also like to try.
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Pumpkin Cold Foam
Ingredients
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons canned pumpkin puree
- ½ tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer, add whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract and whip on medium speed for 3 minutes.
- Add in pumpkin purée and pumpkin pie spice and whip again for an additional 2 minutes. It will be very light and fluffy like whipped cream.
- Store in an airtight jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
- To serve with a hot or cold beverage, fill a glass with ice as desired, add strong coffee and any milk or cream. Top beverage with ¼ cup or more as desired.
Notes
- Chill your ingredients for this pumpkin foam recipe, so the foam stays fluffy longer.
- Use a frother for individual servings, rather than the whole batch.
- Ensure that you mix the pumpkin purée well, so there aren't any lumps, or it will cause the cold foam to separate.
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