Back in 2020, I became an iced coffee addict and Tiktok made me try a bunch of Starbucks drinks. Some of the trendier Starbucks drinks are loaded with sugar and I still actually like to TASTE my coffee when I drink it.
My go-to coffee order at Starbucks is the Salted Caramel Cold Brew with vanilla sweet cream foam and this is so easy to make at home, especially if you are following the WW plans I have a regular version of this drink and a WW friendly below in the recipe card. This drink is a layered coffee drink where the sweet cream foam gets poured on top of the cold brew coffee and when the cream starts to mix in with the coffee it creates a neat effect.
I’m also one of those weird people that drink iced coffee in the Wintertime and I see nothing wrong with that. The taste might not be the same but it’s pretty comparable to eating ice cream in the Wintertime, isn’t it? There’s plenty of people who do that as well.
Any Starbucks fans on this site? What else from the Menu should try and make more WW friendly?
Ingredients
Cold Brew Coffee - Stoks Cold Brew coffee is what I normally purchase. I haven’t really dived into making my own cold brew yet but that is always on my to-do list.
Cream - or Milk of choice. If you’re on WW choose unsweetened almond milk or skim milk.
Syrup - Caramel Syrup or Salted Caramel Sauce. Starbucks goes by pumps for measurement and ½ tablespoon is equal to 1 pump of syrup.
If you prefer sugar-free syrup use sugar-free. My stomach doesn’t tolerate sugar-free well so I eat food like that very rarely.
Salt - Salt is already an ingredient in the salted caramel syrup and if it's not feel free to add it to the cold foam.
Tools Needed
Here’s what I have in my kitchen to make your own Starbucks drinks at home. Espresso can also be used in place of Cold Brew Coffee.
Nespresso Machine - Nespresso was the coffee machine of choice used for making a shot of espresso. I own the Nespresso Pixie and the machine can make up to 2 shots. If you’re a fan of mixing Premier Protein drinks with espresso purchase one of these machines. Different versions use different espresso pods just be aware.
Frother - Buy a frother that makes both warm and cold foam cream. Nespresso machines will sometimes have the frother included if you buy the machine but they can also be purchased separately. If you love Starbucks Cold Brew with the vanilla sweet cream this is how it’s done.
Flavored Syrups - I have a variety of the Torani syrups in Almond, Caramel (my favorite), Vanilla, and Peppermint.
The sauces at Starbucks can be purchased online and I have seen some of them at Wal-Mart.
Other Recipes to Try
Weight Watchers No Bake Scotcheroo Bars
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
96 Calorie Mini Mint Cheesecake Bars
Blueberry Cheesecake If you’ve tried this Salted Caramel Cold Brew or any other recipe on the site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out. Snap a picture and upload it to share on Pinterest or Instagram! Make sure to tag me in the photo.
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Starbucks CopyCat Salted Caramel Cold Brew
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
Regular Version
- 1 ½ cups Cold Brew Coffee
- 2 tablespoons of Caramel Syrup
- 4 tablespoons of Heavy Cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Ice
Skinny Version
- 1 ½ cups Cold Brew Coffee
- 2 tablespoons of Sugar-Free Caramel Syrup
- 4 tablespoons of Skim Milk or Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Ice
Instructions
- Fill a glass with lots of ice.
- Add two tablespoons of caramel syrup to the glass and then the cold brew coffee. Stir.
- Add 4 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk of choice and vanilla extract to a frother and press the cold froth option. The frother will continue spinning automatically and stop when it’s done.
- Pour the frothed cream on top of the iced coffee and enjoy!
Notes
Skinny: 1 (all 3 plans) WW Recipe Builder
Serving Size: 1 drink
I made a regular and WW version for this. If making the Skinny version just replace the cream with milk of choice. Enjoy!
- Category: Easy
- Method: Frother
- Cuisine: American
Jenna says
Thanks, Kristine!
Kristine Graves says
That's great. I try to make your recipes and it succeeds but I used more Cold Brew Coffee. Thanks so much!
Jenna says
Salt is already in the salted caramel syrup and if it's not feel free to add it to the foam. I mentioned that in the ingredients list.
Elana Lieberman says
Good recipe except you didn’t add salt to the foam, that’s pretty crucial.
Random Starbucks Espresso Machine says
This is pretty spot on. I would like to add that they use 3 pumps of vanilla swirl it while filling the cup to mix it. The 2 pumps of caramel syrup goes in the foam and they add 2 packets of salt (1 tsp?). Personally i'm going to be using one of my sea salts.