Starbuck's Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

Starbuck's Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew is SO GOOD, and now you can make it at home!

PSL season is here, and the NEW Starbuck's Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew is perfect for the transition into fall. Frankly, I'm more of a salted caramel girl, but that's a recipe for later (so make sure you sign up for my newsletter, to be notified of when I drop the next few recipes in this series: salted caramel, the original PSL, gingerbread and Peppermint Mocha.)

Looking for the Original PSL recipe? Click HERE!

To be honest, when I started this blog, I didn't think it would become a hub for Starbuck's copycat recipes, but it kind of has.

You can find all of my Starbuck's recipes, here.

Now, on to Starbuck's Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew. I will list all of the ingredients, and where to buy in the "What do I need?" heading at the bottom of this article!

You'll love this Starbuck's Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew copycat recipe because you...

can make it at home

don't have to spend $5 on a cup of coffee

can feed your PSL addiction

make it sugar-free (optional)

make it decaf (optional)

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What's in Starbuck's Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew?

Ice

cold brew coffee

vanilla syrup

pumpkin cream cold foam

pumpkin spice topping (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and clove)

How do I make cold brew coffee?

It starts with cold brew coffee, obviously.

Starbuck's sells its own cold brew kit.

However, you can make your own with this simple formula:

1 cup of cool water for every ½ cup of coarsely ground coffee.

You will yield less coffee than you make because the coffee grounds will soak up some of the water.

EXAMPLE: 4 cups of cool water + 2 cups of coarse ground coffee beans = approximately 3 ½ cups of cold brew concentrate.

How to make Starbuck's Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew overview...

• Place the water and coffee into a large jar, and give it a good stir.
• Cap it, and refrigerate for 12-24 hours. Starbuck's steeps its coffee for 20 hours.
• Once it has steeped, remove the coffee beans.
• Dilute the cold brew concentrate with equal parts cold water. More or less depending on your taste buds. For a stronger cup, dilute with less water.
• Prepare the pumpkin spice cream.
• Make the Starbuck's pumpkin cream cold brew.
• Enjoy!

Got it?

How to remove the coffee beans...

Okay, so you've steeped the coffee for 20 hours. Now, you need to remove the coffee beans. I use a fine-mesh sieve and a thin kitchen towel I bought from IKEA. Similarly, you can use muslin or cheesecloth.

Ideally, the towel should be thin enough to be almost see-through but woven tightly enough that there are no holes. You could also use a muslin bag which I'll have linked at the bottom of this post.

Place the fine-mesh sieve over a large measuring cup, and lay the towel over the sieve; the towel acts as a filter. Slowly pour the coffee into the towel-covered sieve to strain it.

Once the coffee has been strained, measure the amount. Add in equal parts of cold water to your coffee concentrate. If the final measurement after the coffee beans have been removed is 3 ½ cups, then you would add 3 ½ cups of cold water to the coffee.

If you prefer a stronger brew, add less water. I always start with less and keep adding more water until it's perfect for me. Refrigerate the cold brew, in a jar or covered pitcher, for up to one week.

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Onto the Pumpkin Cream Cold Foam...

When you have made the cold brew, the next thing to make is the pumpkin cream cold foam.

Starbuck's uses pumpkin spice sauce to flavor its cold cream. For this recipe, I am using pumpkin spice syrup because I already have it for making PSL's at home. However, I will list some pumpkin spice sauces that you can try, too.

According to the Starbuck's website, the cream foam consists of cream and milk, but I've found I prefer just using heavy whipping cream for this because it sets up much easier.

Combine ½ cup heavy whipping cream with 2 pumps (about two tablespoons) pumpkin spice sauce into a jar. To make light work, use a handheld frother, OR a blender. It's possible to do this by hand, it'll just take longer-- shake the jar vigorously until the mixture starts to foam, and thickens.

The pumpkin cream will completely and firmly coat the back of a spoon.

NOTE: The ingredients state that starbucks uses pumpkin puree AND vanilla syrup in their cold foam. However, I skip this because the cold brew (coffee) has vanilla syrup mixed in.

Making Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew...

1. Fill a glass of choice with ice.
2. Pour in cold brew coffee.
3. Pump in vanilla using the table below.
4. Top with a few heaping tablespoons of pumpkin spice cold cream.
5. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and clove
6. Stir and enjoy.

How much vanilla syrup?

*One pump of syrup is approximately ½ tablespoon*

Tall: 12 oz 1 pump

Grande: 16 oz 2 pumps

Venti: 24 oz 3 pumps

Trenta: 31 oz 4 pumps

What do I need, and where do I find it?

Pumpkin Spice Syrup

Pumpkin Spice (sugar-free)

Pumpkin Spice Sauce (64 oz)

Vanilla Syrup

Vanilla Syrup (sugar-free)

Other items

Milk Frother

Starbuck's Cold Brew Kit

Coffee Grinder

Fine Mesh Sieve

Muslin Straining Bag