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5 from 4 votes

Salted Caramel Cold Brew

If you're a fan of the Starbucks salted caramel cold brew, you have to try this at-home version. It's made with caramel coffee beans that have been steeped in the refrigerator to make a homemade cold brew, then topped with a salted version of sweet cream cold foam.
Prep Time20 minutes
Steeping Time18 hours
Total Time18 hours 20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 302kcal
Author: Jessica Mode

Ingredients

  • 1 cup coarsely ground caramel flavored coffee beans
  • 3 cups cool water
  • 2 ounces heavy cream
  • 1 ounce 2% milk
  • 1 ¼ ounce simple syrup divided
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions

  • Add ground caramel flavored coffee beans and water to a 32 ounce (1 liter) glass jar. Stir or shake to combine until all the grounds are fully submerged in water. Screw on the glass jar lid.
  • Set glass jar in the refrigerator to steep for 18 hours.
  • Place a mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter over a medium-sized bowl. Pour the brewed coffee into the coffee filter and allow it to slowly strain. This may take up to 15 minutes. Discard the coffee grounds in the trash can (not down a garbage disposal).
  • Add heavy cream, 2% milk, ¼ ounce simple syrup, and fine sea salt to a high powdered blender. Blend for 45 seconds until a thick foam has formed.
  • To serve, add 8 ounces of cold brew coffee, the remaining 1 ounce simple syrup, and ice to a serving glass. Top with cold foam mixture.

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Notes

Store leftover caramel cold brew in the refrigerator for 7 - 10 days. You should yield about 2 ⅓ cups of caramel cold brew from this recipe.
Always use coarse ground coffee beans. With a fine grind, the coffee is more likely to experience over-extraction (when too many soluble flavors are removed from the coffee resulting in undesirable tastes). 
Don't brew the coffee for too long. When brewing your coffee in the refrigerator, the ideal brew length is around 12 - 24 hours (I prefer 18 hours). Don't allow the coffee to brew for too long, otherwise, you risk having a bitter-tasting coffee.

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 666mg | Potassium: 116mg | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 862IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 1mg