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Three large glasses on a serving tray. Two of them are filled with chocolate cream cold brew with red and white striped straws and cocoa sprinkled on top. One glass only has ice and cold brew coffee in it, waiting to have the chocolate cream added.

Chocolate Cream Cold Brew

Leanne Neill
Skip the coffee shop line and make your daily cold brew at home - with a chocolatey twist. This Homemade Chocolate Cream Cold Brew is smooth, refreshing, and surprisingly easy to whip up. With no fancy equipment, you’ll get that rich café flavor without the price tag. I cycle between my vanilla sweet cream cold brew or this chocolate cream cold brew when I want something a little different.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Coffee
Cuisine American
Servings 1 person

Equipment

  • 1 milk frother (optional)

Ingredients
  

Sweet Chocolate Cream

  • ¼ cup Half and half
  • 1 tablespoon Malted milk powder
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Cocoa powder

Coffee

  • 1 cup Cold Brew Coffee
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla Syrup

Garnish

  • Cocoa Powder

Instructions
 

  • Make the chocolate sweet cream by combining the half and half with the vanilla syrup, malted milk powder, and cocoa powder. If you have a frother, you can give this mixture a little whirl to produce a little foam. Set aside.
  • Make 1 cup of your favorite cold brew. If using my cold brew concentrate, dilute it 1:1. So in a tall glass I add 1/2 cup of my homemade cold brew concentrate, and 1/2 cup water. If you are using store bought, follow their diluting directions to achieve 1 cup of cold brew. See notes about diluting.
  • Fill the cup with ice but leave room for pouring on about 1/4 cup of chocolate sweet cream.
  • Pour approximately 1/4 cup of the chocolate sweet cream over the top of the cold brew.
  • Garnish the top with a sprinkle of cocoa powder. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

  1. If you like a frothy top to your drink, a milk frother can be used on the chocolate sweet cream. The froth can be spooned on top of the drink after the chocolate cream is poured in.
  2. I recommend using half and half in this drink, but you can certainly go all heavy cream for an indulgent drink, or even all milk for a more calorie conscious version. I like them all.
  3. How much to dilute the cold brew concentrate is really up to you. If unsure, and using my cold brew concentrate recipe start with diluting 1:2, if using store bought, follow the directions on their container. You can decide if you want it stronger or more dilute based on your preferences. But I recommend having a final volume of 1 cup of cold brew before adding the sweet cream.
  4. If you like your drink a little sweeter, you can add another tablespoon of the vanilla simple syrup to the drink and stir it in.
  5. You can substitute regular simple syrup for the vanilla syrup if you prefer.
  6. If you don't have malted milk powder you can leave it out. I haven't really found a suitable substitute for it.
Keyword Chocolate Cream Cold Brew, Cold Brew Coffee