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Published: Sep 10, 2022 · Modified: Feb 5, 2025 by Meredith · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew (Starbucks Copycat)

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If you love a Starbucks pumpkin cream cold brew coffee to kick off the fall season, this easy Starbucks copycat recipe is for you! Our pumpkin cream cold foam recipe has been rigorously tested with various preparation methods to ensure the best possible outcome when you’re making this at home. Follow our

close up of a homemade pumpkin cream cold brew, topped with a generous amount of homemade pumpkin cold foam and additional pumpkin pie spice.

You know I love DIY coffee recipes at home! This popular fall drink has taken the coffee-loving world by storm the past couple of years and for good reason. Smooth pumpkin foam adds just the right amount of pumpkin flavor and warm fall spices to your coffee, giving you all the warm and cozy feels.

I personally love sipping on these in that warm in-between time when it’s still technically summer but your heart is in full on fall mode. This DIY pumpkin cold foam cold brew is the perfect drink for this transitional time, allowing you to enjoy fun fall flavors and a nice refreshing iced coffee too.

Prefer a warm pumpkin drink? Make our homemade pumpkin spice latte recipe!

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  • Why you’ll Love this Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Recipe
  • What is Cold Foam?
  • Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Recipe Ingredients
  • How to Make Pumpkin Cold Brew (Starbucks Copycat)
  • How to make Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
  • Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Variations & Substitutions
  • Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Recipe FAQs
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Why you’ll Love this Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Recipe

Simple ingredients. We use simple ingredients that will be easy to find at your local grocery store for this delicious cold coffee drink! 

Bursting with the flavors of fall! The DIY pumpkin cream is so delicious and definitely gets you excited for fall. Packed with sweet pumpkin and warm fall spices, you’ll love this homemade cold cream.

Quick to make! It will take you less than 5 minutes to make pumpkin cream cold foam to float on top of your favorite cold brew coffee. 

What is Cold Foam?

Cold foam is a super smooth and fluffy topping, often made from a combination of non-fat dairy milk and heavy cream, that floats on top of iced drinks. Unlike milk used in warm drinks, cold foam is frothed without the use of heat or steam.

Starbucks is credited with popularizing cold foam in the United States by serving it on top of a variety of iced coffees and cold brew coffee, like this vanilla sweet cream cold brew recipe.

Using cold foam on top of iced beverages creates a beautiful layered effect. 

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Recipe Ingredients

ingredients needed for homemade pumpkin spice cold foam.
  • A Combination of Milk and Heavy Whipping Cream. Mixing milk and heavy cream creates the perfect texture and density for cold foam so it floats perfectly on top of your cold brew. You can use skim milk or 2% milk (whichever your family usually has in your fridge). Starbucks uses a blend of non-fat milk with heavy cream to create their cold foam.
  • Vanilla Extract. Adding in vanilla extract to the cold foam adds a nice depth of flavor.
  • Pumpkin Pie Spice. Using pumpkin pie spice keeps things easy by having everything blended for you (so no need to pull out the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and ginger to measure each spice separately). Pumpkin Pie Spice can be found in your grocery store’s spice aisle.
  • Pure Maple Syrup. Maple is a lovely compliment to the pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice, and naturally sweetens the cold foam.
  • Real Pumpkin Puree. You can used canned 100% pumpkin puree or homemade pumpkin puree for your pumpkin spice cream. Do not use pumpkin pie filling!
  • Ice. Needed to keep your drink nice and cold.
  • Cold Brew Coffee. You can use homemade cold brew or store bought as your cold brew base.

See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

Helpful equipment for making this Pumpkin Cold Brew (Starbucks copycat)

Handheld Milk Frother -OR- Electric Milk Frother

How to Make Pumpkin Cold Brew (Starbucks Copycat)

Add all ingredients to a small bowl or mason jar, giving it a quick stir or whisk to combine.

Froth to turn the pumpkin cream into pumpkin cold foam with one of the following methods:

  • Handheld milk frother. Move the frother up and down and around the bowl until the mixture has a stiff, foam-like texture (be careful not to splash… it happens!)
  • Milk frother on the cool setting. Pour the pumpkin cold foam mixture into the basin of the frother to blend to a stiff, foam-like texture
  • Use a blender. Please note, I’ve found this method to just be ok. You can also technically whisk your pumpkin cream mixture by hand into foam, but that would take quite some time. I would recommend investing in a handheld frother which can be found for under $20. I use mine almost every day.
6 image collage showing how to make homemade pumpkin cold foam.

How to make Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

Select a serving glass and fill it about ⅔ full with ice and then cold brew coffee (homemade cold brew or store bought cold brew are both great options). Generously spoon pumpkin cold foam on top. Sprinkle a dash of extra pumpkin pie spice on top if desired. Sip and enjoy!

process shot showing pumpkin cream cold foam being spooned onto a tall glass of cold brew.

Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Variations & Substitutions

  • Change the spice profile: Add more or less pumpkin spice to your liking. You could also just use ground cinnamon if preferred!
  • Use vanilla syrup in place of the vanilla extract and maple syrup. If you have vanilla simple syrup in your fridge you use it in the cold foam if you’d like! Swap 1-for-1 with the maple syrup quantity, taste it, and adjust as desired.
  • Make it dairy free / vegan: If dairy is not part of your diet, replace the milk and heavy cream with the non-dairy milk of your choice. I recommend using oat milk for this option as I’ve had pretty good success frothing oat milk for hot coffees and believe the creaminess would work well in this pumpkin cold foam recipe. However you can also try almond milk, coconut milk, or other non-dairy alternatives if preferred. Please note non-dairy milks are generally not as creamy as dairy milk, which may result in a different foam consistency.

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Recipe FAQs

What is the difference between pumpkin puree vs. pumpkin pie filling?

Canned pumpkin puree, or 100% pure pumpkin, only contains cooked and mashed pumpkin whereas pumpkin pie filling contains cooked and mashed pumpkin with added flavors, spices, and sometimes added sugars. Using 100% pumpkin allows you to customize your dishes with the spices and sweetness level that you prefer. For this reason, 100% pure pumpkin puree should be used in this recipe. 

Can I use pumpkin from my garden instead of canned pumpkin?

Of course! If you have pumpkins to bake and use, this is a great recipe to enjoy homemade pumpkin puree in.

Is pumpkin cream cold brew sweet or bitter?

This fall-inspired cold brew with pumpkin cold foam is a semi-sweet drink with a lovely pumpkin spice flavor profile. Since cold brew coffee is naturally sweeter and less bitter than hot brewed coffee, it has a nice smooth mouth-feel.

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close up of a homemade pumpkin cream cold brew, topped with a generous amount of homemade pumpkin cold foam and additional pumpkin pie spice with a jar of fresh pumpkin cold foam in front of it.

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Recipe

Meredith
This pumpkin cold foam recipe is what you need to make a pumpkin cream cold brew at home! Ready in minutes, homemade pumpkin cold foam is made with real pumpkin, vanilla, and warm fall spices. A great way to celebrate fall (and use up some extra pumpkin puree too!).
5 from 14 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 178 kcal

Ingredients
  

Pumpkin Cold Foam

  • 2 oz heavy whipping cream (¼ C)
  • 3 oz 2% milk (¼ C + 2 Tbsp)
  • 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoon pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

  • ice
  • cold brew coffee
  • pumpkin cold foam

Instructions
 

Pumpkin Cold Foam

  • Add all ingredients to a jar or small bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Froth the pumpkin cream with either a handheld milk frother or an electric milk frother on the cold setting until a firm foam texture has been created.*

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

  • Select a serving glass and fill it about ⅔ full with ice and then cold brew coffee.
  • Generously spoon pumpkin cold foam on top. Sprinkle a dash of extra pumpkin pie spice on top if desired.
  • Sip and enjoy!

Notes

*If you do not have a handheld milk frother or electric milk frother, you can use a blender to make your cold foam. Please note, I’ve found this method to just be ok. You can also technically whisk your pumpkin cream mixture by hand into foam, but that would take quite some time. 
*Want to make homemade cold brew? Grab the recipe for cold brew here.
*Recipe variations and substitutions:
  • Change the spice profile: Add more or less pumpkin spice to your liking. You could also just use ground cinnamon if preferred!
  • Use vanilla syrup in place of the vanilla extract and maple syrup. If you have vanilla simple syrup in your fridge you use it in the cold foam if you’d like! Swap 1-for-1 with the maple syrup quantity, taste it, and adjust as desired.
  • Make it dairy free / vegan: If dairy is not part of your diet, replace the milk and heavy cream with the non-dairy milk of your choice. I recommend using oat milk for this option as I’ve had pretty good success frothing oat milk for hot coffees and believe the creaminess would work well in this pumpkin cold foam recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 30mgPotassium: 146mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 1229IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 96mgIron: 0.2mg
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  1. Marge says

    August 28, 2024 at 10:35 pm

    5 stars
    Best DIY version for sure!!!

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      August 29, 2024 at 9:41 am

      so happy to hear you like this homemade pumpkin cream cold brew Marge, thanks!

      Reply
  2. Whitney V says

    October 30, 2023 at 8:26 am

    5 stars
    Love all your festive fall/winter drinks so much, I shared your website with all the recipes with my co workers as part of our festive sustainability campaign to be able to skip the to-go cup and still get an amazing café experience at home!

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      October 30, 2023 at 10:36 am

      This makes me so happy to hear, thank you Whitney!!!

      Reply
  3. Kendra says

    October 18, 2022 at 12:53 pm

    5 stars
    Super easy & so good!!

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    • ourlovelanguageisfood says

      October 18, 2022 at 1:04 pm

      I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed it Kendra!

      Reply
  4. Brent says

    September 10, 2022 at 10:39 pm

    5 stars
    I could practically eat a bow of this stuff.

    Reply
    • ourlovelanguageisfood says

      September 10, 2022 at 11:00 pm

      😂 happy to hear it, and no judgement here!

      Reply

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