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Strawberry Shortcake Cream Cold Brew
Your favorite summer dessert, in a glass. Strawberry Shortcake coffee over ice, topped with a pale pink strawberry cream cold foam and crumbled shortbread cookies. No cone required.
Yield
1 drink
Prep
5 min
Brew Ahead
Yes
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What You'll Need
For the Cold Brew Base:
- 6 oz Strawberry Shortcake coffee, brewed strong and chilled (or cold brew concentrate, diluted 1:1)
- Handful of ice
For the Strawberry Cream Cold Foam:
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp strawberry jam or 1 tsp freeze-dried strawberry powder
- 1 tsp sugar (or sweetener of choice)
To Finish:
- 2ā3 shortbread cookies, crumbled (Walkers or any plain shortbread)
How To Make It
- Brew strong, chill well. Brew your Strawberry Shortcake coffee at double strength and let it cool completely ā or use cold brew concentrate diluted 1:1 with cold water. Do not skip the chilling step or you'll melt the foam on contact.
- Make the cold foam. Combine heavy cream, milk, vanilla, strawberry jam or powder, and sugar in a small jar or frothing pitcher. Froth with a handheld frother for 20ā25 seconds until thick, pourable, and pale pink. It won't go stiff ā smooth and pourable is exactly right.
- Build the glass. Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour the chilled coffee over.
- Add the foam. Spoon or pour the strawberry cold foam over the top of the coffee. It should sit as a distinct layer ā don't stir.
- Finish with cookies. Crumble the shortbread over the foam. Serve immediately ā the cookies soften fast and that's actually the best part.
Swaps & Permission Slips
- No shortbread? Vanilla wafers, graham crackers, or any plain butter cookie work. The point is the crumble texture and a hint of buttery vanilla ā not the specific cookie.
- No freeze-dried strawberry powder? A small spoonful of good strawberry jam is the easier path anyway. A little goes a long way in the foam.
- Watching carbs? Swap sugar for allulose in the cold foam and skip the cookie crumble, or use a low-carb shortbread. The strawberry foam and coffee are the stars ā the cookie is a bonus.
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