You Can Make a Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew at Home—Here’s How

Fall is right around the corner. In other words—it’s pumpkin season!

You know fall would be incomplete without the highly anticipated return of pumpkin products. Cough, cough, the iconic Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew. The two are must-order drinks from the Starbucks fall menu.

If you’re not in the mood to run to Starbucks, or want to whip up your own fall cheer, it’s never a bad idea to pull out a cardigan and make a fall drink. Especially one that tastes like Starbucks magic. That’s where this copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew recipe has you covered.

How to Make a Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

This copycat Starbucks recipe is courtesy of creator Alexandra Reynolds, who posts on TikTok as @alexandra_reynoldss. Currently, her Starbies TikTok recipe video has over 500,000 views. Here’s how you can indulge in a cup—tall, grande or venti—of Alexandra’s copycat Starbucks pumpkin treat!

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Ingredients

• 1 cup 35% heavy whipping cream—Alexandra says the whipping cream must be 35% so it’s thick enough to sit on top of the coffee without sinking to the bottom of the glass
• 3 tablespoons pumpkin puree
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar or coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Ice cubes
• Cold brew

Alexandra uses this Stok cold brew in her video. For more recommendations, check out the results of our cold brew coffee taste test.

Directions

Step 1: Make the pumpkin cream

Combine the heavy whipping cream, pumpkin puree, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract in a Mason jar. Use a milk frother—if you don’t have one, we recommend this milk frother—to mix those ingredients into a smooth pumpkin cream.

Store the cream in the Mason jar with an air-tight lid in the refrigerator. You won’t need it all for this recipe.

Step 2: Prep your cold brew

Grab a glass and fill it with ice cubes and cold brew. Make sure you leave enough room in the glass for the pumpkin cream to fit comfortably on top.

Step 3: Finish the drink

Grab that pumpkin cream from the fridge and pour it gently onto the cold brew. It should rest nicely on top of the cold brew without sinking to the bottom. Sprinkle some pumpkin pie spice on top of the of the pumpkin cream.

Finally, your pumpkin cream cold brew is ready to transport you into the magic of a Starbucks-inspired fall!

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