Attention, iced coffee girlies (and guys)! If you’re looking to up your iced coffee game, this collagen iced coffee recipe is for you. It starts with a jar of shaken cold brew and collagen, and tops off with a brown sugar cold foam.
Listen, I wasn’t always an iced coffee girly. That is, until these hot summer days kicked in. It’s hard to enjoy a piping hot Bulletproof Coffee when it’s 85 degrees at 8 a.m. So, I joined the iced coffee crowd, and now there’s no going back. I think you’ll love this recipe as much as I do!
Ingredients for collagen iced coffee
Making your own iced coffee with collagen at home is simple, and you only need a few staple ingredients. You likely already have most of these at home, including the equipment.
Here's what you'll need:
- Freshly brewed coffee or cold brew
- Half and half
- Brown sugar
- Collagen protein powder or vanilla protein powder
- Mason jar with lid
- Milk frother
- Ice cubes
How to make coffee shop-style cold foam at home
Start by choosing your favorite coffee blend. For me, it’s a light roast coffee brewed extra strong. You can also go for an Americano, cold brew, or ready-made chilled coffee.
Note: It's important to quickly chill your coffee if it's hot so it doesn't melt the ice cubes. Doing so will keep your coffee flavor rich and strong rather than watered down.
- Fill a 24-ounce mason jar with ice.
- Pour freshly brewed coffee into the jar, about 8-10 ounces.
- Gently swirl the coffee around with the ice, allowing it to cool.
- Add more ice to the top of the jar and stir with a straw.
If you plan ahead, you can have your coffee chilled and ready to go. On cooler mornings, I prefer to enjoy a hot coffee in the early hours before my late-morning iced coffee.
Simply store your fresh coffee in a covered mason jar in the fridge until you’re ready to use it. Add your collagen protein powder to your coffee when it's hot so it dissolves quickly.
1. Shake your iced coffee
When properly (and efficiently) shaken, coffee creates a smooth and velvety foam on top. Pre-chill a mason jar with ice before adding your coffee. Add ¼ cup of collagen or protein powder, and stir thoroughly. Then, shake for about 30 seconds, or until it turns a deep caramel color.
2. Make brown sugar cold foam
In a Pyrex measuring cup, add ¼ cup half-and-half and one tablespoon of light brown sugar. Make sure your half-and-half is very cold to ensure it whisks into cold foam. Light brown sugar will give you a sweet cream cold foam with a hint of caramel flavor. Using your milk frother, whisk until the half-and-half has more than tripled its size, about two minutes.
3. Pour cold foam over iced coffee
Gently pour or dollop your fresh brown sugar cold foam over your iced coffee. Using a straw, gently swirl some cold foam into the iced coffee to add a hint of sweetness.
Collagen Iced Coffee with Brown Sugar Cold Foam
Smooth, shaken iced coffee with collagen protein and topped with velvety brown sugar cold foam!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 10 ounces brewed coffee
- ¼ cup collagen powder
- ¼ cup half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 2 cups ice
Instructions
- Brew fresh coffee on 'strong' setting. Pour 10 oz coffee into a mug or heat-safe container.
- Add ¼ cup collagen powder to coffee and stir until completely dissolved.
- Pour coffee into a mason jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
- If making iced coffee immediately, see notes.
- In a 24-ounce mason jar, add 2 cups of ice.
- Pour cooled coffee over ice in the large mason jar, cover with a lid, and shake vigorously for 30 seconds or until coffee turns a caramel color.
- In a Pyrex measuring cup, add ¼ cup half-and-half and 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
- Using a milk frother, whisk half-and-half and brown sugar until it has tripled in volume, about two minutes.
- Pour cold foam over the top of iced coffee, which should now have a coffee foam from being shaken.
- Using a straw, gently stir some of the cold foam into the coffee to add sweetness.
- Enjoy your collagen iced coffee with brown sugar cold foam!
Notes
If using fresh hot coffee, fill your 24-ounce mason jar with ice. Pour freshly brewed coffee and collagen into the jar. Gently swirl the coffee around with the ice, allowing it to cool. Add more ice to the top of the jar and stir with a straw. Continue to step 6 through 10.
Della
I made this with protein powder and loved it!
Ari
Really good, I added a drop of vanilla extract to my cold foam