Vanilla Sweet Cream
This thick and lightly sweet cream can be made with dairy or plant-based coconut cream. And you can layer in any flavor your later-summer dreams throw at you.
I’m a black coffee girl, and 95 percent of the time, it’s cold brew cut with a little water. Summer, fall, winter, morning, or 2 pm—doesn’t matter. When I’m in the mind for a kick of coffee, I like the bite of an unadorned brew.
Mostly. Usually. But not always.
On some afternoons, the call of coffee runs right up against a yearning for something sweet and creamy. And while my favorite chocolate peanut butter cold brew smoothie might fit the bill, sometimes I want to keep it simple.
Enter this easy-to-make sweet cream. It’s ready in minutes and a healthy dose stirred into a few ounces of cold brew hits just the right note.
This recipe is the perfect platform for play. Add cinnamon, cardamom, maple syrup, or your favorite go-to flavors for a choose-your-own-adventure treat.
Gather your ingredients
2 tsp simple syrup (recipe below—it’s just sugar and water)
½ cup half-and-half or coconut cream (the thick cream and not the watery milk)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional extras: ¼ tsp of ground spices; 1 tsp or maple syrup; or 1 tbsp of cocoa powder
Make the simple syrup, if needed
Don’t have simple syrup on hand? It’s a fuss-free way to sweeten iced tea or cold brew without a bunch of undissolved bits floating around the glass. In short, it’s a game changer.
This quick recipe will make more than you need for your sweet cream. You can store the extra in a mason jar, a squeeze bottle, or a fancy glass decanter with a pour spout. Leave it right on the counter for easy sweetening.
Combine ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water in a small saucepan. Give it a stir to combine.
Heat the pan over medium until, stirring just until all the sugar dissolves. No need to boil or simmer here. Just dissolve the sugar.
At this point, you can add in any of the optional extras mentioned above if you want your sugar to be flavored. You can also not do that and add the flavorings to individual glasses later.
Allow the syrup to cool and pour it into your container of choice.
Make the sweet cream
Combine the cooled simple syrup, coconut cream or half and half, vanilla, and any extras to a small bowl.
Beat with a whisk or hand mixer until it thickens and all ingredients are incorporated.
Taste and adjust the sweetness and flavors to your liking.
Store your cream in an airtight container in the fridge and scoop it out a dollop at a time. It should stay fresh and tasty for about 5 days.
CoffeeSock® ColdBrew filters are durable and may last a year or more. CoffeeSock® ColdBrew filters are a reusable alternative to paper filters and nylon sacks. All of our filters out-perform any comparable disposable and reusable filters. Cotton absorbs some of the oils released from coffee beans yet lets acids pass through. The resulting cup is clear crisp, rich and robust with all the acid of paper brewed coffee, without the paper taste, and all of the richness of French press without the heavy oiliness. CoffeeSock filters are made with Certified Organic Cotton. Cotton imparts no flavor on the finished brew unlike paper. Cotton is 90% cellulose, which is a tasteless and odorless compound that is insoluable in water. Wood is 40-50% while Hemp is approximately 45% cellulose.
(Suggested Soak: 8-10 hours)
Manufactured in the USA
Easy cleanup - Just empty grounds, rinse, and hang to thoroughly dry.
High quality and less expensive than many market alternatives.
Made from Organic Cotton - a responsibly produced, renewable resource.
Care and Handling - Handle like you would other kitchen equipment, but avoid detergents. After brew is complete, remove grounds from filter. Do not allow grounds to remain in filter longer than is necessary to fully drain. Evert filter and brush away most of remaining coffee grounds. Rinse filter well, wring out excess water, and hang to dry.
With time oils will build up in the filters. The oils may be removed by boiling in fresh water. This is also an alternative method for sanitization. Sanitize in the same manner when cross contamination is suspected. Allow filters to dry thoroughly between brews.
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