Honey almond milk cold brew is the perfect beverage to make at home! Cold brew coffee is combined with a sweet honey syrup and creamy almond milk for an easy morning treat that will kickstart your day!
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Refreshing Cold Brew Copycat!
If you’ve tried the honey almond milk cold brew at Starbucks, you already know how delicious it is! The sweet, floral taste of honey is a delicious match for the bitterness of coffee. It’s the perfect summer drink!
Fortunately, you can easily make this Starbucks copycat recipe at home without any added sugar, stabilizers, or preservatives. Plus, once you have the honey-sweetened simple syrup on hand, you can use it to make countless other drinks too!
For more cold brew recipes, try this Iced Pumpkin Spice Coffee too!
Why We Love This Recipe
- No need for any thickeners, gums, stabilizers, or preservatives
- Naturally sweetened with real honey
- Made with simple ingredients you likely already have
- An extra dose of almond flavor
- Easy to make ahead of time for refreshing drinks any time
- Just a fraction of the cost of the original
Ingredient Notes
For the honey simple syrup:
- Honey: This is the key to this whole recipe! Use regular honey as the base of the honey almond syrup.
- Water: To thin out the honey syrup for easy pouring.
- Almond extract: This will add extra almond flavor.
For the beverage:
- Cold brew coffee: Either make your own cold brew at home or grab a jug from your local grocery store. You can also use cold brew concentrate and dilute it to taste.
- Almond milk: It wouldn’t be an almond milk cold brew without almond milk! I recommend choosing an unsweetened variety. You can certainly use oat milk or coconut milk instead, but you won’t have the same almond flavor.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine the honey and water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract. Set the honey mixture aside to cool.
- To assemble the drink: Fill a pint size tumbler or glass ¾ full with ice cubes. Add 8 oz of cold brew to each glass.
- Stir in 2-3 tablespoons of the honey almond syrup, depending on desired sweetness, and top with ¼ cup of almond milk, stir to combine.
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Expert Tips
- Add more or less syrup depending on your desired level of sweetness.
- Making the syrup is the best way to easily incorporate honey into cold drinks. While honey is pourable, it can be difficult to get it to mix into cold liquid, making the honey syrup ensures even dissolution.
- You can use store bought cold brew or make your own at home using your favorite coffee, including decaf. To make your own, combine ½ cup of freshly ground coffee with 32 ounces of water in a cold brew container, large French press, or any container with a lid and place in the fridge to brew overnight, or 8-24 hours. Strain cold brew through a filter or cheesecloth to remove the grounds. You can store filtered cold brew in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Substitute the almond milk for your milk of choice, including any non-dairy or dairy-based milk you like.
- Another option is to make homemade honey almond milk instead of a separate syrup. To do this, you’d need to very gently warm unsweetened almond milk in a pan and whisk in the honey until dissolved. Adjust the amount of honey to taste. Remove from the heat, and stir in the almond extract before storing in the fridge like normal.
Recipe FAQs
Even Starbucks’ original version is pretty simple. They combine their almond milk cold brew with their liquid honey sweetener. At home, it’s easier to make honey syrup to add to the almond milk and cold brew, and then you can use the syrup to sweeten your favorite iced teas and coffees any time!
Yes, the almond milk cold brew coffee base does contain sugar in addition to the honey for sweetness. One grande-sized drink contains 10 grams of sugar, which is less than many other drinks, but it still may spike your blood sugar. By making your own, you can control how much of the honey syrup you’re adding to each serving.
If you love the cool, creamy foam on top of Starbucks coffee drinks, you’ll be pleased to know you can make it very easily at home. Use a handheld frother to whip cold, nonfat milk until it’s thick and creamy. Feel free to add a little extra honey syrup for flavor. Carefully spoon it over your cold coffee, then add a drizzle of honey for a barista-level beverage!
Storage Guidelines
Leftover honey syrup can be stored in a mason jar or airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Serving Recommendations
This delicious drink is the perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day! It can be consumed any time of the day, but I’d recommend pairing it with a source of protein and fiber to minimize how much the honey will spike your blood sugar.
Try serving it with these cottage cheese egg white bites or these High Protein Cinnamon Rolls and some fresh berries for a delicious breakfast!
Other Ideas
- Sweeten other coffee drinks: Once you have the honey almond syrup, you can make a flat white, regular iced coffee, or any other drink you’d like! Just use it like a regular coffee syrup.
- Use maple syrup: You’d definitely need to rename the drink, but you could certainly use maple syrup in place of honey Maple almond would be wonderful for Fall or Winter.
- Add vanilla extract: The floral flavor of vanilla works wonderfully with coffee and would taste great with almond milk. Add a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract to the syrup when you add the almond extract, and stir to combine.
- Sweeten chai: Prepare your favorite unsweetened chai tea and stir in the honey almond syrup to taste. So good!
More Delicious Drinks
- Starbucks Passion Tango Tea Recipe
- Hot Chocolate with Cacao
- Turmeric Latte with Almond Milk
- Dairy-Free Pumpkin Spice Latte
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Starbucks Honey Almond Milk Cold Brew Recipe
Ingredients
For the syrup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
For the beverage
- 32 ounces cold brew coffee
- 1 1/3 cups unsweetened almond milk
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine the honey and water and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract. Set aside to cool.
- To assemble the drink: Fill a pint size tumbler or glass ¾ full with ice cubes. Add 8 oz of cold brew to each glass.
- Stir in 1-3 tablespoons of the honey almond syrup, depending on desired sweetness, and top with 1/3 cup of almond milk, stir to combine.
Notes
- The nutritional information is calculated based on using 1 tablespoon of the honey syrup per serving. Add more or less syrup depending on your desired level of sweetness. If you choose to use more, the nutritional values will change.
- You can use store bought cold brew or make your own at home using your favorite coffee, including decaf. To make your own, combine ½ cup of freshly ground coffee with 32 ounces of water in a cold brew container, large French press, or any container with a lid and place in the fridge to brew overnight, or 8-24 hours. Strain cold brew through a filter or cheesecloth to remove the grounds. You can store filtered cold brew in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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