Salted caramel cold brew is the rare coffee shop drink that comes out better at home: smooth cold brew, real caramel sauce, a splash of milk, and a deliberate dose of salt. The salt is the whole point, since sodium tames coffee's bitterness and sharpens caramel's toasted-sugar notes. One stick of Saltivate Raw Unflavored does the salting, adding 800mg of sodium, 240mg of potassium, and 60mg of magnesium to a 16 oz glass while it makes the caramel taste more like caramel.
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink (about 16 oz).
- 1 stick pack Saltivate Raw Unflavored
- 12 oz (350 ml) cold brew coffee, chilled
- 2 tbsp caramel sauce, plus a little extra for the glass
- 2 oz (60 ml) half and half or milk of choice
- Ice
Instructions
- Pour 2 oz (60 ml) of the cold brew into a small glass or jar. Add the caramel sauce and the Saltivate Raw Unflavored stick, then stir for 20 to 30 seconds until both are fully dissolved.
- Drizzle a thin ribbon of caramel around the inside of a 16 oz glass, then fill it with ice.
- Pour in the remaining 10 oz (300 ml) of cold brew, add the caramel mixture, and stir to combine.
- Float the half and half on top and give it one slow stir before drinking.
Serving suggestions and variations
- Use plain caramel sauce, not salted caramel. The Saltivate stick is the salt in this recipe, and doubling up will tip the drink past pleasantly salty.
- Brew a batch of cold brew ahead of time. It keeps about a week in the fridge, so the drink takes three minutes on busy mornings.
- Dairy-free works fine: oat milk is the closest swap for the creamy top layer.
Per serving: about 130 kcal (estimate).
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