All the delicious flavors of banana bread wrapped up into one delicious cold brew.
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banana bread cold brew
I’m back with another fruity coffee drink, this time with bananas! We’re taking all the delicious flavors of banana bread and wrapping them up into one delicious cold brew. First we’ll start off with a simple syrup made with brown sugar, cinnamon, butter & vanilla extract, water, and your nut of choice (I chose walnuts!) Then we’ll mix that into some cold brew along with a cold foam that’s made with banana milk & heavy cream!
So let’s get into it! 🙂
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My favorite brand of coffee is PapaNicholas Coffee, so it’s perfect that I get to work with them! I use their coffee beans every single day and am so happy to be able to spread my love of their coffee to you. Today I partnered up with PapaNicholas Coffee for this delicious banana bread cold brew and used their Italian Espresso Coffee Grounds which is extra bold with notes of dark cocoa & a rich mouth feel. I can’t recommend them enough, so please be sure to check them out! You can find their website by clicking here. And if you do end up purchasing their coffee be sure to use code FRESH20 which will get you 20% off any of their coffee!.
ingredients for a banana bread cold brew:
banana bread syrup:
- Water: the base of the syrup.
- Light brown sugar: for sweetness & flavor – and it’s also part of the base to a simple syrup. I highly recommend brown sugar here for the best flavor.
- Ground cinnamon: for flavor! If you’re not a cinnamon fan you can easily leave this out.
- Butter extract: for the delicious buttery flavor of banana bread of course. You can use this butter extract here or you can use this butter vanilla emulsion in place of the butter & vanilla.
- Vanilla extract: for some more flavor.
- Chopped walnuts: to infuse into the syrup. You can use hazelnuts, pistachios, pecans – whichever nut you typically add into your own banana bread here as well, or you can leave it out all together if needed.
banana bread cold foam:
- Heavy whipping cream: needed to thicken up the cold foam – it’s essentially whipped cream! I haven’t tried it with cold foam, but silk makes a great dairy free heavy whipping cream that’s worked perfectly for me for making regular whipped cream.
- Banana milk: okay I know this might sound a little strange – but it exists! You’ll only need a small amount in here so you can certainly replace this with regular milk if you don’t feel like buying a whole thing of banana milk – but it really does add in that banana flavor to compliment the banana bread syrup.
- Banana bread syrup: we’ll use some banana bread syrup for more flavor in the cold foam.
- Cold brew: the base of your coffee of course! Here is the coffee I used to make my cold brew.
how to make banana bread cold brew
Here’s what the process of making this banana bread coffee looks like. The full recipe can be found at the end of this blog post!
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Banana Bread Cold Brew
Ingredients
Cold Brew
- 110 g coffee grounds (½ c.)
- 32 oz. cold water
Banana Bread Syrup
- 200 mL water (7 oz.)
- 200 g light brown sugar (1 c.)
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. butter extract
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 60 g chopped walnuts (½ c.)
Banana Bread Cold Foam
- 3 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp. banana milk
- 1 tbsp. banana bread syrup
Instructions
Cold Brew
- Add the coffee grounds and water to a french press. Stir the mixture well, then place the lid on top of the french press and let the coffee steep in the fridge overnight.
- Once the coffee has steeped overnight, slowly push down on the french press to separate out the coffee grounds.
Banana Bread Syrup
- To a small saucepan, add in the water, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter extract, vanilla extract, and chopped walnuts.
- Set the mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture comes to a simmer. Let the syrup simmer for 5 minutes, then remove it from the heat.
- Let the syrup sit for an additional 10 minutes to allow the flavors to infuse together.
- Place a fine mesh sieve over a bowl or container, and pour the syrup through it to remove all the walnuts.
Banana Bread Cold Foam
- Once you're ready to make your drink, add the heavy cream, banana milk, and 1 tbsp. of the banana bread syrup to a small cup or container. Froth or shake the mixture until it's thick and foamy.
Banana Bread Cold Brew
- Pour 1 tbsp. of banana bread syrup into a cup, then top it with 8 oz. of cold brew.
- Add in some ice, then top the drink with the banana bread cold foam. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that the nutrition facts are only an estimate and may vary based on different brands of ingredients and any substitutions made.