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Closeup view of Elphaba's Green Elixir with witch and witch hat confetti and green sprinkles all around.

Elphaba's Cold Brew {Starbucks Copycat}

In honor of the Wicked movie release, Starbucks has crafted two special edition drinks inspired by the main characters. Elphaba’s Cold Brew blends smooth coffee with peppermint syrup, topped with a creamy matcha cold foam. It's an unlikely combination that's absolutely delicious and so easy to make at home with this copycat recipe!
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Course: Drink
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Starbucks Copycat, Starbucks Drinks
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Makes: 1 drink
Author: Sues

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Ingredients

  • 10 oz cold brew
  • Ice
  • 1 oz peppermint syrup (store-bought or recipe below)
  • cup nondairy matcha cream cold foam (recipe below)
  • Sprinkles, for topping

Peppermint Syrup

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon peppermint extract

Nondairy Matcha Cream Cold Foam

  • 4 teaspoon matcha (I use sweetened like Starbucks does)
  • 1 tablespoon warm water
  • ¾ cup soy milk (I recommend barista style or extra creamy)
  • ¼ cup oat milk (I recommend barista style or extra creamy)
  • ¼ teaspoon soy lecithin powder (optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon soy protein isolate (optional)

Instructions

  • Pour cold brew into an ice-filled glass. Stir in peppermint syrup.
  • Top drink with nondairy matcha cold foam and green sanding sugar sprinkles.

Peppermint Syrup

  • Put water and sugar in medium-size saucepan and bring mixture to a boil.
  • Once boiling, lower heat and let simmer for about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in peppermint extract.
  • Pour syrup into a mason jar or bowl and place in fridge to cool completely before using. Syrup will continue to thicken as it cools.

Nondairy Matcha Cold Foam

  • In a small bowl, stir together matcha powder and about 1 tablespoon of warm water until dissolved.
  • Add soy milk, oat milk, dissolved matcha powder, soy lecithin and soy protein isolate (if using) to a mason jar and shake to combine. Alternatively, you can stir all ingredients together in a bowl. If you're not using right away, keep in an airtight container in the fridge (you can use this nondairy matcha sweet cream in drinks as is if you want).
  • Turn mixture into cold foam right before using. You can either use an electric frother, hand mixer, or blender. Just add about ⅓ of the sweet cream and froth, mix, or blend until the mixture turns into a foam (I usually froth half of the batch at a time in my electric frother). Alternatively, you can shake the mixture in a mason jar until it's frothy.
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