The milk itself is very white in colour and has a strong hemp aroma. Out of all the barista milks in this review, Good Hemp takes the longest to settle and is the best plant-based milk for frothing. 5/5 Happy Happy Soy Boy Hemp milk is made from, you guessed it, hemp plants. Hemp is probably best known for cannabis but the milk alternative will only contain trace elements of THC and will not produce a psychoactive effect or ‘high’ (insert appropriate emotion here). Hemp milk contains high levels of protein so it does have some added health benefits. Generally, oat milk is widely available, dairy-free and far more sustainable than cow’s milk. Plus, you can easily make it at home!

Culinary Versatility: Beyond beverages, Pacific Foods Barista Series Coconut Milk elevates your culinary repertoire. Enhance soups and curries with its creamy texture, infusing dishes with an irresistible coconut essence that adds depth and richness to your savory creations. To ensure that you can get quality cold foam from almond milk, ask if it has higher fat content than regular almond milk or is of a barista version for coffee, which if it is, it is likely to have higher fat content than your run-of-the-mill shelf-stable almond milk. Frequently Asked Questions About Coconut Milk Cold Foam How Do You Froth Cold Coconut Milk? Soy milk (aka soya milk) can curdle in coffee, especially if you add cold soy milk to very hot coffee. A combination of heat and acidity is what causes it to curdle. Heating it gently or waiting for your coffee to cool a little may help you avoid this issue.Rice milk added cold to coffee will have a tendency to curdle slightly, however, much less so than many of the other milk alternatives. Again, we would suggest heating slightly to avoid any potential for curdling. It’s pretty creamy in texture but also neutral in flavour. For this reason, it lets the taste of the coffee shine through allowing you to enjoy any type of coffee without the milk alternative altering the taste of your brew. However, if you like what real milk brings to your coffee profile, soy under delivers a little in comparison. Rude Health is one of the two brands on this list with multiple barista milks on offer (the other being Alpro). The brand nominated its barista almond blend for this test. The main problem with almond milk is that it uses a lot of water to produce. According to The Guardian, it can take 160 pints of water to make 1 cup of almond milk. Lavish Lattes and Cappuccinos: Elevate your morning routine by creating velvety lattes and cappuccinos with Pacific Foods Barista Series Coconut Milk, offering a unique tropical twist to your coffee indulgence.

Regular alternative milks usually curdle or don’t foam and froth so well. What Alternative Milk Is Best For Cold Foam? The best tips we can offer is to buy non-dairy milk that is produced specifically for baristas. Also, practice makes perfect!Alpro Barista Coconut is virtually a blend of soy and coconut. With a base containing 2.9% soybeans, it’s blended with 3.5% coconut milk. There’s added sugar, fructose, sea salt, flavourings, acidity regulators, calcium and stabilisers. Because soy milk has a very similar consistency to cows milk it’s relatively easy to froth. Soy lattes have been popular for a long time, probably because of its frothy qualities. Going with the theme, Provamel is the oatiest of them all. And when added to cold brew, it makes for a super acidic drink. You don’t taste the pea protein at all, though, which is a relief. This mixes really well with the coffee and it doesn’t separate at all, making it a texturally brilliant drink. With Blue Diamond’s Almond Breeze Barista, a strong, roasted almond flavour comes through the drink. I’m not sure if the nuts are actually roasted.

Tropical Essence: Infuse your beverages with a hint of paradise using the subtle tropical notes of coconut, adding an exotic twist to your coffee creations. Soy Milk, until perhaps a decade ago, was pretty much the only alternative to cows milk on supermarket shelves or in a coffee shop. Soy milk is made from soaking and grinding soybeans, it has a fairly neutral taste which is perhaps why it has been so popular as a milk alternative for so long.The best results are achieved when you use ice-cold equipment. Your French Press Can Make Frothy Milk Dairy-Free Delight: Cater to diverse preferences with a dairy-free alternative that captures the essence of real milk, enriching drinks without compromising on taste or quality.

Without the latter, alt-milk tends to split in coffee, since the pH level of the beans is usually lower than that of the milk. The additives allow the milk to froth and steam as traditional dairy would. But this also means that sometimes, barista versions of plant-based milk don’t taste great on their own. Those extra ingredients are designed to suit its flavour in coffee and ability to froth, which is why I didn’t taste-test the milks plain. This is the hardest milk to find. You can’t find Happy Happy Soy Boy in any supermarket or health store in the UK. That’s because, as the brand explained to The Vegan Review, it’s primarily marketed as a foodservice product and is only available in coffee shops that use it as their house soy milk. Rebel Kitchen’s barista version, at least for frothing, lives up to the hype. It’s a great example of milks formulated specifically for barista use. It froths fantastically, leaving only tiny bubbles that disappear into the silky-smooth microfoam once tapped and swirled.

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Apart from some minute traces of bitterness, this is a fabulous pairing with cold brew. 4.5/5 Rude Health Barista Almond It works incredibly well with espresso, creating the perfect balance between the flavours of the coffee and milk. Sproud Barista tastes like dairy-based coffee drinks in a good, wonderful way. 5/5 Read our take on how blending Sproud with milkadamia makes the best plant-based milk for tea and coffee. Cold brew Almond Breeze’s barista milk takes extra time to froth properly, but when it does, the bubbles are super small, which is exactly what you’re looking for in microfoam.