Peppermint Bark Cold Brew

The chocolate-and-peppermint classic, in a glass. Our Peppermint Coffee Syrup gets whisked into Frothy Cold Brew Concentrate and oat milk, then crowned with a chocolate cold foam scattered with crushed peppermints. The peppermint is sharp and cool, the chocolate foam carries the cocoa layer, and the candies on top do the bark crunch. Drinks like December, with or without a tree up.

Peppermint bark cold brew in a Frothy Monkey branded cup, topped with cold foam and crushed peppermint candy.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Frothy Cold Brew Concentrate + 8 oz cold water (or 10 oz from a pre-mixed keg or dispenser)
  • 20 ml (2 pumps) Frothy Monkey Peppermint Coffee Syrup
  • 1 oz oat milk
  • Chocolate cold foam (½ cup half and half whisked with 1 tsp cocoa powder and a small splash of vanilla syrup)
  • Crushed peppermints or 1 mini candy cane, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Fill a 16 oz cup with ice.
  2. In a clean pitcher, combine the Frothy Cold Brew Concentrate, cold water, Peppermint Coffee Syrup, and oat milk. Stir well to integrate.
  3. Pour the mixture over the ice.
  4. Top with the chocolate cold foam.
  5. Garnish with crushed peppermints or a mini candy cane.

Barista Tips

Is this made with peppermint or spearmint?

Peppermint. The Peppermint Coffee Syrup is our holiday syrup with the higher-menthol, candy-cane profile, very different from our spearmint Mint Coffee Syrup. The sharper cool is what makes this read as bark instead of cookie. If you want a softer, mojito-style cool, that's the Mint Syrup you want, not this one.

How do you make chocolate cold foam at home?

Whisk ½ cup of cold half and half with 1 teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder and a small splash of vanilla syrup until it thickens and holds soft peaks. A handheld milk frother is easiest. The cocoa carries the chocolate layer that the bark gets its name from, and the cream keeps the foam stable on top of the cold brew.

Can I make this without the crushed peppermint garnish?

You can, but the candies are what completes the bark reference (texture and visual both). If you're skipping the peppermint candies, consider crushing a chocolate cookie or wafer on top instead so the foam still has something to crunch through.

Products Featured In This Recipe

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Frothy Cold Brew Peppermint Coffee Syrup
Frothy Coffee Concentrate
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Frothy Coffee Concentrate$27.00

Our cold brew blend is built for cold extraction. Guatemalan and Ethiopian coffees give it a creamy body with refreshing brightness and notes of Bartlett pear, milk chocolate, and hazelnut. That natural sweetness keeps the peppermint from going clinical and the chocolate foam balanced. Keep a bottle in the fridge for builds like this one.

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Peppermint Coffee Syrup

$8.00

Made in Nashville with real peppermint extract. Our Peppermint Coffee Syrup is the holiday one, with the cooling intensity that chocolate craves and that peppermint mocha demands. Different from our spearmint Mint Coffee Syrup. Peak season runs November through December, but it stays in stock year-round for chocolate-mint lovers. The cocoa foam on top is what closes the bark loop.

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