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Burnt Sugar Cold Brew Sparkler

Bittersweet cold brew meets a deep amber, lightly salted caramel syrup and a fizzy top of sparkling water for a crisp, toasty iced coffee with no milk.

Burnt Sugar Cold Brew Sparkler

Ingredients

  • 2½ tbsp30 gGranulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp30 gWaterdivided
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt
  • ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract
  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)300 gBrewed coffeecold brew, chilled
  • ½ cup (120 ml)120 gSparkling water (club soda)chilled

Steps

  1. Make the caramel syrup first: put the sugar and half of the water in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir just until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Stop stirring and simmer, swirling the pan now and then, until the syrup turns a deep amber, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. Take the pan off the heat and carefully pour in the remaining half of the water; it will bubble up hard. Stir until smooth, returning the pan to low heat briefly if any caramel hardens.
  4. Stir the salt and vanilla into the caramel syrup, then let it cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
  5. Divide the cooled caramel syrup between two tall glasses, then pour half of the cold brew coffee into each glass and stir well to blend.
  6. Fill each glass with ice, then top each glass with half of the sparkling water (club soda) and give one gentle stir before serving.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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