If you’re on TikTok, you’ve likely heard of Charli D’Amelio. She partnered with Dunkin to create a drink on their menu, the Charli Cold Brew. Here’s how you can make it at home.
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TikTok’s most followed user caught the attention of Dunkin to create a drink that you can find on their menu – the Charli Cold Brew.
It’s really easy to make at home, plus you can customize it even further by choosing the type of coffee beans you use for the cold brew coffee. We’ll go into more detail below!
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What is the Charli Cold Brew?
The Dunkin Charli Cold Brew is 3 pumps of caramel swirl with whole milk. This isn’t exactly a new thing to the Dunkin menu. You could always order a medium cold brew and customize it with the 3 pumps of caramel swirl flavor and whole milk.
However, this combination was named The Charli because of Charli D’Amelio, the most followed person on TikTok.
Dunkin partnered with her to make this her drink as this is apparently her go-to order. So here’s how you can make it for yourself at home.
Since you’re making it at home, you do have the flexibility to use your favorite dark roast blend for the cold brew coffee and use dairy alternative milk to customize it exactly how you like it. You could just end up renaming it to the ‘Your Name’ Cold Brew.
Does the Charli Cold Brew have caffeine?
Yes, the Charli Cold Brew contains coffee. When ordering it at Dunkin, the nutritional facts state that the drink has 260mg of caffeine.
The Charli Cold Brew Ingredients
- 1 tbsp caramel sauce
- 1 cup cold brew coffee
- Ice
- 1 tbsp caramel syrup
- ¼ cup milk
Tips for Making The Charli Cold Brew
Cold Brew Coffee
Making cold brew coffee is easy, but you’ll need to plan ahead as it takes around 12-15 hours to make. Check out our full guide to making cold brew coffee (with 3 easy methods!) here.
I used the French press method and used Stumptown French Roast coffee beans.
All you need to do is pick your favorite coffee beans and grind it coarsely. You don’t have to use a cold brew specific coffee beans, you can use your favorite like I did, or for this coffee recipe, try using a Dunkin Original Blend.
Place this in a French press with water. I use a 3 to 1 ratio – 3 cups of water to 1 cup of coarsely ground coffee. Then put the cover on but don’t press the plunger down. Set aside for 12-15 hours. Then filter it and store in a mason jar in the refrigerator.
Caramel Sauce
I used Torani Caramel Sauce.
I use it for the side of the glass for the look, but it also gets mixed in with the coffee. The sauces from Torani are great for both hot and cold coffees. They mix in well and are also versatile for other things like desserts and for our caramel coffee pancakes.
Caramel Syrup
I used Monin Caramel Syrup.
Dunkin states they use 3 pumps of caramel syrup. I used 1 tbsp of the syrup, but feel free to taste the coffee and then add more if you feel you want more caramel flavor.
Ice
While I used regular water based ice cubes, you can also use coffee ice cubes. This is simply adding coffee into ice cube trays instead of water. And you won’t encounter watered down coffee since coffee ice cubes melt into more coffee.
This can be leftover coffee from a pot you’ve made in the morning, or extra cold brew coffee. You can also add a drop or two of caramel syrup into the coffee before freezing to have caramel ice cubes.
Milk
The Charli Cold Brew is made with whole milk at Dunkin, but feel free to use your favorite milk of choice. Best of all, if you’re making it at home, you don’t need to pay extra like you usually have to when ordering dairy free milk for coffee drinks at cafes.
Here, I used oat milk.
How to Make The Charli Cold Brew
- Make cold brew coffee.
- Squeeze caramel sauce on the inside of a glass.
- Pour ice, cold brew coffee, caramel syrup and milk of choice.
- Mix and enjoy!
In pictures…
Step 1
Make cold brew coffee. I made it in advance using a French press. Check out our full guide to making cold brew coffee here.
Step 2
Squeeze caramel sauce inside the side of a glass.
Step 3
Pour ice, cold brew coffee, caramel syrup and milk of choice in the glass. Mix and enjoy!
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The Charli Cold Brew Recipe
The Charli Cold Brew
If you’re on TikTok, you’ve likely heard of Charli D’Amelio. She partnered with Dunkin to create a drink on their menu, the Charli Cold Brew. Here’s how you can make it at home.
Materials
- 1 tbsp caramel sauce
- 1 cup cold brew coffee
- Ice
- 1 tbsp caramel syrup
- ¼ cup milk
Instructions
1. Make cold brew coffee.
2. Squeeze caramel sauce on the inside of a glass.
3. Pour ice, cold brew coffee, caramel syrup and milk of choice.
4. Mix and enjoy!
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