This recipe guide is for those who love the Dutch Bros Golden Eagle Freeze and want to make one at home that tastes exactly like what you buy from the coffee shop.
We’ll cover:
What is a Dutch Bros Golden Eagle Freeze
What Ingredients You Need to Make a Dutch Bros Golden Eagle Freeze
Golden Eagle Freeze Recipe
Golden Eagle Alterations, Substitutions, and Extra Tips
Let’s get started!
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How to Make a Dutch Bros Golden Eagle Freeze
What is a Dutch Bros Golden Eagle Freeze
The Golden Eagle is a creamy, vanilla, and caramel-flavored espresso coffee drink that can be ordered at any Dutch Bros Coffee Shop.
Dutch Bros describes the Golden Eagle as a creamy breve featuring bold espresso, half and half, vanilla syrup, and caramel sauce, then topped with whipped cream and a caramel sauce drizzle. Available hot, iced, or blended, making it a versatile drink for any day!
The Golden Eagle is similar to a caramel macchiato at other coffee shops, so if you wanted to get a Golden Eagle at Starbucks you could order an iced and blended caramel macchiato.
While the Golden Eagle Breve can be ordered hot, iced, or blended, today we will be covering how to make the blended version, AKA the “Golden Eagle Freeze”
Now that you’re familiar with the Golden Ealge Freeze, let’s talk about how you can make one at home!
Ingredients that you Need to Make a Golden Eagle Freeze
Vanilla and Caramel Syrup
The Golden Eagle includes equal parts vanilla-flavored and caramel-flavored syrup.
Dutch Bros uses Torani brand syrup in all of their shops. You can get a bottle of Vanilla Torani Syrup on Amazon here and a bottle of Caramel Torani Syrup on Amazon here.
If you’re trying to limit your sugar and calorie intake, be sure to look at the sugar-free syrup options below:
Torani Sugar-Free Caramel Syrup
Torani Sugar-Free Vanilla Syrup
How much syrup should you use? Well, you could just add however much you think tastes good. If you don’t add enough at first you can also mix in some extra at the end.
But if you’re trying to make your Golden Eagle Freeze taste as close to Dutch Bro’s as possible, you’re going to want to use one tablespoon of caramel and one tablespoon of vanilla syrup.
If your syrup bottle has a pump on it, one tablespoon will be equal to two pumps.
Espresso Machine and Beans
Dutch Bros makes their Golden Eagle with two shots of espresso, so if you have an espresso maker that would be ideal.
You can even make your coffee/espresso with the same beans that they use at Dutch Bros shops! Check them out below:
Buy a Can of Dutch Bros Private Reserve Whole Bean Coffee with a Branded Cork Coaster Here
If you don’t have an espresso machine don’t despair, you can still make a great-tasting Golden Eagle if you have a mocha pot, which can be used to make a coffee of similar strength to espresso. If you have an aero press or French press you can increase the strength of your coffee closer to an espresso strength by using darker beans, as well as using less water and more coffee when you brew.
And finally, if the only coffee machine you have available is a drip coffee maker or Keurig, I recommend using a stronger bean, ideally an espresso roast.
Buy espresso-style Keurig pods on Amazon here.
One last hack, if you want stronger coffee and can’t make espresso, is to make or buy cold brew! Since the coffee beans have been soaked in water for up to a few days cold brew is usually stronger than regular drip coffee.
Half and Half
The term “breve” in the coffee world refers to a drink made with half and half cream instead of milk.
For substitutions, you can swap the half and half for whole milk or non-dairy milk like coconut milk, oat milk, soy milk, or almond milk.
Get grade A half and half on Amazon here.
Ice
Since we’re making a Golde Eagle Freeze, ice will be necessary. You’ll also need a blender to crush the ice into a smoothie consistency. If you don’t have a blender you can still make a Golden Eagle, but it will be an “iced” Golden Eagle rather than a “freeze.”
Whipped Cream
Dutch Bros tops their Golden Eagles with whipped cream.
Dutch Bros Golden Eagle Freeze Recipe
To make a Golden Eagle Freeze at home:
- Add Ice to Blender
- Add 2 shots of espresso
- Add 6 ounces (¾ cups) of half-and-half creamer
- Add 1 tablespoon (2 pumps) of caramel syrup and 1 tablespoon of vanilla syrup
- Blend to the Consistency of a Smoothie
- Pour into glass
- Top with whipped cream and caramel drizzle
- Enjoy!
If you learn better through videos check out the helpful youtube short below
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W-h3s8SFFtk
How to Make a Golden Eagle Hot
To make a Golden Eagle Hot simply steam the half and half prior to adding it to the espresso and syrups and don’t use any ice.
How to Make a Dutch Bros Golden Eagle Chai
To make a Dutch Bros Golden Eagle Chai, use the same ingredients and process as a Golden Eagle Freeze but replace the coffee with chai tea. The more concentrated the chai tea the better since it will be diluted with the half and half and ice.
You can even add a shot of espresso at the end for a “Dirty Golden Eagle Chai”
There you have it! If you’re a fan of Dutch Bros Golden Ealge Freeze you can now make it at home!
If you’d like to learn more about Dutch Bros and other coffee topics, be sure to check out the rest of my website. Have a great day!
This article was written by Josh, the founder, and owner of AngryEspresso.com. You can learn more about Josh on our About The Team page.
