Starbucks Crema Collection Premium Instant Salted Caramel

Indulge your senses with an instant uplift from Starbucks Crema Collection Premium Instant. Our team spent hands-on time with the Starbucks Crema Collection Premium Instant Salted Caramel to see how it holds up against the rest of the instant coffee we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #116 of our top 200 instant coffee — a strong medium pick with caramel, smooth notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 538 Amazon ratings.

Indulge your senses with an instant uplift from Starbucks Crema Collection Premium Instant. Crafted with the same high-quality 100% arabica beans we brew in our cafés, Salted Caramel delivers a smooth and buttery taste experience in an instant. Customize your cup just the way you like it—hot or iced, and with a silky smooth and delicious, frothy texture that doesn't require expensive equipment or intricate techniques. We carefully roast our coffee beans so you can enjoy the aroma and premium taste of a delicious Starbucks Coffee at home.

From the roaster

• PREMIUM INSTANT COFFEE: Indulge your senses with the frothy texture of Starbucks Crema Collection Premium Instant Salted Caramel—crafted with the same high-quality 100% arabica beans we brew in our cafés; 3-pack makes up to 42 cups when prepared as directed
• SMOOTH & BUTTERY: Starbucks Crema Collection Premium Instant Salted Caramel is naturally flavored with other natural flavors, offering a smooth and buttery taste experience with a frothy foam finish
• DELICIOUSLY CRAFTED: Hot or cold, iced coffee or hot latte, Starbucks Crema Collection Premium Instant lets you customize your cup to deliver a taste experience just the way you like in an instant—pair with Starbucks Creamers for even more flavor
• EASY TO PREPARE: It’s easy to make a smooth and frothy, delicious cup of instant coffee without expensive equipment—simply add instant coffee, pour hot or cold water, stir until dissolved to create foam, and enjoy premium instant coffee at home
• RECYCLABLE: Our tin container packaging is recyclable. See label for more instructions

What we liked

• Strong overall Coffee Score of 8/10 — ranked #993 of 1193 (84% percentile).
• Distinct flavor profile: Caramel, Smooth.
• Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9/10 from 538 ratings.