Starbucks Coffee Drink Recipes

The Caramel Macchiato is one of the staples on the menu at Starbucks. It tastes delicious on ice, or as a hot latte. It's simple to make with Stabrucks syrups, or you can make your own caramel sauce if you prefer. This recipe in particular has won a lot of praise, and is simple to make.

Ingredients for Caramel Macchiato

- 3 Fresh Brewed Shots of espresso
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup whole milk (whole milk steams the best!)

Directions:

1. Pour the fresh brewed shots of espresso and caramel sauce together into the serving mug. Stir until throughly mixed, or if your prefer, leave it as is like Starbucks sometimes does. Add the vanilla to the mixture and stir.

2. Steam the whole milk until very frothy, but not burnt.

3. Pour the liquid from the milk, holding the froth back with a spoon, into the espresso mixture. Top with the remaining froth. Drizzle extra caramel sauce on top if desired.

This recipe couldn't be easier if you have an espresso machine. The classic latte tastes incredible on ice, and is very versatile -- meaning it can taste any number of ways depending on how you flavor it. Here are the ingredients you will need:

• Milk: 2%, whole, skim, whatever you prefer


• Fresh brewed espresso, at least two shots


• Starbucks original syrup, or sugar


• Ice, preferably smaller cubes


• Tall glass or travel mug if on the go


• Straw (optional but recommended!)

1. Pump 2-3 squirts of flavored syrup into the cup/mug, or place desired amount of sugar into bottom of cup (1 tablespoon is a good amount).


2. Prepare espresso, then pour espresso into the cup.


3. Stir espresso and flavored syrup or sugar until thoroughly dissolved.


4. Add enough ice to cool the drink--usually 2/3 of the cup.


5. Top the drink off with milk. Shake or stir if you prefer a mixed consistency.


6. Serve!

Starbucks introduced the Espresso Truffle Latte this past year. With chocolate shavings and a rich chocolate flavor to the drink, it was a more flavorful upgrade from the traditional Cafe Mocha. Here's something similar that you can make at home:

Ingredients:

- 3 shots of fresh brewed espresso
- 2 Tablespoons of Starbucks Signature Hot Chocolate
- 3/4 cup cold whole milk (it steams better!)
- 1 tablespoon of semi sweet chocolate chips (get the mini ones if you can find them, they melt easier!)

Directions:

1. Pour the hot espresso into a large ceramic mug with the chocolate chips. Stir or whisk until the chocolate dissolves into the espresso completely.
2. Add the hot chocolate to the espresso and stir in until smooth.
3. Steam the milk and slowly add the hot milk first to the mix, stirring the entire time. This will ensure the drink is smooth, and not lumpy.
4. Add the rest of the steamed milk and froth. Top with whipped cream if you'd like. Starbucks also tops the drink with what looks like dark chocolate shavings. For an iced version of this drink, do not steam the milk.

Chocolate Truffles photo by qwrrty.

The Iced Cafe Mocha is pretty simple to make if you have the right ingredients. You don't have to use their products either, you can substitute any type of espresso or fine ground chocolate to achieve similar results. One thing that won't work as well is liquid chocolate like Hershey's...the quality isn't as good, and the quality of your Cafe Mocha will suffer as well.

Ingredients:

• Cold 2% milk


• Small ice cubes (smaller cubes=colder drinks, and more will fit in your cup)


• 2 Tbsp. Ground chocolate with a higher percentage of cacao, like Ghirardelli's mocha chocolate mix, or a good hot chocolate mix


• 2-4 shots of freshly brewed, hot espresso


• Whipped cream (optional)

Directions:

• After brewing the espresso, pour the ground chocolate into the bottom of the container you will be using. Try using a large travel mug, or a tall glass.


• Stir the hot espresso and ground chocolate together, melting the chocolate entirely.


• Pour enough milk into the container to fill 2/3 full.


• Fill the remainder of the drink with ice. To get the drink ice cold, pour the mixture into a shaker and shake until cold.


• Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 cups water

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

2 Tablespoons Ground Ginger

1 1/4 Tablespoons Ground Cinnamon

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Directions:

To make the syrup, combine the sugar and water into a large saucepan. Mix under low heat, then add the rest of the ingredients and increase the heat to medium until the mixture reaches a boil. Simmer for approximately 20 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid scorching. Cool, and store in the refridgerator in an airtight container. This should last about 10 days.

To make a Gingerbread latte, add two shots of hot, brewed espresso to about two tablespoons of gingerbread latte syrup. Stir the syrup and espresso together, melting the syrup completely. Add steamed milk and you have a gingerbread latte! Enjoy!

Yes, salt in a hot chocolate or latte sounds pretty strange, but Starbucks has managed to make this drink incredible. It's like drinking a chocolate covered pretzel, kind of hard to describe. If you're a fan of this drink, you might like this similar recipe:

Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate Latte

Ingredients:

-3 shots of brewed espresso
-1/2 Tablespoon ground hot chocolate (the better the quality, the better this drink will taste...try Ghirardelli)
-2 squares dark chocolate (use high quality here too!)
-1 Tablespoon caramel syrup
-1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
-1/2 teaspoon turbinado sugar
-1 cup whole milk
-Whipped cream

Directions:

1. Steam the milk and pour it in a saucepan with the dark chocolate, ground chocolate, and 1/2 of the salt. Stir constantly on very low until the chocolate melts and mixes. Add the caramel syrup, then the espresso.
2. Pour the mixture into a mug and top with whipped cream and the remainder of the sea salt, plus some more caramel on top of the whipped cream and the turbinado sugar. This is a very rich, induldgent drink, so enjoy!