Description
This Caramel Macchiato recipe offers a delicious and easy way to enjoy a café-style coffee drink at home, featuring layers of rich espresso, creamy milk, and sweet vanilla and caramel flavors. Perfect served hot or iced, it’s a delightful treat for coffee lovers seeking a sweet, smooth beverage with a beautiful presentation.
Ingredients
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For the Drink
- 1 cup milk (dairy or plant-based such as oat or almond)
- 1 shot (1 oz) espresso or 1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
- 1–2 tablespoons vanilla syrup
- 1 tablespoon caramel sauce (plus extra for drizzling)
- Ice (for iced version)
Instructions
- Prepare the milk: For a hot caramel macchiato, heat the milk in a small saucepan or steam it using a frother until hot and frothy. For an iced version, keep the milk cold.
- Add vanilla syrup: In your serving mug or glass, pour 1–2 tablespoons of vanilla syrup, adjusting sweetness to taste.
- Combine milk and syrup: For hot drinks, pour the steamed milk into the mug over the vanilla syrup. For iced drinks, add cold milk over ice in the glass.
- Add espresso: Gently pour the shot of espresso or brewed coffee over the milk to create the distinct layered “macchiato” effect in the drink.
- Finish with caramel: Drizzle 1 tablespoon of caramel sauce on top of the drink. Add extra caramel drizzle for garnish if desired.
- Serve: Serve hot immediately, or with a straw if iced, and enjoy your homemade caramel macchiato.
Notes
- Adjust sweetness by increasing or decreasing the vanilla syrup or caramel sauce to suit your taste preferences.
- Oat milk or almond milk froth well and are excellent dairy-free alternatives for this recipe.
- If you don’t have an espresso machine, use strong brewed coffee as a substitute.
- Use a milk frother or steam wand to create the best frothy texture for hot drinks.
- For a lower sugar version, reduce the amount of syrup and caramel drizzle.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Stovetop, No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 drink
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
