On average, Americans consume 3.1 cups of coffee a day and if Starbucks is your brewery of choice, that’s $33 per work week for a grande-sized pick-me-up.
So why not make them at home? With the right recipe you can enjoy your favorite Starbucks drink without putting a dent in your wallet.
Recipes Below :
Gingerbread Latte
Recipe:
First prepare the Gingerbread Syrup
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients into a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce hit and allow for syrup to simmer. Leave uncovered for 15 minutes and then remove from fire.
1/2 cup fresh espresso
8 ounces milk, steamed
Prepare a double shot of espresso and steam 8 ounces of milk. Pour 1/2 cup of espresso into mug, add 1/4 cup of gingerbread syrup followed by the milk. Stir and serve hot.
Caramel Brulée Latte
Recipe:
2 oz. espresso or strong coffee
8 oz. steamed milk
1 oz. vanilla bean syrup
2 tbsp. caramel ice cream topping
Brew coffee or espresso. Line mug with caramel topping, add syrup and then espresso. Steam milk and pour into cup.
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Recipe:
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons
2 tablespoons canned pumpkin
2 tablespoons sugar or sugar substitute
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1-2 shots espresso (about 1/4 cup of espresso or 1/2 cup of strong brewed coffee)
Combine milk, pumpkin and sugar in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until steamed. Remove from hit and stir in vanilla and pumpkin spice. Transfer the mixture into a blender and process for 10 seconds or until foamy. Or you can simply whisk the mixture until foam appears
Pour into mug, add espresso and enjoy.
Peppermint Mocha
Recipe:
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 tablespoons powdered cocoa
3 tablespoons warm water
1/2 cup hot espresso
1 1/2 cups hot milk
Stir the water and sugar in a saucepan until sugar dissolves and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a low simmer and add peppermint extract. Allow mixture to simmer for 20 minutes.
Mix cocoa and water in a mag until paste forms. Add espresso and 1 1/2 teaspoon of the peppermint syrup. Finally, add the milk and serve hot.
Eggnog Latte
Recipe:
1/2 cup eggnog
1/4 cup whole milk
1-2 shots espresso
Sprinkle of nutmeg for garnish
Combine cold eggnog with cold milk and steam. Add espresso shots to steamed eggnog mixture and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Chai Tea Latte
Recipe:
3 cups water
3 cups milk
6-8 black tea bags
1/2 cup honey
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground ginger
Bring water and milk to a boil. Add remaining ingredients, return to boil. Remove from heat and let steep for 3-5 minutes. Remove tea bags then filter. Serve hot or iced.
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Just recently discovered my love for Caramel Brulee Lattes. Must make this to save some cash!
OMG this amazing. I have been starbucks free for 2 weeks, and although my bank account is happy I am so missing the holiday drinks. Going to try these for sure!
What a great post! So glad you shared!!
I bet you made like a million followers happy today by posting these recipes 🙂
Yay! Thanks for sharing. Cant wait to try some of these out. The gingerbread sounds devine!
Yum!! I’m making Starbucks’ Cranberry Bliss Bars for my Bible Study tomorrow night. 🙂 You can find the recipe here: http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/12/homemade-starbucks-cranberry-bliss-bars.html
Sigh. I just love going through the drive thru before the sun goes up to get my Starbs fix. Days when I have Starbs just seem better… probably in my head, but I am convinced it’s true 🙂
Thanks to a new budget, I have cut back…. so perhaps I should try to make some of these at home!!!
I LOVE YOU! I’m a Starbucks ADDICT – this is awesome! 🙂
You should win all sorts of Santa points for this post.
You made my day!!
Amazing!!! I will definitely be trying out each and every one of these recipes!!!
-april
Thanks so much for posting these! I love Starbucks, but not how empty it leaves my wallet. I will definitely be trying these recipes 🙂
I love you! … oh wait … was that too soon? But seriously, thank you so much I can’t wait to try these!!! 🙂
For the Chai Tea latte you can also buy either the Tazo or Oregon Trail liquid chai tea concentrate. I use it all the time with soy milk to make my iced chai’s. Used to work at Starbucks and it tastes just like theirs. Sbux usually uses Tazo chai concentrate.
I might save the money but I would spend a lot of time making these. Don’t have that time right now. Great post that I will save for the future when I’m not working so much. 🙂
So I totally LOVE this!! But what under the Pumpkin Spice one, it says 2 tablespoons and no ingredient…what is the ingredient that goes there??
Tiffany, I think it’s a typo because the directions only include what she listed. 🙂
Tiffany, I think it’s a typo because the directions only include what she listed. 🙂
This is awesome. I love all of those, but pumpkin spice latte is my favorite, so thank you for sharing the recipe 🙂
Vanilla Bean Syrup for the Caramel Brulee Latte: Where do you find that? I see Sam’s Club has Vanilla or French Vanilla syrup. Is there a difference from the Vanilla Bean that is significant?
I am hooked and look forward to making this at home. Thank you!
when i asked one of the baristas at starbucks what the closest thing they had off season to caramel brulee they said it
was a latte with toffee nut syrup
Any chance you have one for a Vanilla Latte?? 🙂
Just curious how 3 grandes a day @ at LEAST $4 each comes out to be $33 a week?
3 x $4 = $12/day
$12/day x 5 days/week (work?) = $60!!!
Awesome! Going to try this and sub splenda to make the gingerbread syrup sugar free!
Do you know How long will these keep – and do they need to be refrigerated?
Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing! Do u have a recipe for the coffee frappé? LOL! Love Starbucks! 🙂
Do you use Hershey unsweetened cocoa powder or nestle quick cocoa powder
What is “mag”…on the peppermint you said add cocoa and water to mag???
I don’t drink coffee, so wondering if you could post a recipe for the Eggnog Chai pretty please!!! My favorite of the season! Thanks so much!
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