Flavored Latte

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cup 2% milk 
• 2 tablespoons each flavor flavored syrup 
• 1 (1.5 fl. oz.) espresso jigger 

 

Instructions 

Pour the milk into a steamer pot and heat to 145 degrees F to 165 degrees F (65 to 70 degrees C) using a steam wand. Pour the flavored syrup into a large coffee mug. Prepare the espresso, then pour it into the cup. Pour the skimmed milk into the glass, use a spoon to catch the foam. Spoon mousse on top.

Nutrition facts (per diet) 

261	Calories
6g	Fat
41g	Carbs
10g	Protein

Different Types of Latte Flavors

Most of us have tried and enjoyed a latte in the past: the delicious one or two shots of espresso with steamed and foamed milk on top. Yet, there’s a whole other world of flavors for lattes that you might not have ventured into.

You guess it. It’s the world of flavored lattes. There’s practically no end of flavored syrups you can try in your caffe latte to change the taste and sweeten it. 

Whether it’s vanilla, pumpkin spice, caramel, coconut, gingerbread, pistachio, or any other flavor you can imagine! It’s a little like Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans in Harry Potter.

Well, maybe not quite, as you won’t order an Earwax flavored latte. At least we hope you won’t…

Other methods include using flavored powder mixed into a regular latte. Or, the fanciest version is to use flavored milk when mixing the latte.

No matter how it’s made, here’s the list of the commonly mentioned most popular latte flavors.

Caramel Latte

Caramel is the most popular latte flavoring together with vanilla. It brings a very distinct and smooth taste to your latte.

Using caramel syrup in a latte adds quite a bit of sweetness on top of its buttery and rich taste. The caramel counters the bitter notes of the espresso perfectly and gives a creamy and smooth finish.

Simply add a little caramel syrup to your espresso before adding the milk. You can either use syrup (Best Espresso Syrup – How to Sweeten and Flavor your Coffee!) bought at the supermarket or make the caramel yourself. All you need is to mix sugar, cream, and butter over heat until it’s all blended. Just make sure that you’re not using too much heat as it will burn the caramel!

Vanilla Latte

Vanilla is pretty much as popular as Caramel when it comes to sweet flavors added to your latte. It provides sweetness to balance the bitterness of the coffee.

Vanilla is a natural flavor that goes well with coffee. Its distinct flavor is a staple in every bakery, and you’ll have to search hard to find anyone that doesn’t like vanilla.

Mocha Latte

You guessed it: Mocha Latte uses chocolate as the flavoring. The minor difference in preparation is that typically chocolate powder is mixed with the milk during the steaming and frothing (Frothed Milk vs Steamed Milk – What are the Differences?), rather than adding chocolate syrup to the espresso. The steamed chocolate milk is combined with the espresso to produce one of the most decadent latte flavors you can imagine.

You can even mix different kinds of cocoa powder into the milk. Whether you prefer regular cocoa, white chocolate, or even the rich taste of dark chocolate. Simply try the different variations until you find your heavenly mocha latte just the way you want it!