Homemade Vegan Caramel Latte Recipe

An overhead view of a chopstick creating designs in the foam of a latte.

5 from 1 vote

Now you can save a few dollars and make your own vegan caramel latte - only this one is better than what you've been getting at that cafe around the corner. The caramel is made of three real-food ingredients and comes together in 5 minutes if you don't have a batch yet on-hand. This recipe is vegan and suits a gluten-free whole food plant-based diet.

Prep Time4 mins

Cook Time1 min

0 mins

Total Time5 mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: vegan

Keyword: caramel, coffee, espresso, latte, oat milk, vegan

Servings:

Calories: 170.9kcal

Equipment

coffee maker or espresso machine

Ingredients

2 shots espresso or ½ cup strong coffee
½ cup unsweetend plant-based milk I like oat
2 tablespoons drizzly vegan caramel sauce or to taste

Instructions

Brew strong coffee or espresso however you like to make it at home and place the equivalent of about two shots of espresso in your cup.
If you don't have a frother that warms your milk, heat the milk on the stove or in the microwave.
Add the caramel to your coffee. You can do this directly in the coffee cup using a frother or a spoon to to stir the coffee and caramel together.
Heat/steam and froth the milk. If using a hand-held frother, you will have heated your milk before frothing, as mentioned above. If using your espresso machine's milk steamer, it will heat the milk while frothing. Froth the milk based on your device's instructions.
Pour the frothed milk into the coffee and caramel. There is an art to doing this, and there are videos you can watch online to learn how to create pretty designs on top of your latte. Keeping it simple, it helps to pour some milk into the coffee from a distance with the cup tilted. Stop. Then, pour with the milk pitcher low to the coffee, wiggling the milk to place the white froth where you'd like it.
Add a pinch of quality salt, if desired. Serve and enjoy immediately!
For iced caramel lattes, fill a jar with lattes and store it in your fridge to chill.

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Notes

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