Brown Sugar Oatmilk Cortado {Starbucks Copycat}
Though the Starbucks cortado is quite a bit different from the traditional drink, the Brown Sugar Oatmilk Cortado is easy to make at home with this simple recipe!
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Makes: 1 drink
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Ingredients
- 3 shots (about 1 ½ ounces) ristretto espresso (or 1 ½ ounces really strong espresso)
- 1 oz brown sugar syrup homemade with recipe below or store-bought
- 5 oz steamed oat milk
- Ground cinnamon for topping
Brown Sugar Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup brown sugar (your choice of dark or light)
Instructions
- Pull 3 ristretto shots of espresso into an 8-ounce cup.
- Stir in 1 ounce brown sugar syrup.
- Steam about 5 ounces of oat milk, either using the steam wand on your espresso machine, with a handheld or electric milk frother, or in a jar in the microwave.
- Pour the steamed oat milk over the espresso and syrup mixture.
- Sprinkle cinnamon over the top.
Brown Sugar Syrup
- Add water and brown sugar to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Once boiling, lower heat and let mixture simmer for about 10 minutes, until sugar is completely dissolved and syrup has thickened a bit (it will continue to thicken as it cools).
- Remove saucepan from heat and pour syrup into a heat-proof bowl or mason jar. Place bowl or jar in fridge to cool completely before using.
Notes
- For a traditional cortado drink that has brown sugar flavor, I recommend using the following:
- 2 ounces espresso
- ½ ounce brown sugar syrup
- 2 ounces steamed milk
- Ground cinnamon for sprinkling
- When stored in an airtight container in the fridge, brown sugar syrup should keep fresh for about a month.
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