Cafe Latte Caramel Macchiato
Ingredients
For the latte syrup:Don't be afraid to make a sugar free syrup all you have to do is heat water and whisk, whisk, whisk!
- 1 cup VERY hot water
- 1/2 cup Gentle Sweet Sweetener (or 1/4 cup Pyure or Truvia still good but not quite as sugary tasting)
- 1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum (serves as a binder and this syrup will not separate at all)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I use a high quality organic to insure a clean flavor)
- 1/4 teaspoon caramel flavoring (I use Watkins and get it at Wal-mart - The key is keeping the amount of caramel flavoring very small here.)
For the latte:
- 1 cup cold brewed coffee
- 3/4 cup unsweetened original almond milk (I love blue diamond)
- 1 1/2 tablespoon collagen protein
- 1/4 cup half and half (or to lower carbs you can use 2 tablespoons or more heavy cream)
- 1/4 cup caramel latte syrup
Instructions
InstructionsFor the easy syrup!
- Heat water to almost boiling and remove from the heat then quickly WHISK in the following ingredients to make the vanilla/caramel syrup.
- Be sure and whisk after each additional ingredient. This will make four drinks and keeps in the fridge for weeks.
- For the 24 oz glass I fill it half full of ice.
- Then I pour in the 1/4 cup latte syrup and top that with a mixture of the almond milk, 1/2 and 1/2 or cream, and collagen protein.
- Carefully pour the beautiful coffee over this mixture and you will have a perfect glass of a coffee drink so yummy you will only need to go to the coffee house for ambiance and to visit friends!
Recipe by Nana's Little Kitchen at https://www.nanaslittlekitchen.com/sugar-free-cafe-latte-caramel-macchiato/