Make the Starbucks Caramel Macchiato at home, it is an easy espresso drink to prepare.
I love grabbing a coffee from Starbucks when I am out running errands or need a quick pick me up. It’s a luxury to be able to stop at my favorite coffee shop. I’m a creature of habit when it comes to my favorite drinks. I try to change it up a bit but I always come back to the caramel macchiato.
Did you know it is easy to make your own fancy coffee house drink at home. When you make your own homemade caramel macchiato you never have to worry about the price of a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato. If you like you can buy the syrups and coffee at Starbucks so you are starting with the same ingredients.
The caramel macchiato has been a mainstay at Starbucks since they opened their first coffee shop in Seattle Washington in 1971. It has to be the caramel drizzled down the cup or on top of the whipped cream in the signature crosshatched Starbucks pattern that makes it just so delicious. It is one drink that customers always request and is considered one of their most popular drinks. Macchiato literally means “stained milk” and you can see the beautiful color change while the espresso and steamed milk mixes together. It is considered a layered drink, but I like to mix all the flavors together.
No Espresso? No Problem. If you don’t have a fancy espresso maker at home, you can simply brew coffee that is very strong. Or you may want to pick up one of these coffee pots at home. Italian’s make their espresso with one of these. They make amazing espresso for a great price.
Do you enjoy Starbucks Copycat Recipes? Be sure to check out my other great Starbucks menu item copycat recipes here.
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Starbucks Caramel Macchiato
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vanilla syrup
- 1.5 ounces espresso
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons whipped cream
- 1 tablespoon caramel sauce for drizzling
Instructions
- Start by adding your caramel syrup to the bottom of a coffee mug. Drizzle your caramel sauce around the rim of the cup. Pour the hot espresso over the syrup and stir together. Add the milk and vanilla syrup and give another quick stir. Top with whipped cream (homemade whipped cream is my favorite!) and another quick drizzle of caramel sauce. And there you go! That’s all you need to make this coffee house caramel macchiato. The great thing about this recipe is once you buy the caramel sauce and vanilla syrup you can make dozens of this coffee at home. So stock up on those and make this delicious drink!
farida says
December 8, 2015 at 9:05 pmWow it was really a wonderful experience . My husband loved it.Thank u Staphnie
Stephanie says
December 20, 2015 at 7:27 amI am glad you enjoyed it!
Stephanie says
December 7, 2015 at 5:42 amPolly we need both in here. This makes it taste so good.
Kay says
November 12, 2015 at 10:46 pmLooking for a recipe for Starbucks lemon pound cake. It is delicious.
Kay says
November 12, 2015 at 10:45 pmDoes anyone have a copycat recipe for Starbucks lemon pound cake? It is delicious.
Faith Srader says
November 29, 2015 at 4:36 pmThere is is a really good recipe for Better Than Starbucks Lemon Poundcake on the Averiecooks website.
Stephanie says
November 29, 2015 at 6:33 pmThank you for letting me know.
Marsha Fuller says
November 7, 2015 at 12:30 amI am not a coffe-Holocene! I like the cold Green Tea Frappecino with soy milk! Refreshing, non-caffeine & delicious!
Stephanie says
November 7, 2015 at 6:07 amI have never tried one of those. It sounds delicious.
Richard E Steiner says
November 6, 2015 at 5:40 pmI work at Dunkin Donuts, so I make all of the same coffee drinks that Starbucks make. I really find it fascinating. So anyway when I go to Starbucks my favorite drink is tall black coffee no sugar. Then I’m in heaven. And that’s the truth.
Stephanie says
November 7, 2015 at 6:08 amI wished I could drink my coffee black. I feel it always needs cream.
Joyce Zygiel says
November 6, 2015 at 11:20 amWould love to find recipe for Cranberry Bliss bars. One of the Starbucks treats I look forward to every Christmas.
Stephanie says
November 7, 2015 at 6:08 amI will see what I can do.
Ashley Tisdale says
February 5, 2016 at 2:26 pmyessss
Dona says
November 6, 2015 at 4:18 amMocha with skim and whipped and a blueberry scone.
Stephanie says
November 6, 2015 at 5:38 amI love a good mocha!
Steve Thomas says
November 6, 2015 at 1:01 amI used to think old men who drank their coffee black were strange. Now I’ve become one of them.
Before I hit 50, I would have loved drinks like this. Since then, I’ve decided they are too sweet, not necessarily for everyone, but for me. I used to gorge myself on candy and Pepsi and desserts. I don’t know why I stopped. A month ago, they had 5 for $5 on two liter Pepsi products. I used to go through Pepsi like crazy, but I drank half of one bottle within a week, and the other four are still unopened. About the only candy I consume are Dove dark chocolate bites, and the label says 5 pieces is a serving, but I only want 2 or 3.
I bought myself a machine so I could make Hawaiian Shave Ice, and I keep thinking that I’m going to experiment around with brewing concentrated coffee, so I cam make myself black coffee snow cones. I suspect if I just used regular strong coffee, cold, it’d taste too weak. Or maybe I could make a black coffee granita. Sure wish I could enjoy the taste of this recipe, but that’d be a sin to invest the time and money to make your recipe, and abandon it after one taste.
Stephanie says
November 6, 2015 at 5:39 amYou could just make a delicious pot of cold brew coffee 😉
Liz Weiss says
April 13, 2018 at 8:02 amSteve, don’t mean to be nasty but what is your point?
Vickie says
November 5, 2015 at 11:50 pmChai Cream Frappacino
Stephanie says
November 6, 2015 at 5:39 amChai always reminds me of fall.
Stephanie Manley @CopyKat.com says
November 5, 2015 at 7:39 amWhat is your favorite treat at Starbucks?
Mary Goodman says
November 6, 2015 at 8:08 amJust walking into Starbucks is a treat. I feel like I have come home. They are so welcoming. I frequent Barnes and Noble Starbucks after shopping and am able to have a hot or cold drink and relax with a book or magazine, catch up on email, and just relax till the “guys” are ready to pick me up and head home. Love all coffee and most teas so it is hard to pick a favorite.
Stephanie says
November 7, 2015 at 6:09 amI don’t know why I don’t grab a coffee at Barnes and Noble more often. There is a nice one near my house. That sounds like a good way to cap off shopping.