Ginger-Bread Latte Recipe

Hello folks!

Have you ever had Ginger-Bread Latte from Starbucks?

It has been my favorite beverage of the year even beyond Pumpkin-Spice Latte (well, it's only become available here recent a few years in Japan? So I haven't given it a try actually)

BUUUT

Don't you think it's disappointing they disappear once the holiday season is over?

I'd drink it till spring if only they were available :((

So here I am, presenting you my original recipe of Ginger-Bread Latte you can try at home! Plus, I'll show you how to foam the perfect milk with a cheap milkfoamer that you can purchase for 100 yen.

Ingredients:

Water (50ml)

Instant coffee (one tea spoon)

Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg (just some sprinkles of them)

Agave syrup (or any kind of sweetener you want, for agave syrup one tea spoon)

Milk (120ml)

Whipped cream (as much as you want)

 

Materials needed:     

A mag (more than 250ml)

A glass (microwavable)

A pitcher

A milk fomaer

 

Alternatives:    

You could you other kind of milk such as soy, almond, oat. HOWEVER except for a few, you cannot foam them because they’re low in fat. There are some products being sold particularly for lattes like this such as Oatly Barista Edition.

For whipped cream you can alternate it with coconut milk. Put a can of coconut milk upside down in a fridge overnight. Next day, you’ll get a layer of thick milk on the top of it. Just scoop the rich part of the milk without watery part and whip the cream as you usually so with dairy whipped milk. Add some powdered sugar for the sweetness. A liquid sweetener can make the cream less thick.

Directions: 

In a big mag (more than 250ml), put one tea spoon of instant coffee, 5 sprinkles of cinnamon, 2 sprinkles of ginger, and just one sprinkle of nutmeg.

Pour in 50ml of boiled water, followed by a tea spoon of agave syrup, and combine everything well.

 

Pour in 120ml of milk and microwave it for about 90secs with 500w. You should use a glass or a container that you can put into a microwave.

 

Next, whip the warm milk with the milk foamer in a putcher. First, hold the milk fomer vertically close to the surface of the milk for just a few secs so it can take in some air to the milk.

 

Then, for about 30 secs, tilt the milk foamer in the bottom side of the pitcher and blend the air and milk well so it becomes smooth. You know you’re ready to pour the milk to the coffee when it smells sweet and it’s shining.

Pour the milk at first from a high level so it blends with the coffee well, and you need to finish pouring the milk, with the pitcher close to the surface of the drink so it can create a little circle of milk on the top and it feels fluffy when you first take a sip.

Decorate the drink with whipped milk and some cinnamon. Now the latte is ready to be enjoyed!

Serving suggestions: The milk gets thicker and also because you add the whipped cream on the top, the drink is likely to flood from the mag if you use a too small mag. Make sure your cup is big enough!