Sugar-Free & Keto Salted Caramel Mocha: Starbucks Copycat

On this put up, I’m going via other ways that you could create this latte, apart from what the recipe card states. There are other ways to make espresso and other ways to carry chocolate to the drink.

Use the hyperlinks beneath to simply information you to the data you need.

Home made Salted Caramel Mocha Recipe by Starbucks

Earlier than I created this recipe by Starbucks, I wanted to see precisely how they created it.

In accordance with the Espresso At Residence web site from Starbucks, the elements beneath is the way you make their Salted Caramel Mocha recipe in your own home.

Substances

• 1 1/2 Tablespoons toffee nut syrup
• 3 Tablespoons darkish chocolate sauce/syrup
• 1 shot espresso
• 1 Cup 2% milk

These 4 elements are the bottom of the latte. On prime of the drink, they add whipped cream with drizzles of caramel sauce. Lastly, the drink will get topped with a mix of sugar and smoked salt.

To make this recipe right into a sugar-free model is definitely very simple. The following heading is all about what elements we’ll use.

Most important Substances

Unsweetened Almond Milk with Heavy Whipping Cream: To create a keto 2% milk, there will probably be equal components almond milk and heavy cream.

I additionally select almond milk to assist make the drink’s nutty taste profile come out some.

Cocoa Powder: To ensure this recipe stayed underneath 10 whole carbs, I used cocoa powder for the chocolate taste on this latte.

Espresso Powder: I used espresso powder for my espresso as I haven’t got a elaborate machine and I am positive most of you do not both.

Caramel Syrup: Sadly there may be no-sugar free toffee nut syrup taste that you could buy. There’s a sugar-free toffee syrup however not one with a nutty taste as nicely.

So, I select to make use of caramel syrup as most different recipe creators have. See beneath for different syrup choices within the Substitutions heading.

Substitutions

Caramel Syrup

This keto recipe makes use of caramel as a result of it is the simplest and least costly strategy to make this recipe since there isn’t any sugar-free toffee nut syrup. Nonetheless, there are different choices out there whereas preserving it sugar-free.

To get a real toffee nut taste you’ll wish to mix a caramel and nut taste collectively.

Since there isn’t any sugar-free toffee nut syrup to buy, an choice is to use two syrups. Combing caramel and hazelnut syrups can do the trick. It isn’t precisely the identical, however it might work. I linked them on this paragraph so that you can Amazon, for simple discovering.

To carry out the nut taste on this Starbucks recipe I take advantage of unsweetened almond milk. I select this as a substitute of coconut milk or to even use heavy cream and water collectively to make keto milk.

In case you do not want the nutty taste you possibly can additionally use the toffee syrup that is sugar-free.

Cocoa Powder

As a substitute of utilizing cocoa powder, you need to use keto chocolate syrup very simply. There are a number of manufacturers that you could select from. I personally have discovered the Lakanto model at my native retailer, so I’ve used that one. Different model choices are Enlightened, ChocZero, Hershey’s Sugar-Free Syrup, and Pyure.

Whereas testing this recipe out, I personally cherished the model with syrup as a substitute of powder. Nonetheless, utilizing the syrup would put the carbs above 10 and my web site solely creates recipes with lower than 10 carbs.

Make Espresso With out an Espresso Machine

If you do not have an espresso machine you possibly can simply make espresso in 3 other ways.

Additional Robust Espresso: For each 2 tablespoons of water, used 1 tablespoon of espresso grounds.

Espresso Powder: Stir 2 tablespoons of scorching water with 1/2 tablespoon of espresso powder.

Instantaneous Espresso: Combine 1 tablespoon of scorching water with 2 teaspoons of instantaneous espresso.

1 shot of espresso is 1 ounce or 2 tablespoons.

Directions

You’ve gotten some choices on the way you mix and warmth your drink.

One strategy to make this latte easy is to make use of the microwave to warmth every thing, which I clarify within the recipe card. Nonetheless, there are different methods you possibly can make the Salted Caramel Mocha latte.

A second strategy to warmth every thing up is to put all of the elements in a small pot on the range. As soon as every thing is in there, combine with a whisk or a fork.

Then carry it as much as the temperature that you really want, simply do not boil it. Lastly, pour it into your mug.

A third method is to create your espresso, add the caramel syrup, salt, and chocolate ingredient into the espresso cup, and blend.

Then in one other cup, you had the milk and heavy cream and use the steam wand from the espresso machine to create foam. Lastly, pour the espresso combination into your milk cup.

Frothing Steamed Milk

There are a couple of methods to froth the milk within the latte. As soon as the heavy cream and milk are heated, do one in all these choices.

Handheld milk frother: I completely love utilizing my Handheld Milk Frother with its actually quick motor. It’s additionally extremely simple to scrub. For these causes I take advantage of this instrument each time I must mix my coffees or froth milk.

French Press: To froth the steamed milk simply maintain plunging the plunger up and down till frothed.

Whisk: Add the milk to a heat-safe bowl. Tilt the bowl slightly bit in your fingers and whisk actually quick till frothed.

Extra Copycat Starbucks Drinks

Yield:
1 Cup

Prep Time:
1 minute

Cook dinner Time:
1 minute

Complete Time:
2 minutes

This sugar-free salted caramel mocha copycat latte may be very simple to make with out having to make chocolate or caramel sauce. Take pleasure in inside 2 minutes.

Directions

1. Make 1 shot of espresso.*(See recipe notes)
2. Mix heavy cream and almond milk right into a microwave-safe glass and warmth for 1.5 minutes, or till your liking.
3. Whereas the milk is heating add the caramel syrup and cocoa powder to the espresso shot in your espresso cup and mix.
4. Froth the milk and heavy cream as soon as out of the microwave. See Frothing Steamed Milk heading for various methods to do that. I choose a handheld milk frother.
5. As soon as frothed, add your milk combination to your espresso combination.
6. Add sugar-free whipped cream on prime then add sugar-free caramel sauce, and lastly sprinkle with erythritol and smoked salt.

Notes

*See Make Expresso With out an Espresso Machine heading for 3 methods to make espresso.

I’ve additionally included a Substitutions heading for some elements.

If you wish to make this an iced latte, do every thing above however don’t warmth up the milk and add in some ice.

The diet does NOT embody the caramel drizzle since it is not required.

Vitamin Info:

Yield: 1

Serving Measurement: 1 glass

Quantity Per Serving:

Energy: 418Complete Fats: 42gCarbohydrates: 8.5gInternet Carbohydrates: 6.5gFiber: 2gProtein: 1.5g