Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte

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The flavors of fall in a delicious iced coffee drink, this copycat recipe recreates the Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving (16 ounces)

Author: Jee Choe

Whisk heavy cream and vanilla syrup to make whipped cream. Set aside.
Use a handheld milk frother to make whipped cream in seconds. Whisk for 30-50 seconds until you get soft peaks. Don't overwhip.
¼ cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup
Put espresso, pumpkin spice sauce, and milk into a cocktail shaker. Shake 10 times.
Use 2 Nespresso espresso pods or 2 shots from an espresso machine. If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, use a jar with a tight lid.
2 capsules Nespresso espresso, 3 tablespoons pumpkin spice sauce, ¾ cup 2% milk
Pour pumpkin spice latte into a cup. Add ice. Top with whipped cream and garnish with pumpkin pie spice.
Use a spoon to add the whipped cream on top of the drink.
1 cup ice

1 shot of espresso = 1 Nespresso espresso capsule
To make a 16 ounce (grande) Starbucks drink, you’ll need 2 Nespresso espresso or ristretto capsules. You can also use 1 Vertuo double espresso.
With Vertuo machine capsules, only use espresso capsules and not the coffee capsules that make 7.77 ounces.
Starbucks makes their lattes with 2% milk but you can use any kind of milk you like.
If you don’t have an espresso machine or a Nespresso, you can use instant coffee. Combine 1 tablespoon of instant coffee and ¼ cup hot water to replace the 2 shots of espresso in the recipe.
The cocktail shaker is used to make sure the pumpkin sauce is well mixed with the milk and espresso since it's a little thick. If you don't want to use one, or don't have one, put espresso, pumpkin sauce, and milk into a cup and stir until well combined. Then add the ice.