I am crazy about coffee. And there is something about the cold days of Fall and Winter that make me want a hot cup of joe in my hands a little more often. Of course, I would love to be able to stop at my favorite coffee cafe… Starbucks!!! every day but that isn’t realistic on the budget or with 4-6 kids in tow! Instead, I am finding a new way to enjoy some homemade cafe drinks at home. Making homemade lattes are super quick and easy. The first drink I made at home was a Cinnamon Latte. And it has been a favorite since!
Here is my little secret to getting my drink to as close to the cafe experience as possible… A Milk Frother
I am really into dark coffee these days. My favorite is Kona coffee from Hawaii. It just taste of the islands to me.
While your coffee is brewing. Grab a large coffee mug. Because… let’s be realistic. If you are going to make a copycat coffee drink… You want it as big as possible! (I just recently started pulling out my Christmas decorations and found on of my Christmas mugs. I have had this mug since college!) Pour 1/2 cup of whole milk into the cup and put in the microwave on high for 1 minute.
Once your milk is nice and hot you can start frothing! It’s as simple as turning it on and moving the vibrating whisk up and down in your milk. I turn the cup a little sideways to incorporate more air into the milk and create a thicker froth.
Stop and add in some ground cinnamon and sugar to taste. I like that I can control the sugar in my cup at home. Sometimes those coffee drink I buy from the cafe are LOADED with sugar! I use a teaspoon or so. Stick the milk frother back in the cup and whip the cinnamon and sugar and milk until well incorporated and frothy.
Once your milk is nice and frothy pour in your hot coffee or espresso. Again. The beauty of making this drink at home is you can customize it completely to your hearts desire! I went for a double shot today. Because it’s Thursday. And the kids only took an hour nap today. Which isn’t long enough for them and I didn’t get a chance to get anything done!
And that my friends is it! Nothing else to do, but to curl up in your favorite chair and sip on this wonderful cinnamon latte. And that is pure bliss.
1/2 cup Hot Milk
1/8 tsp ground Cinnamon
1-2 tsp Sugar (or to taste)
6-8 oz. Strong Coffee or Espresso
Aaaaahhhhh…. Only thing that could make this cup of coffee any more perfect was if my Christmas tree was up and decorated. And maybe the kids taking a longer nap. And possibly the laundry being done….And someone else mopping the floors… But, let’s not think about that. Just enjoy the moment. And appreciate the fact that you just save $5!
Happy Cinnamon Spice and Coffee is so Nice,
Keikilani
Ps. What is your favorite hot drink on a cold day?
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Yum! I could literally drink three of those every single day!
I think you just created my best friend’s drink here – she loves latte and cinnamon
Oh this sounds so good. I would love to wake up and whip some of these up for the family on a chilly day!
I just love my coffee. When I get fancy I like to try something else like this latte! Yum!
That looks incredibly delicious for an nice Fall day!
yep, I would like a cup please! I will be making this for sure – yum
thanks for this great recipe – I need to learn how to make lattes at home
I have been adding cinnamon to my hot drinks lately, and loving it! I can’t believe I am JUST now appreciating how wonderful it is!
Oh yes, a cinnamon latte does sound amazing about right now. I’d love to try one or two… 😉
YUM, this looks great, It looks so pretty too. I need coffee to start every day 🙂
Yum! My favorite drink is 1/4 cup of hazelnut coffee, 4 pumps of caramel, and 8oz of hot milk…something i came up with at work one day. Or caramel, heated Apple cider with some whipped cream and more caramel….basically the caramel apple spice from Starbucks.
Awesome ideas Robin! The Caramel Apple Spice sounds amazing!
This is so easy, I can’t wait to go and make it right away!
Thank you for this great recipe! I can’t wait to learn how to make lattes at home!
This looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing…and ps. my favorite is Hot Chocolate.
I love latte – I will be making this for the holidays. Perfect holiday pick me up
This looks delicious .. I loove Coffee and I’m always looking for ( cheap) ways at home to give it a little shake up so it tastes better/different
This looks great and something that I could totally do! Thanks for sharing
I first had Kona coffee on my honeymoon years ago and it was absoutely delish. I love this idea to make lattes.
This has convinced me that I need a milk frother! LOL
I just signed up for your posts! I love hearing and seeing what you’re up to these days and am so blessed to hear your heart in it all! My littlest is asleep so I’m gonna go try this recipe now! ? Love you, Melis
Thank you so much for your sweet words! <3 Love that we can keep in touch via internet! Hope your cookies turn out delicious and your babies stay asleep! Love you!