This article sharing how to make a copycat caramel macchiato was originally a sponsored post. This is a great recipe to enjoy any morning you need a little something special.
I am not a morning person. This is the perfect coffee to jump start my brain.
I don’t have to leave my house. I don’t have to pay over $5. It tastes amazing.
I’m sold. Between this and my spicy cinnamon mocha, I’m a happy morning person.
I admit, I make it something special, only partly because I prefer my coffee tasting a little less like coffee and a little more like a treat.
Needless to say, I tend to keep the fixings for a homemade caramel macchiato in my fridge. It’s fairly easy to whip up, and the sauce I use for my copycat caramel macchiato recipe stays good for around three weeks, not that it ever lasts that long in my house.
I make a caramel sauce – the same caramel sauce that I use for anything from a topping on ice cream to making a trifle and more – which is so much easier than it sounds. A little sugar and water boiled together, mixing in some cream and butter, and it’s ready to go.
I save some of the caramel sauce to drizzle on top because… yum.
The rest of it gets added to some scalded milk and sugar with a little vanilla bean paste, and in about ten minutes, you have the most amazing smelling and tasting creamer you’d ever think to make at home.
Let it cool before you put it into a container for storage, and it’s the perfect addition to your morning coffee.
If I want to get super fancy, I’ll heat up some milk in a little saucepan until it’s just starting to steam then use the Aerolatte my aunt bought me years and years ago to froth it up.
The hot creamer gets poured into my coffee mug with caramel sauce, then the coffee added over top.
The foam from my caramel macchiato creamer is the next layer, and do you remember that caramel we reserved when making the creamer? That gets drizzled on top as thinly as I can to ensure it doesn’t immediately sink to the bottom of my caramel macchiato.
How do you ensure that your morning routine goes smoothly?
Copycat Caramel Macchiato
Ingredients
For the Caramel Syrup:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
For the Creamer
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
For the Caramel Macchiato
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2-3 tablespoons creamer you just made
- 2/3 cup coffee
- Caramel sauce for drizzling
Instructions
- Make the caramel syrup. Add 3/4 cup of sugar and water to a heavy saucepan and heat until the sugar has completely melted. Do not stir once the sugar melts.3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water
- Once it turns a light amber color, add the butter and 1/2 cup cream. Stir until it comes back together. Return it to a boil for another two minutes, then remove the caramel syrup from the heat.2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Place all your caramel sauce into a heat-proof container, then measure 3/4 cup of the caramel sauce back into your saucepan. Add the remaining 1 cup of cream to the pan, as well as 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 cup of milk, and 1 tablespoon of vanilla. Heat on medium but do not let it boil, and stir until the sugar has fully dissolved, about 5-7 minutes.1 cup heavy whipping cream, 1 cup milk, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1/4 cup sugar
- Remove from the heat and let cool before placing into the container where you will store your creamer.
- Make the caramel macchiato. Add 1/2 cup of milk to a saucepan and turn the heat to medium. When it just starts to steam, remove it from the heat and use an Aerolatte or similar frother to whip up a creamy froth in your steamed milk.1/2 cup milk
- While your milk is heating, brew your coffee.
- Once your milk is heated, carefully pour it into a cup, reserving your froth. Add the caramel macchiato cream to the hot milk. Pour the coffee atop that. Add the froth to the top of the coffee, then drizzle your reserved caramel sauce as thinly as possible over your froth to keep it from sinking to the bottom immediately.
- Serve immediately.2-3 tablespoons creamer you just made, 2/3 cup coffee, Caramel sauce for drizzling
Notes
- This caramel macchiato creamer will last for up to three weeks in your fridge.
- Note that you make more caramel sauce and creamer than what you will use for this recipe so the calories look artificially high.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.
Holy deliciousness! I’m not a coffee person but I love the McCafe hot chocolate. I’m going to use your recipe to create some caramel steamers, those are my favorite and at $4 each, it’ll save me some change!
I can smell that coffee from here. I love love love caramel so this will be a great one to try. Thanks for sharing!
That. Looks. Amazing. Just woke up and now there’s nothing I want more than that macchiato! 🙂
This looks delicious! YUM! Thanks for sharing that recipe. I need to stop at my Walmart and pick up some of the McCaf̩ coffee pods Рmy husband would love it as is, but I think I *need* to try your McCaf̩ macchiato recipe now! Great tips for making the mornings easier! My oldest is just starting to read, but I think I can make something visual for him, and his younger siblings to follow that will put them on a path of Independence in the mornings! #client