Copycat Caramel Macchiato

A recipe to make a caramel macchiato creamer at home with from scratch ingredients. This is great added to coffee by itself, but it also includes directions on how to make a full caramel macchiato.

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 30

Servings: cup

Calories: 275kcal

Author: Michelle

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

Equipment

1 1/2 Quart Saucepan

HandHeld Milk Frother

Coffee Mugs

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.